June 2017: ‘ Dragonfly Detectives’ Commission for London Wildlife Trust
Devised and performed stories inspired by dragonflies for mixed age family audience at Woodberry Wetlands open day. I told the story of the world’s first dragonfly, and devised my own tale of dragonflies helping a lost princess through the jungle, all based on research about the lifespan of a dragonfly (I’m quite the dragonfly geek now!)
March 2017: ‘Women of the World’ Conference – ‘Pram Jam’ at the Southbank Centre
Devised and performed a storytelling and music session as part of the WOW conference at the Southbank Centre, telling children’s musical fairy stories with a feminist inspiration. I’m particularly committed to stories with strong female characters, so was delighted to get this commission!
February 2017: Storytelling and Music Residency for Imagine Children’s Festival, Southbank Centre
To an audience of c. 100 children and their families every day, I led a series of storytelling and music sessions in the Clore Ballroom as part of the Centre’s Imagine Festival programming. These were free, open-access sessions, including a session specially for families from local Children