Scottish International Storytelling Festival: In the Hartwood

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Join storytellers Jane Mather and Heather Yule on a journey in tribute to those interred in paupers' graves at the now-derelict Hartwood Hospital.

About Scottish International Storytelling Festival: In the Hartwood

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Join storytellers Jane Mather and Heather Yule on a journey in tribute to those interred in paupers' graves at the now-derelict Hartwood Hospital, and the friends who tend the cemetery and make it a tranquil oasis. Let stories and harp music guide you into the faerie realm where dreams are powerful and nature spirits abound.

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On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, creatives within and beyond the storytelling community celebrate and explore aspects of our common humanity. The Right To Be Human series includes new shows specially commissioned for this year’s Festival.

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Join us as we explore, question and celebrate the Right To Be Human. This year, on the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, we consider the many challenges we face, from human health and wellbeing to the health and future of our planet. However, there is also a worldwide movement to meet these challenges, and to exist imaginatively, fairly and in community with the whole diversity of life. Storytelling has embraced these values from the dawn of culture and stories today can help us be more connected to the world around us, as well as our rights, showing us how to be more alive and creative as humans.

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