The Quartet are in residence with Jo Milne, at Hostafrancs, north of Barcelona: April 2023
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Stacey Blythe: I am a multi instrumentalist, composer, singer, improvisor and bilingual storyteller. I love bringing stories to life with music. My work with adverse camber (www.adversecamber.org) and storyteller Michael Harvey is award winning, and has taken me all over the UK, Europe and Australia. I have toured Brazil and performed in America and France many times with my folk duo Ffynnon www.ffynnon.orgwww.staceyblythe.com/video/
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"Great Performance! I really love your song" Billy Bragg "Lovely Music - Something really special" Caryl Parry Jones |
"Lovely music ..a breath of fresh air" Andy Cutting "Stunning Music - so right for the story..it came alive" Chris Durnall |
Michael Harvey: Storyteller, director and educator. I work as a storytelling director in the UK and overseas. I help storytellers integrate their work with music and scenography and allow them fully inhabit the world and character they embody to tell with authenticity, conviction and joy. The Gods Are All Here is currently on tour with Adverse Camber productions and A Woman's Mind is booking now for international touring. For more information: www.michaelharvey.org
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“A real alchemical process, and a journey into perpetually new and exciting territory...the richness of the work will see me continuing to unpack, reflect on and apply it to this performance and to others for a very long time ahead.” Dominic Kelly, performance storyteller
"The whole show is masterfully constructed. Okwedy – assisted by the show’s dramaturg and director Michael Harvey – has crafted two perfectly assembled narrative arcs that inform one another. The skill and precision of the storytelling is second to none: a must-see for anyone interested in the oral tradition." Hari Berrow, Buzz Magazine
Jo Milne, PhD: Multidisciplinary artist, researcher and lecturer. I am interested in the methodologies used by artists and scientists to visualise the invisible, and my work weaves together the disciplines of art and science, to propose other forms of worldmaking. For more information www.jomilne.com
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“It is hard to find someone with the vision of Jo Milne, able to delve into the secrets of the most primitive life and its mutations, to create methodologies to make the invisible visible in her exploration of the interconnections between art and scientific research. In fact, there are few artists like Jo Milne who conceive and practice art as an inexhaustible research process that is both plastic and scientific.” Alex Susanna, Director Fundació Vila Casas, Barcelona
Anna Walker, PhD: Multidisciplinary artist, storyteller, and researcher. I am an artist and researcher who loves telling stories about the ancestors. For more information: www.anna-walker-research.com and the-dreamer-awakes
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“Bloody well done Anna! Your energy is immense and your soul big and brave. You are mesmerising. Thank you. We both loved your story-telling and the music.” Penny, The 7 Wild Geese 2022.
“I really enjoyed the performance - Anna was so captivating I couldn’t believe she spoke for an hour, it didn’t seem like it at all. Was mesmerising with the music blending in seamlessly and setting the scene. I could listen to her again - I listen to stories a lot online, in apps like calm - she was better.” Audience member, Performance, 2022.
Dan Yashinsky is a Canadian storyteller, writer, and community animator. In 1999 he received the Jane Jacobs Prize for his work with storytelling in the community. He has performed and taught in Wales, England, Norway, Singapore, Sweden, Israel, Germany, Austria, Brazil, Hong Kong, France, and throughout Canada and the US. For more information: www.tellery.com.
"Thank you so much for your moving and heartfelt performance. Some things connect us to the mystery of life, to the common experience of being human and to the wonders that can never be understood. Talking You In did that for me. I was deeply moved by the piece in ways I cannot fully describe or comprehend. I left with a feeling of having shared something profound, of having heard something important that would subtly change my perspective on life. Most importantly I left with a feeling of hope and a conviction of the power of love and the healing potential of stories. And yes I did laugh too!" Sonia Guinnessy (Wales, 2007)