Storytelling

Guid Crack: The Fire of Stories

with Daiva Ivanauskaitė

(Fri 26 Apr: 7:30pm)

What stories keep the fire inside you burning? Join us as we look towards the warmer seasons with an evening of stories that light radiant flames in our hearts. Edinburgh’s monthly storytelling club, held upstairs in the Waverley Bar, with the usual open-floor section for anyone to share a story, song or poem around the theme or otherwise. With guest storyteller Daiva Ivanauskaitė. Hosted by Fiona Herbert.

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Daiva Ivanauskaitė is a Lithuanian and Scottish Storyteller based in Glasgow who tells stories inspired by the myths and folklore, literature and biographical stories from Lithuania, Scotland and other lands. Daiva works with storytelling as a way of liberating voices and emotions, connecting to people, and feeling alive! As a performance storyteller her recent show Wolf Girl told the story of a German orphan finding new life in post-war Lithuania, ruled by the Soviet regime. In her upcoming new show Fire from the Woods, Daiva uses traditional tales to look at generational silence and the ‘silent fathers’ phenomena in our society. Daiva is also a community storyteller who works with the Village Storytelling Centre and focuses on adult community groups for their storytelling skills development and better mental health. She also works with the Lithuanian School of Scotland to use stories for Lithuanian families in Glasgow to facilitate language learning, cultural identity building and bonding.