In Episode Seven of Story Wok, let's dive in & get a sneak peak into week 1 of the FEAST FEST - possibly the largest STORYTELLING FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR - happening this Oct’21 with 160+ tellers, 51 shows, 24 languages and performers representing 20+ countries. The FEAST FEST 2021 promises to be a storytelling bonanza over 17 days from 15 to 31 Oct! 

Savour 3 stories narrated by 3 Storywok producers ie. Meher Gehi, Shereen Saif & Krupa Vinayagamoorthi, that reflect the 3 unique streams at the FEST - multilingual, kids and adult. Listen to interviews by a few performers from the fest to get a glimpse into each of these streams.

Purchase your FEAST FEST pass on www.feast-story.org/2021-FEAST-FEST

Episode Host & Producer:

Meher Gehi - Meher Gehi is a certified professional storyteller, story educator and an aspiring voice artist. Her storytelling comes alive through her expressive eyes & voice. She loves to infuse her storytelling with her deep love for music, theatrics & spirituality. She has performed & conducted sessions at prestigious schools & venues in Mumbai & across India. Smitten by wanderlust, she can have you travel different worlds through her tales... Ready? To watch her unique storytelling style, head straight to her channel - Meher Gehi

FEATURED TELLERS :

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Meher Gehi - Meher Gehi is a certified professional storyteller, story educator and an aspiring voice artist. Her storytelling comes alive through her expressive eyes & voice. She loves to infuse her storytelling with her deep love for music, theatrics & spirituality. She has performed & conducted sessions at prestigious schools & venues in Mumbai & across India. Smitten by wanderlust, she can have you travel different worlds through her tales... Ready? To watch her unique storytelling style, head straight to her channel - Meher Gehi

Shereen Saif - Shereen is a Dubai based Indian-born artist with a practice that spans dance, theatre, storytelling, voice acting and installation art. She is known for her physical storytelling style that integrates elements of music, dance and theatre with a repertoire largely consisting of traditional Indian tale.

Krupa Vinayagamoorthi is an Australian storyteller based in Singapore. She is also the consulting director of the Federation of Asian Storytellers ( FEAST ). She is bilingual and enjoys telling stories to young children and adults in Tamil and English. She wears other hats as senior activity volunteer, administrator, interview coach, dancer, and visual note-taker.

Interviews with:-

1) Ng Kok Keong (Malaysia) - Multilingual Stream

Ng Kok Keong has been mesmerising his audience with stories since 2006. His storytelling passion coupled with his ability to tell stories in Mandarin, English and Malay Language has taken him all over Malaysia, South Korea, and other parts of Asia.

2) Anna Manuel (Australia) - Kids Stream

Anna is an educator, storyteller, and coach for creatives working with stories and children. She uses kamishibai mostly as an early literacy teaching tool. Currently based in Australia, where she performs and runs workshops, she has become a part of a revival of this story art form.  

3)Aparna Jaishankar (India) & Meera Venkatesan (India) - Adults Stream

Aparna has researched on, and collaborated with, multiple artists to enunciate the beauty of Indic literature and our aural heritage through oral stories. Meerais a performance storyteller, and learning consultant, who is propelled by her belief in the power of stories in inspiring learning and growth towards a better tomorrow.  

Story Wok Producers: The podcast is produced by 6 producers.

Krupa Vinayagamoorthy (Singapore)

Meher Gehi (India)

Ritu Vaish (India)

Rituparna Ghosh (India)

Roger Jenkins (Singapore)

Shereen Saif (Dubai)

Story Wok is produced by FEAST ( Federation of Asian Storytellers), our focus is on spreading Asian stories, celebrating the tellers from the Philippines in the East to Turkey in the West and the storytelling communities that lie in-between.

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