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"One of Australia's best storytellers."
Northern Territory News,
Australia
"The music and your soul touched stories were beautiful and unforgettable."
Annie Cheng, Commonwealth Carelink & Respite Centre,
Queanbeyan Australia
"Anna is an excellent performer, teacher and resource consultant with concrete wisdom for youth and professionals alike."
Jerald Hauser, Ph.D., Assoc. Professor in
Education, St Norbert College, Wisconsin USA
"Anna is the most awesome workshop presenter I have experienced."
Workshop participant, Glistening Waters International Storytelling Festival, New Zealand |
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COMMUNITY
& CORPORATE STORYTELLING
Storytelling in rural & outback
Australian communities
On Tour with Cobar Mobile Children's Service. NSW
Stories and Music are the Heartbeat of the Community
Sharing stories and celebrating our lives and cultures, is an essential part of wellbeing for both individuals and communities. In traditional societies, the storyteller is the one who weaves the threads of community together, through words, song and music. We all have stories to tell. As a contemporary storyteller, my role is to help facilitate spaces and places where stories can be created and shared. I enjoy designing special projects which strengthen community identity and create a sense of joy, hope and harmony within the community. Storytelling is an ancient, accessible, powerful tool for individuals and communities to make connections, to learn new skills, to discover new knowledge and to explore possible solutions to community issues.
When we share our stories, we strengthen our sense of identity and find fresh perspectives which help us to understand our cultures, our histories and our shared futures. Taking a strengths based approach, I am enjoying developing a series of programs which help to place storytelling at the centre of community development philosophy and practice. In 2008, I presented a workshop, “Connecting Communities through Storytelling” at the National Family & Community Strengths Conference in Newcastle,
Australia 2008. I am passionate about the power of storytelling and creative arts to facilitate self expression, ideas sharing and creating connections within
adult and children's communities. All my storytelling programs foster a sense of belonging to a group, celebrating our unique life stories, supporting individuals to let their voices be heard and creating fun, safe places to create together.
Sharing Family Stories. Snapshot Stories Workshop. Seniors Week.
Parramatta, Australia
PROGRAMS
& SERVICES
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Community Education Programs - Strength Based
Celebrate the unique cultures of your family and community, and build strong, positive connections through storytelling and creative play
Focus on early intervention, communication, relaxation and literacy
Custom designed workshops for parent and community groups.
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Workshops & Shows - Storytelling, Writing & Drama
Celebrate
your creativity and enjoy your individual & community stories
Arts
Projects, Artist Residencies, Special Events
Custom
designed programs for early childhood centres, schools, community
groups, environmental and adventure programs, corporate groups
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Professional Learning -
Creative Thinking, Storytelling as a Communication Tool, Storytelling
and Creative Play
Enrich and deepen your
professional practice with a fun, practical workshop specially designed
for your needs
Curriculum linked programs
for Certificate and Diploma education training
Custom
designed motivational talks for public speaking and conferences
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Facilitation
for Retreats:
Creative Journeys, Reflective Practice and Relaxation for Stress Management
Give yourself the gift of time out to be in a space where you can tune in to yourself and listen to your heart
Custom designed programs integrating storytelling, music, art, visualisation and meditation in natural environments
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Entertainment for Festivals:
Enrich your festival program with storytelling and music programs from the heart
Custom designed programs and creative collaborations for community celebration, inspiration and pure fun
~view Singapore Storytelling Festival album~
~view NZ Storytelling Festival album~
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Consultations - Storytelling and Public Speaking Skills, Creative Programming, Creative Project Mapping and Design
Help yourself be the best you can be, and see creative ideas become your reality with professional guidance from Anna Jarrett
Develop your confidence, fine tune your writing and presentation skills, and develop your creative ideas in a safe, supported space
Individual, community and corporate consultations available in person and by skype
CURRENT PROJECTS
WRITERS ROADSHOW
Young Writers Project in Eurobodalla Schools, NSW
In it’s fourth year, Writers Roadshow continues to grow, with over 100 students from 13 schools, participating in 4 days of workshops this year. Each year, Harry Laing and I facilitate workshops which help the students to free their creativity and write from their heart. This year, we added an illustrator,Greg Mackay to the creative team. The students really enjoyed the opportunity to both write and illustrate their stories/poems. The result is a stunning publication of the student’s selected writing – something which celebrates and showcases the wealth of creative talent which we have in our region.
We’re looking forward to Writers Roadshow 2012 . Perhaps in this fifth year, we’ll have a writers camp – stay tuned!
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Album~
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Writers Roadshow Project
- A passion for writing
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