Michael Harvey is a leading contemporary storyteller currently on tour with Hunting the Giant's Daughter, a faithful contemporary retelling of Culhwch and Olwen (the oldest extant Arthurian epic) that has won rave reviews from theatres, literature festivals and major storytelling events. He has a broad repertoire and his work is rooted in the landscape and mythology of Wales. He has toured and led workshops extensively throughout the UK, Europe and South America.
http://www.michaelharvey.org/
http://www.adversecamber.org/
Stella Kassimati is from Amari and chairs the International Association "Friends of Amari". She is a bi-lingual storyteller specializing in Folktales, Greek Myths and storytelling workshops. Stella was brought up with the myths and legends of the Greek Gods and Heroes, but it wasn't until she studied Storytelling that she realized their full power. Now her work revolves around sharing her passion with adults and children in the UK and in Greece.
Heleni Achilleos is a professional bi-lingual storyteller. She runs storytelling workshops in schools, libraries, hospitals, and other organizations both in the UK and in Greece. She has a background in performing, teaching and facilitating workshops. She is a Master NLP Practitioner and runs a self- development storytelling and story-making project for women, "Women's Journeys", in Greece and the UK.
Hugh Lupton is world renowned as a storyteller and lyricist, specialising in British and Classical mythology. His interest in traditional music, in street theatre, in live poetry, and in myth, resulted in him becoming a professional storyteller in 1981. In 1985 he formed the Company of Storytellers with Ben Haggarty and Pomme Clayton with a view to taking storytelling to adult audiences. Their work was instrumental in stimulating a nation-wide revival of interest in storytelling. Hugh Lupton has also, over the last ten years, worked in collaboration with many musicians, like Helen Chadwick, Chris Wood, Rick Wilson, Liz McGowan, widening and challenging the possibilities of the form. His celebrated performances include: Praise Songs, The Iliad, The Odyssey, Metamorphoses, The Liberty Tree, Christmas Champions, On Common Ground and The Homing Stone. He has toured Africa and South America for the British Council and regularly performs in Europe and the USA. He has published several collections of folk-tales including the award winning Tales of Wisdom and Wonder. www.hughlupton.com
Ross Daly is one of the world's greatest exponents of the music of the Eastern Mediterranean. Many years before what we call "World Music" appeared on the scene, certain individuals, like Ross Daly, had already understood the enormous value and vast variety of the world's various musical traditions and had dedicated their lives to their study. Today, Ross Daly continues travelling and performing in Greece and abroad whilst simultaneously directing the Musical Workshop "Labyrinth" in the village of Houdetsi on Crete.
