WITH JANICE WITHERSPOON
VENUE: THE PLAYTRAIL FAIRY FOREST
Join storyteller Janice Witherspoon for a fireside story circle in the beautiful surrounds of the Playtrail’s Fairy Forest. Janice will share some of her favourite stories of nature and wilderness, and then invite participants to tell their own climate and environmental-themed tales. This will be a lovely, relaxed celebration of narrative and nature.
About Janice:
Janice Witherspoon has been working as a professional storyteller for more than 10 years. Entertaining audiences of all ages across Scotland, England and now back in her native Co. Antrim, Janice has a wide repertoire of legends and lore of these islands. As a former gardener, Janice loves to tell seasonal and environmental tales.
Janice leads Storytelling & Wellbeing walks in nature and regularly performs at sustainability fairs. Deeply rooted in place, Janice also works as a tour guide, bringing the history of the beautiful Glens of Antrim to life with her storytelling skills. Janice has performed at living history events for the National Trust and the Andrew Jackson Centre among others.
Having been a resident storyteller at the Findhorn Foundation Community ecovillage in Scotland for some years, she believes passionately in the power of storytelling to foster a sense of community and brings a gentle warmth to her telling.
Drop-in activity but seats will be limited.
Duration: 45mins
Age Range: All ages are welcome.
ARTITUDE CLIMATE FESTIVAL
A free three day community-led celebration of art, climate action and the circular economy.
Showcasing creative, community-led responses to the climate emergency, the festival is delivered in collaboration with The Gathering, Zero Waste North West (ZWNW), Northern Ireland Resources Network (NIRN), Environmental Justice Network Ireland (EJNI) Friends of the Earth NI and Making Relatives - a visit of water and land protectors from Ojibwe Nation, US.
Emerging from The Playhouse's Artitude: Climate, Culture and Circularity project, the festival is part of a unique and transformational programme of activity, using the arts and creative practice to engage communities in the DCSDC area in exploring climate action and the circular economy, with a view to encouraging positive behavioural change.
The Playhouse works with partners Zero Waste North West, Northern Ireland Resources Network, Queens University and Derry City and Strabane District Council to use the arts to co-ordinate and deliver the 18 month programme.
