FIND YOUR LIGHT: the skill of bringing story to stage
A weekend course with Shonaleigh
At the Peel Centre, High Street, Dronfield, Derbyshire S18 1PY
Many storytellers are great at understanding story but have no performance experience. Or you see actors who are good on stage, but have very little understanding of story.
The skills that you need to stand on a stage and tell a story are different to the skills that you need to understand a story.
Both can be learned, and they can exist in the same person: Shonaleigh is testament to that, blending storytelling and performance skills seamlessly.
In this weekend course you will be introduced to storytelling techniques from the precious and unique Drut’sylla tradition.
Then you will explore tools to help you perform your story, the sort of skills that you would normally learn at a drama school, like how to hold your space on the stage, light a fire in your audience’s hearts, and how to get the audience to walk the story with you.
You do not need a pre-existing level of skills to attend this course, it is suitable for beginner storytellers and storytellers with some experience.
Do bring along a folktale or wonder tale (not myth or a legend) to work with, either one that you really love, or one that you are struggling with.
FAQs
How do I get there?
The address is: The Peel Centre, High Street, Dronfield, Derbyshire S18 1PY
Google maps link: https://goo.gl/maps/3WDWUABHU5n6RFRV9
Dronfield train station is 5-10 mins walk from the Peel Centre.
There is ample car parking nearby.
What are the timings?
Friday 7pm-9pm
Saturday 10am-1pm and 2-5pm, with an optional story share evening 7-9pm
Sunday 10am-1pm
What about refreshments?
We will provide teas and coffees but we won’t be supplying food. Either bring some food with you, or avail yourself of Dronfield’s many eateries, cafes and food shops.
Where can I stay?
You are responsible for sorting out your own accommodation.
Here are some suggested places where previous course participants have stayed.
Tall Trees, near Oakhill Road – self catering studio with either twin beds or a double bed, AirBNB on the other side of Dronfield
Vale Farm – has two bedrooms and a sofa bed, easy walking distance but has steep steps
thebungalow@barlow 63 Commonside Road Barlow Dronfield United Kingdom S18 7SJ – shared bungalow, sleeps 4-5
Barlow Country Club Cottages, Mill Farm Cottage, Dronfield S18 7TJ – have some accessibly options but expensive.
There are other options in Dronfield and nearby on AirBNB and Booking.com