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Watch this space for date in the Spring of the grand ceremony of unveiling and greeting of Bellever, our Dartmoor Giantess. (She’s due, after 18 yrs, for a face-lift, which will keep me occupied this winter!)
See her in her old guise, with Albion, on our giant film.

Also see our shadow theatre film

Both these we made with Max Sobol, a splendid young film maker with whom we hope to work again. He is now making a documentary about us and our work which will appear soon in film competitions.

Shadow theatre plans being made include new collaborations between other tellers, my shadows and different musicians - and we have a new theatre that can travel with us on the public transport we increasingly try and use.

Raventales Public Events

April 2008 onwards
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Sun 6 April 2 - 2.20 pm
Exeter - St Luke’s College cloister - at the Society for Storytelling Gathering.
Our Beautiful Dartmoor Giantess Bellever’s Coming Out Renewed Ceremony.
Come and dance and sing!

(See her in her old guise, with Albion, on our giant film.)

Sat 12 April 11.30 onwards
Watchet, Somerset. Esplanade Fun Day
Giant dancing and storytelling.

Sat 26 April 8pm
Swanage, Dorset - California Barn Studio
Beowulf - with Shadow illustrations
“There's something wonderful about shadow puppets, they delight the eye without ever giving away too much. And when they're coupled with vivid storytelling the pictures are both internal and external at the same time. In this performance of Beowulf, Michael and Wendy Dacre bring the two art forms together with great accomplishment, making a rich tapestry of language and image and breathing immediate life into an epic tale that's at least twelve hundred years old.”
For adults and children 9+
Tickets in advance only - only 20 seats!
0183782719 / 07745 565141
Part of Mouth Storyteller’s Week.

Fri 25 April to Sun 27 April
Nr Swanage, Dorset
Shadow theatre get-together.
Weekend for storytellers/puppeteers - with kids if they wish - to play with shadow theatre, whether telling for it, devising, making, providing music, or just exploring something new.

Saturday - a self-contained day where kids can join in fully. Fri eve goodnight show, Sat night public show - Beowulf!

2 nights camping+ course+all food +show £100
Non-resident - £70 adult for whole of 2 days of course, incl lunch and supper and show, or
£40 adult for Sat course incl lunch supper and show,
£20 for kid for Sat course incl lunch supper and show.

Deposit needed to book a place - please ring Wendy for availability and full details. 0183782719

Fri 2 May to Mon 5 May
Monkton Wylde Court, Dorset
Stories, giants and performance.
Raventales will work with everyone on a story or stories based on traditional folk tales building to a promenade performance on Monday afternoon. We'll help you explore tales in a variety of ways - through storytelling, drama, masks, shadow puppets, banners, and one large construction - a giant or dragon. Different groups can work on different parts of the story, so the performance will have surprises for all - including an invited public .
To encourage you, and demonstrate the various activities, we will perform with songs, stories, shadows and perhaps a giant on the first evening.
http://www.monktonwyldcourt.org

Sat 24 May 20.15
De Vertelschuur, Bloemendaal.
Folktales from the West of England - told in English
http://www.devertelschuur.nl

Sun 25 May 10 - 16.00
De Vertelschuur, Bloemendaal.
Playing with story - an exploratory celebration for storytellers and storylovers. With Kathleen van der Weerd.
http://www.devertelschuur.nl

Wed 28 May 10 -4
Selworthy Green, Somerset.
National Trust Open Day with Giants and stories.

Sun 1 June 2pm onwards
Rose Ash Village Hall, N. Devon
Families day - maskmaking, picnic, stories and giants.
Beaford Arts.

Sat 21 June 10 - 12.30
Okehampton Museum, Devon
Storytelling workshop - Michael Dacre
http://www.museumofdartmoorlife

Tues July 1
Shadow day at Plough Arts Centre, Torrington, Devon.
Includes performance of Beowulf.
More details to follow.

Sunday 10 August to Saturday 16 August
Emerson College, E Sussex
The play of stories and craft
with Wendy Dacre and Kathleen van der Weerd
When we bring a story to the craft table, handwork and storycrafting start a conversation. They tease and question and play. Our hands and eyes, exploring the images, reveal meanings and resonances. The crafted thing itself points up patterning and shapes in the story, and tells us what to take care of, what to discard, and where the heart lies.

This will be a sparkling celebratory week of exploration, using paper and fibres, cloth of all kinds, dyes, and all the bright elements of summer. Bring a story, poem, or song that you love, a big apron, and your most exuberant curiosity.
http://www.emerson.org.uk

STORYCLUB DATES:
Theatre Upstairs, The Globe Inn, Clifton Road, Newtown, Exeter

www.globeexeter.co.uk - 01392 256491

Jon Freeman and his colleagues have taken over the running of the club.
Details are on www.squidoo.com/ExeterStoryClub/