Three friends. Three traditional tellers. Three mothers. Donna Dudinsky, Eden Nameri, and Lynn Torrie draw on their personal experience to tell three very different tales about the power and vulnerability of motherhood. This event will be live-streamed.
Two very different tales about fitting in. In one, a young girl struggles to find her place in a new world; in the other, a woman struggles with fashion trends that demand that she has to "fit in".
This is a drop-in event and does not require registration. A jam-packed day of stories from around the world, starting with our Teddy Bear Picnic for the very young (don't forget to bring your teddy bear!) and finishing with a puppetry piece for older kids (7+). As always, our Family Storytelling Day is FREE for […]
Poems centered on the complexities of love and that love is a universal truth. The poets find themselves in a Lovers Anonymous Meeting, where they each explain their addiction to love, pain, joy, heartbreak, and self-love. Curated by Dwayne Morgan This event will be live-streamed.
How does the son of a revolutionary remember the events that happened just before his birth? Do we see our past with the critical eye it deserves, or rose tinted glasses? In the Distant Word the storyteller realized the story he wanted to tell — that of the Iranian revolution of 1979 — the years […]
This collection of seldom-told stories connects us to ancestral Ghana and Mesopotamia, and leads us to reflect on the strengths of, and injustices against, women historically, presently, and in mythology. This event will be live-streamed. Event Program: Voices of the Ancestors - Gail Nyoka Seldom-told stories from Ghana: some serious, some humorous, some animal […]
My great grandmother loved telling stories of the mysterious Djinns. My father lapped them up as a little boy. He didn't care if they were true or not. As a young man he was locked up for his political activism, he realized how valuable the stories were — at night the prisoners would forget the […]
The Ancient Greek myth Psyche and Eros has traveled from North Africa to Europe and beyond, inspiring artists for centuries. This collaboration of story and music resonates with our modern lives. This creative collaboration was made possible thanks to funding from the Canada Council for the Arts. This event will be live-streamed.
An unforgettable event that combines the vulnerability of true personal storytelling with the vibrancy of live music. Co-created by award-winning storyteller Devan Sandiford and celebrated rapper October Sixteen, this heartfelt and uplifting show explores the hidden sorrows we carry and the joy, insight, and love that can emerge when we have the courage to face […]
In this series of stories, Chantal Lim, Stéphanie Bénéteau, and Christine Malec invite us to look into the past, to see ourselves better. This event will be live-streamed. Event Program: Chantal Lim: Ancient Dying Chinese Dialect is about Hokkien, one of the oldest Chinese dialects in existence. Through true personal stories, it explores how language […]
Mike Ormsby and Sahand Sahebdivani discuss the role storytelling plays in connecting with one’s culture and in keeping traditions alive. This event will be live-streamed. Curated by Paul Aflalo, with January Rogers
But That's Another Story is a bi-monthly storytelling event to bring people together during challenging times. In this special edition for the Toronto Storytelling Festival, we celebrate some of our favourite tellers from past shows, with a nod to Storytelling Toronto, all tellers being respected members. Canadian Comedy Award recipient Briane Nasimok, and 99-Second Story […]
