Dmae Roberts features the 8th Annual Hearing Voices Storytelling Festival in Hillsboro and talks with organizer Heather Waisanen and Oregon storyteller Leslie Slape. In the second part of the show, she features an opera based on the tragic life of French sculptor Camille Claudel and her love affair with Rodin.
The Washington County Cooperative Library Services (WCCLS) hosts the 8th Annual Hearing Voices Storytelling Festival April 7 – 14. The festival features four professional storytellers: Tim Tingle (Canyon Lake, TX), Kirk Waller (Oakland, CA), Habiba Addo(Portland, OR and Ghana, West Africa) and Leslie Slape (Rainier, OR).
The week-long storytelling extravaganza features thirteen storytelling performances at the WCCLS member libraries, the Glenn & Viola Walters Cultural Arts Center in Hillsboro and the Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club in North Plains.
Leslie Slape has been storytelling since she was a little girl. When she had children of her own, she began telling tales professionally. She is equally at home in large and small venues, from festivals to the fireside. Her storytelling inspirations are far-ranging, from folktales to history and biography. She especially loves tales from Russia, where her grandfather was born.
See a schedule of events: http://www.wccls.org/voices
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