“It is a tribute to the teller, who holds her listeners with her eyes and voice.”
~ Time Magazine
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IMAGE courtesy of: Moreton Bay Regional Council
Storyteller, Performance Artist, Writer, Researcher, Broadcaster, Keynote Speaker & Master of Ceremonies
Anne E Stewart is an acclaimed Storyteller with an international reputation. A versatile performer, Anne has the style, energy and voice to engage, captivate and draw any audience into the story. Her focus is on the shared stories of Australia, honouring Indigenous, Celtic, Asian and World stories.
Anne is also an accomplished Performance Artist, Writer and Broadcaster renowned for narratives that tell Australian stories. She can mentor you with research and writing to help create tales about local stories and knowledge.
“We just had Anne E Stewart visit for our grade 3s and 4s at Eltham North Primary School. She was absolutely fantastic! The children and staff alike were mesmerised by her storytelling and richness of stories.”
~ Eltham North Primary School
Storytelling in Schools
Anne is a versatile storyteller with the energy and voice to engage any audience. She can perform stories from her own repertoire or customise a program to match the age group and interest level of the listener.
Kindergartens & Pre-schools
A range of nursery tales and rhymes, string tricks, action stories, folktales and fairytales from around the world that enchant and educate.
Primary Schools
Folktales, myths and legends, ghost stories and Australian stories, through narratives from around the world, to celebrate our diverse culture.
Secondary Schools
Australian historic narratives, old Celtic myths, stories of fantasy from around the world, an acknowledgement of indigenous culture, social justice, truth telling, women’s stories and cultural diversity.
Anne is available and would be delighted to work with your school.
VIDEO: Anne E. Stewart talks about telling stories with children
“She weaves a magical spell around the characters in the painting. You will never look at them the same way.”
~ Pauline Doran, Art Gallery of Ballarat
Storytelling in Museums, Cultural Centres, Art Galleries & Libraries
Anne has told stories in some of Australia’s major Museums, Cultural Centres, Art Galleries and Libraries. As part of their Education and Events Outreach programs, she has devised narratives that bring artefacts and artworks to life and has written stories that interpret events.
Anne has an engaging style that captivates and draws her audiences into the story.
Anne is available to work with your organisation to create one off narratives or story-trails to support exhibitions.
VIDEO: Eureka Runaways ... A love story from the goldfields (filmed at the Ballarat Art Gallery)
Storytelling: Research & Writing
What makes a good story?
What is effective telling?
What are you trying to say?
Storytelling: Corporations, Community Collectives, Business & Interest Groups
Along with facilitating the creating and telling of your story, Anne can mentor you with research and writing to help create tales about local stories and knowledge. She works with participants to introduce protocols for using indigenous material and incorporate true stories of the Anglo-Celtic settlement of Australia – and it’s convict, colonist and gold seeking path. Anne also supports people with multicultural storytelling with stories from across the globe, including Scotland, Ireland, Africa, Mexico, Italy, China, Japan, and East Timor.
Whether you are a corporation, a community collective, a business or interest group, Anne can facilitate the creating and telling of your story.
Personal stories
Anne works with and helps people wanting to tell their own personal story, as evidenced by her very successful 'Story Slams' – The Cicada Story Slam.
WEBSITE: https://thecicada.com.au
Some of the organisations Anne has had the pleasure of working with ...
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