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Storyteller Directory: Dominic Kelly

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Name: Dominic Kelly

Location: Lancashire

Telephone: 01524 781920 / 07758 704299

Email: info@dominickelly.uk.com

Website: http://www.dominickelly.uk.com

Dominic traces his passion for folk tales and legends back to the rugged beauty of the Cumbrian Mountains where he grew up. This inspiring landscape gave him a particular affinity for stories that connect people to the landscape, to the natural world, and to place.

His background includes many years as a teacher in primary and secondary schools, and as an artist.

He gives storytelling performances in schools, museums, libraries, parks & gardens, and at festivals across the north of England and beyond. Dominic�s repertoire embraces folk tales from England and Ireland, and traditional stories from around the world, alongside Norse, Greek and Celtic myths.

Dominic�s versatile performances are rich in wonder, comedy and suspense. They range from 30-minute interactive sessions for very young children to hour-long performances for older children or adult audiences. Programmes can be adapted for individual venues, and Dominic is also available for commissions - researching and creating new performances for a particular event or place. He offers workshops for all ages from Y1 to adult in storytelling skills and narrative & creativity.

Dominic has close working links with the Northern Centre for Storytelling in Cumbria, with which he collaborates on festivals, conferences, and multi-disciplinary storytelling projects. He also co-ordinates the storytelling programme at Solfest in west Cumbria.

• Has special needs experience
• Performs indoors
• Performs outdoors
• Performs to adults
• Performs to audiences over 100 in number
• Performs to pre-school age children
• Performs to primary age children
• Performs to secondary age children
• Performs to senior citizens
• Runs workshops for adults
• Runs workshops for children
• Travels anywhere in the U.K.
• Works in other art forms