Simply the Story: Join Britain’s first ‘Simply The Story’ Training When?  26th June-30th June 2017 Leadership training: 26th June to 30th June Practitioner training: Afternoon of 28th June to 30th June Where? Simply The Story training will be held at; Youth With A Mission, Stanely House14 Stanely CrescentPaisleyPA2 9LFScotlandUnited Kingdom What is “Simply the Story”? Over … Continued

The Red Chair is based on acclaimed Dundee-born Sarah Cameron’s original book; a surreal story of a dysfunctional family whose father literally eats himself into a chair.  A unique solo storytelling performance told in a rich and saucy Scots dialect with physical verve and a musical score that rolls in like mist over the hills.  Devised in collaboration … Continued

Over the last two years, Creative Scotland and Young Scot have been working together to support a National Youth Arts Advisory group (also known as YAVS – Youth Arts Voice Scotland). The group has been playing a significant role in determining the priorities of youth arts at a local, regional national level and are looking … Continued

The National Museum of Flight, East Fortune Airfield is offering parents and carers the chance to become storytellers. Are you the parent or carer of young children? Gain more confidence and obtain transferable skills by attending a fun and educational course, led by professional storytellers John and Noreen Hamilton. Storytelling isn’t just about reading fairy … Continued

The Celtic Media Festival is supported by broadcast, film, cultural and economic development organisations throughout the Celtic countries. The Festival is an annual three-day celebration of broadcasting, film talent and excellence from Scotland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Wales, Cornwall and Brittany. For nearly 40 years, CMF has been bringing together those who cherish the languages … Continued

The Shieling Project has a huge potential to inspire all its visitors to appreciate and learn Gaelic. From the stories, songs and place-names of shieling life, to inclusion of Gaelic within tasks and routines around the site, the project can show fluent speakers, learners and those totally new to the language the rich weave of Gaelic within the … Continued

The Village Storytelling Centre has an opening for a Storyteller! Title: Storyteller Reports to: Executive Director Location: Pollok with travel throughout Glasgow and surrounding areas Hours: 35 hours per week, to include regular evening and weekend work (time off in lieu will be given) Salary: £22,263 plus pension pro rata Holiday entitlement: 28 days and … Continued

The National Theatre of Scotland Starter Programme is an initative designed to seed ideas through the offer of eight artist residencies that come with a budget of £2,500, in-kind space and equipment, access to technical advice and producing support from the Artistic Development department. This opportunity is open to artists across all performance backgrounds (including … Continued

A creative practice for these times 7 – 9 April 2017 | Edinburgh Join Interplay leaders Mairi Campbell, Meg MacLeod, Sophia van Ruth, Annegret Zander and Bernhard Staudt for a gentle immersion in InterPlay, a system that offers easy entry into five core ways of expression: movement, voice, language, stillness and social connection. You’ll discover a tool kit … Continued

Edinburgh Folk Club’s chair, the indefatigable Eberhard ‘Paddy’ Bort died suddenly in Edinburgh on Friday, 17 February 2017, aged 62. Tributes have been flooding in to EFC acknowledging Paddy’s commitment and enthusiasm for folk, with more details available on the Evening News or TRACS Board member Steve Byrne’s obituary. Donald Smith, Director of TRACS, states: … Continued