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INTERNATIONAL STORYTELLING FESTIVAL RETURNS TO WALES 6-8 JULY 2007 |
One of Britain’s most unique festivals returns this summer to Wales to the fairytale setting of St Donats Castle in the Vale of Glamorgan between 6 – 8 July 2007.Nearly 3,000 people will descend upon St Donats to attend Beyond the Border, the Wales international storytelling festival for three days of stories, music, song, theatre and visual arts on seven stages. Over 60 performances will feature artists from around the world who will take festival-goers on fascinating journeys with their tales from oversees. Artists include: · Sharon Shorty (Tlingit, Yukon) · Robin & Bina Williamson (UK) · Taqralik Partridge (Inuit, Canada) · Les Charbonniers De L’Enfer (Quebec) · Arnau Vilardebo (Catalunya, Spain) · Sheila Stewart MBE, (Scotland) · Katy Cawkwell (UK) · Mike Burns (Ireland/Quebec) · Anita Best (Newfoundland, Canada) · Robert Seven-Crows (Métis/Illinois, Canada) · Hugh Lupton & Chris Wood (UK) · TUUP (Guyana/UK) · Michael Harvey (Wales) · Louis Bird (Swampy Cree, Canada) · Ben Haggarty & Sianed Jones (UK) · Lawra Somby (Sami, Norway) (Please note that the line up is subject to change.) The Festival also offers international cuisine, workshops and activities for all the family, real ale bar, bookshops, craft stalls and cliff-top camping. For the first time, the Festival is offering half day and evening tickets, starting from £8, as well as its half or full weekend festival tickets. “There is no other festival like Beyond the Border in the UK, given its setting within the grounds of a fairytale castle perched on a cliff top on the romantic Welsh coast,” says David Ambrose, co-director of Beyond the Border. “The festival allows people of all ages to discover some of the world’s oldest stories, brought to life by an unparalleled selection of story tellers, epic singers and musicians from around the globe. “Over the years, Beyond the Border has explored the cultures of the Far North and Europe, West Africa and the Americas to the world of the fairy-folk as well as the Welsh language and its oral tradition. This year, the symbol is the soaring eagle, representing the connection between heaven and earth and so from Native North America come Louis Bird and Robert Seven Crows. We have stories from The Mabinogion about owls and ravens, myths and legends and stories told about the zodiac and constellations, as well as tales of divine retribution.” Tickets are available on 01446 799100 or online at www.beyondtheborder.com For further information, please contact Janet Smith on (01446) 799095 or JanetSmith@stdonats.com |
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| Janet Smith e-mail: JanetSmith@stdonats.com |
Sunday, June 3, 2007 |
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