Fantastic Feminist Folktales
A riveting six story ride, crowded with wild and winsome women
This performance is an eclectic mix of stories, both dark and dangerous, and delightful and inspiring; tales and truth from throughout the ages, inlaid completely with women’s power, passion and potential.
It is a bold, brave and compelling show from storyteller Kate Lawrence, in the imperfect art that is traditional oral storytelling. Kate brings her unique and artful eye, her lawyer’s logic and her deep feminist sensibility to these classic stories, creating modern meaning from these messages from history.
Performances for International Women’s Day 2020
7.30pm Saturday March 7 2020
2pm Sunday March 8, 2020
6pm Monday March 9, 2020
Workshop
1pm – 4.30pm Monday 9 March, 2020
Kate Lawrence – Storyteller
Kate Lawrence is a creative, expressive and captivating storyteller of many years experience, with a wide repertoire of personal, historical and traditional stories. Her themes range across gender equity, nature, death, wholeness, trust, spirituality, connection & belonging, values, purpose, play and collaboration. She is a twice Moth Story Slam winner and a TEDx speaker.
NOTE: This show touches themes of death (Joan of Arc, Ruby and the Wedding), sexual assault (Red Riding Hood), sexual denigration of women (Joan of Arc), war and violence (Joan of Arc) and menstruation, (Princess Sophie), and so it is recommended that the minimum age is 14 with parental guidance, otherwise 16. (But really it is a powerful, moving and inspiring set of stories.)
For Event Organisers
If you’d like to explore bringing this performance to your community or organisation, please get in touch.
Fantastic Feminist Folktales
Meat Market,
5 Blackwood Street,
North Melbourne
Performances
7.30pm Saturday 7 March, 2020
2pm Sunday 8 March, 2020
6pm Monday 9 March, 2020
Tickets: $20 Conc. $12
Storytelling Workshop
1pm – 4.30pm
Monday 9 March, 2020
Cost: $75 Conc. $50
(Includes cost of performance)
