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Scottish International Storytelling Festival: Ian Stephen - Where the Stories Lie

Join Hebridean storyteller and writer Ian Stephen as he presents his new book at Scottish Storytelling Centre on 27th October!

Scottish International Storytelling Festival: Ian Stephen - Where the Stories Lie

About Scottish International Storytelling Festival: Ian Stephen - Where the Stories Lie

For many years Hebridean storyteller and writer Ian Stephen has combined his travels on land and sea with listening to stories along the way. Join Ian as he presents his new book, asking if the narratives and motifs in tales connect us more reliably than treaties and physical bridges.

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2024 marks the 35th anniversary of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival, coinciding with the 35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Since 1989, SISF has been building bridges between cultures, artists and audiences all over the world through the power of storytelling – connecting past, present and future. This year’s theme is ‘Bridges Between’. At a time where literal, figurative and societal walls continue to be constructed, we invite everyone to look beyond these boundaries and to celebrate the last and the next 35 years of storytelling with us.

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