Name: All's Fair? Tales for International Women's Day - in-person AND online
Start: 2024-03-07T19:00:00Z
End: 2024-03-07T23:00:00Z
Location: The Rose Hill

All's Fair? Tales for International Women's Day - in-person AND online

Ever wondered why the sun comes up? What's under those hills? Who built that tower on the edge of town? Let Jon tell you...A professional storyteller based in Brighton, UK, Jon performs regularly at festivals, schools, storytelling clubs, and anywhere that asks him. He’s always loved old legends of all kinds – the action, the wonder, the dragons and heroes and gods and sharp-witted children: the age and meaning calling down the centuries. He’s always loved “real” history, too; and it’s often the blurry space between the two where things get really interesting.So what Jon tries to do most is tell stories that explore that boundary – connecting our history and our present, what we want and how we are, our surrounding landscape and ourselves. Of course, it’s telling STORIES, so it doesn’t count unless it’s huge, sweeping, rip-roaring FUN! Danger and excitement and sorrow and laughter, for children and grown-ups – who doesn’t want that in a story? Come along and see where it takes us!“our boys became totally engrossed… fantastic” –https://minitravellers.co.uk/into-the-trees-festival/“Thank you Jon for a really wonderful performance tonight. You really brought those stories to life and it made me wonder why we don’t all know these stories of this beautiful land better. I want to go and visit those places now!” – Umi Sinha, Guesthouse Storytellers, Newhaven"lyrical retelling... Simultaneously melancholic and cathartic, it’s a tale that lingers long..." - Tim Pilcher, comics editor and author

Jon the Storyteller

Storytellers Jon Norman Mason and A-Bee Palache bring a tangled weave of myths about maligned and misrepresented women.

The Rose Hill

On a starless night, a woman stands alone at the edge of the sea. Her black hair tangles in the fingers of a cold wind calling her to dance. They will come for her, those bright angels, but she will never return.Above the mountains of North Wales, keen eyes on broad wings gaze back to a river, and a valley, and memories of hopes betrayed.In this two-part storytelling show marking International Women’s Day, join A-bee Palache and Jon Norman Mason as they trace the tangled roads of gender relations through the stories of Lilith and Blodeuwedd. These tales might be age-old and hail from different worlds, but they speak to the heart of our times.All profits from this show will go to support Survivors Network: https://survivorsnetwork.org.uk/Recommended 18+. Trigger warnings: direct discussion around pregnancy loss, infant death, infertility and sexual violence.This is a hybrid event: IN-PERSON and ONLINE/WATCH LATER tickets are available (make sure you buy the right ticket type!)Doors open 19:00, storytelling 19:30-21:30 - online audience will be admitted at 19:25. Includes an interval, and full bar for those joining in-person.Praise for past gigs:"Certainly deserves an Oscar... This is wildly ambitious exuberant storytelling" - Brighton Source"You really brought those stories to life... I want to go and visit those places now!” – Guesthouse Storytellers, Newhaven

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