STORYTELLING & TRADITIONAL TALES WORKSHOP

PAST EVENT

Sat 12 – Sun 13 Apr 2025, 10.30am–4pm

At the Museum

Two-day practical workshop in the Headley Lecture Theatre

This past event has now taken place.

With Dave Tong, 'The Yarnsmith of Norwich' storyteller

Join this practical workshop to discover the techniques needed to help you hone your storytelling skills.

Storytelling expert and medievalist Dave Tong will focus particularly on how stories from 1,000 years ago can be modernised whilst still maintaining some of their original narrative.

During the sessions, you will:

use objects from the Ashmolean collections as inspiration and examples of medieval narratives, looking at their messages and meanings to inform your creative thinking
explore how, just like the stories, the objects themselves can be made more relevant to a modern viewer because of the story you tell about them
delve into the past and the storytelling traditions in literature, such as Chaucer, pilgrimage in many lands, rulers and subjects, and the everyday life of the Medieval world.

All materials will be provided.

This is part of our Create & Transform season of events.