TITLE
Storytelling in Woodlands Community Garden
Betwixt and Between: Stories from Otherworlds
TIME
1:30pm – 3:30pm
WHERE
Woodlands Community Garden, 101 West Princes Street, G4 9BY
COST
Free - Donations welcome
HOW TO BOOK
Free event, everyone welcome, drop in, no reservation necessary
MORE INFORMATION
Betwixt and Between: Stories from Otherworlds
Come together for stories around the fire to mark the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter. Coinciding with the Ancient Celtic festival of Samhain when the boundaries between this and Otherworlds are thought to blur we invite you to join talented storyteller Gauri Raje to enjoy a selection of ghost stories in Woodlands Community Garden.
Ghost stories give us chills. But they are more than that. In Gauri’s storytelling work with migrant groups in the UK and India, Gauri found migrants often wanting to tell ghost stories - stories of those in the betwixt and between, of living in the shadows, unrecognised.
In this afternoon programme, Gauri will be weaving some of these ghost stories from the Indian sub-continent and from the Celtic world asking the questions: What are ghost stories? Who are the ghosts among us? What are the ghosts saying to us over centuries? What does a ghost see of the past, present and future?
Please note: This activity is planned to take place outdoors in the community garden. However, in case of wet weather the storytelling will take place in Woodlands Community Meeting Room, based at 66 Ashley Street, G3 6HW
About storyteller Gauri Raje:
Gauri is a Scottish Indian storyteller who tells stories in various languages including Urdu, Hindi, English and other Indian languages such as Gujarati and Marathi.
Her notable performance projects include directing 'East of the Sun, West of the Moon' a collection of stories for adults from around the world translated and told in 3 different Indian languages; 'Tales of Exile and Sanctuary', stories from around the world exploring themes of exile; ‘Tales of Ice and Fire’, which includes stories of two goddesses from Scotland and India; ‘Old Deccan Tales’, a performance with stories collected by the daughter of a British colonial officer which were told to her by her ayah and ‘Rewilding Cinderella’, a collaborative performance with 13 other storytellers, musicians & poets of Cinderella stories.
She is currently collaborating with Scottish musician Mairi Campbell on a performance of the Indian epic of ‘Mahabharata’ and its connections to rhythms and stories from Scotland. Her recent under-publication book ‘Cooking Tales’ - innovations to recipes by and biographies of Asian women in 1950s has been awarded Scottish Asian Award under the Spirit of Scotland category.
Facebook: Silent Sounds (@gaurirajestorytelling)
Web page: www.silentsounds.in
ACCESS
Woodlands Community Garden is partially wheelchair accessible.
The main access is through the entrance gate at 101 West Princes Street, Glasgow, G4 9BY
The garden gate is unlocked and can be opened by a manual latch.
A single main path leads into the central area of the garden where the storytelling activity is planned to take place. The main path consists of a fine gravel surface which is unbound but compacted.
Please note some paths in the garden have uneven surfaces in a variety of materials and pathways may be overgrown and unweeded in places.
A wheelchair accessible toilet will be available throughout the event at The Community Meeting Room at 66 Ashley Street, G3 6HW.
In the case of wet weather, the storytelling will take place in The Community Meeting Room.
The Community Meeting Room is fully wheelchair accessible. The path from the main entrance on Ashley St has three steps, but there is a side entrance (gate) via the lane that is ramped and fully accessible. The inside of the building is all on one level.
FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE GARDEN:
https://www.woodlandscommunity.org.uk/community-garden
QUESTIONS/ACCESS ENQUIRIES
Any questions about the event or access enquiries contact Elinor: elinor@woodlandscommunity.org.uk or telephone: 07586718393