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2023 Toronto International Storytelling Festival - May 5-14, 2023
The 44th annual Toronto International Storytelling Festival offers performances, workshops and events across multiple venues, in person and online!
From May 5-14, Storytelling Toronto invites you to experience the transformative magic of storytelling! The 44th annual Toronto International Storytelling Festival offers ten days of performances and workshops for all audiences, featuring acclaimed storytellers from Canada, USA, UK, India, Iran, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. In person or livestream options available!
Full festival schedule and tickets available at: https://storytellingtoronto.org/festival/events/
ADMISSION INFO
All tickets available at https://storytellingtoronto.org/festival/events/
Family Storytelling Day is a FREE event - drop into Theatre Passe Muraille between 10am-3pm!
Phone: (819) 329-3247
Email: victoria.laberge@gmail.com
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Highlights of the Festival include:
May 5: Stories of Home - our Opening Night storytelling concert in partnership with the Gardiner Museum
May 6: Queers In Your Ears
May 6: Comedy Night at the Festival
May 8: Livestreamed international performances
May 11: Iranian-Dutch storyteller Sahand Sahebdivani presents Tales of the Djinn
May 13: Free Family Storytelling Day
A beloved annual tradition, Family Storytelling Day invites the community to enjoy free events throughout the day including a Teddy Bear Picnic; tabletop puppetry; and Yonkhisothó:kon Ratiwé:ras/Our Grandfathers, a storytelling session that dives deep into Haudenosaunee traditional stories. Festival partner Children’s Book Bank will be on site throughout the day to give away free books to families.
May 13: Festival Gala at Factory Theatre
May 14: Replay Storytelling presents Fast Forward - two-minute short stories!
