- Programs for Children

Stories from Far Away Islands and Magical Gardens

Click here for video clip of "The Rosemary Plant"

If you tell a story to a friend, and this friend of yours then tells the story to someone else, who tells it to some one else who tells it to ... Well after some time you might notice that the story has changed, it has gotten better and more fantastic.

Now imagine this goes on for hundreds of years, the story is retold and retold. Someone travels to another country and tells the story there. In the new country the story gets even more amazing, slightly magic...

The story travels on and on.

Well soon enough you have a ... FOLKTALE.

Here are some of the folktales we tell:

The Rosemary Plant (Italy)-  about a magic plant that is actually a princess. She is freed from her plant state by a clever gardener and with the help of two old dragons.

The Wolf Prince (Sweden) – A prince who has to live as a wolf, until the princess saves him by tricking the troll.

The Seal (Northern Finland/Siberia) – about a boy who gets to try how it would be to be a beer, a fish, a seal ...

The Sea Lady (Islands of the Baltic Sea) – About a boy who rescues his sister from having to work in the kitchen of the Sea Lady.

Katarina and her Desitny (Italy) - You never know what small insignificant thing will be the one thing that tips the scale of fortune to your advantage. For Katarina it is a tiny bundle of red yarn.

To tell the stories we use a lot of music. Some of the stories are even songs. We also use movement, and masks from different cultures.

Many of the stories contain elements of interaction with the audience and we always have a question-answer session at the end and a small discussion about the story, music and storytelling.

The programs can be 30 – 60 minutes long, depending on your needs and the age of the children.

We have programs suitable for all ages. Contact us and tell us about the age group and number of children in the audience, and we will tailor a program with stories to suit your needs.

You can reach us at jhdarsee@yahoo.com or (505) 294-4567