Sara Hurley has a background in the performing arts and over the last twenty years has worked as an actor, dancer, storyteller, educator, role player, facilitator and events organiser. She has also practised a range of dance forms from contemporary to African. Sara describes her fascination with the oral tradition as: the joy of words and a desire to taste them on my tongue. www.blazingtales.co.uk
Dominic Kelly is a performance storyteller with a growing national reputation for his performances and workshops in schools, museums, libraries, theatres and conservation sites, and at major festivals across the UK. His wide and versatile repertoire includes folktales, myths and legends from the British Isles and around the world. www.dominickelly.uk.com
Elizabeth Gorla runs Embercombe's two storytelling courses: Storytelling for Change and Authentic Voice. Story and performance have been at the heart of her work over 20 years as an opera & theatre director, change artist, improviser, facilitator and guide. She works in three arenas of storytelling - the mythic, the contemporary and the personal - and is passionate about the central role story plays in all healing, transformation and change. www.embercombe.co.uk
(Provisional) Clive Pig, the Storyfella, is a storyteller like no other. Using masks & music, puppetry & song, you will hear some familiar old chestnuts as well as some more unusual tales. His original & dynamic delivery of World Stories appeals to young & old, making him a popular performer at festivals, schools & art centres. homepage.ntlworld.com
Mac has worked as a people and organisation development professional for over 25 years, and has enjoyed an eclectic and spontaneous career path that includes theatre, restaurants, mine rescue, horticulture and social enterprises. He is the founder of Embercombe and author of Finding Earth, Finding Soul. Over a period of twenty years has been mentored and coached by Native American medicine people. www.embercombe.co.uk
The Occupants of the Hedge crept out from under the boughs of local folk legends Jankie Fardal and they bring you long-forgotten hedge music: it's GM free and totally organic. Acoustic Vox/ Fiddle/ Guitar/ Accordion Trio.
Sue Hollingsworth has been a member of the Faculty of the School of Storytelling since 1999. As well as performing and teaching, she is the Director of Storymatters Ltd., a consultancy which takes storytelling into the world of business. She also enjoys working with story in the environment, with woman's groups and biographical storytelling. www.emerson.org.uk/school-of-storytelling/
