We're still collecting donations
On the 2nd April 2022 we'd raised £3,530 with 100 supporters in 28 days. But as every pound matters, we're continuing to collect donations from supporters.
Storytelling is an ancient magical artform with healing power. Let's bring back the joy and regrow grassroots storytelling in London!
by Vanessa Woolf in London, Greater London, United Kingdom
On the 2nd April 2022 we'd raised £3,530 with 100 supporters in 28 days. But as every pound matters, we're continuing to collect donations from supporters.
Thank you!
As we go past our base-rate target we will be consulting with wise, experienced storytellers to make the most of these donations to build up the London story eco-system. We are initially thinking about booking well known storytellers to visit the co-operative. But there are other possibilities too. (A buddy system, workshops, shared advertising... or something else!) Watch as we make our co-operative into something that re enchants the city and provides measurable benefit to storytellers in London.
It's been wonderful to be contacted by so many brilliant storytellers and artists who have offered generous support with cash donations and also with a wealth of magical books, cake, art, gifts and services to list as rewards...! We are so grateful.
In 2019, London had a thriving oral storytelling scene with clubs, cafes, events and collectives. Now Covid restrictions have lifted, London's many diverse storytellers are ready to bring enchantment, wonder, connection and community back in real life. But the pandemic left a heavy legacy of problems. Help us overcome them and regrow grassroots storytelling.
We have never needed the healing power and magic of stories more!
The Story Co-Operative. A generous event with telling, learning and being enchanted by stories which is 100% FREE to attend. A RELIABLE Sunday afternoon space. A HUB for storytelling in London, and a model for similar spaces in the city and across the UK.
A city which is longing for beauty, connection and magic!
more about the practicialities of the project below, but before we go any further we would like to tell you about the BADGES, BOOKS, STORIES, COACHING, CAKE and ART which have been generously donated by our supporters. Here's just a tiny selection of photos:
A once-a-month event.
Open mic performance with a mix of experienced and beginner storytellers, plus...
Informal coaching, networking, a £2 bookshop, news and announcements.
We hope to showcase (and pay) a diverse array of professional storytellers to perform longer sets.
The facilitator will be Vanessa Woolf a very experienced storyteller and story promoter.
The beautiful hall above the Electric Elephant Cafe SE17 in Elephant and Castle zone 1.
The money will pay a base-rate for the venue and for an organiser to plan, host and promote the event for 12 months giving us the support we need to be a springboard for storytelling in London.
"A truly magical evening of telling. My first trip out for a live event in well over a year. Four tellers performing with their own unique style, and in perfect compliment with each other. Just what the doctor ordered. More please!!” Andy Grazebrook (audience)
"I had such a wonderful evening. I’d forgotten how magical it is listening to stories outside. It was restorative for me, calming, healing. I’m not just saying that, it really struck me at the time how healing storytelling is. A truly wonderful experience" Hannah Need (professional storyteller)
London's storytelling eco-system needs a boost, help us make it happen!
This project offered rewards