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The sleepy Samurai – a Japanese Tale
There once was a young Samurai who was rather brave but at the same time very lazy and this was a problem...

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May 23, 20203 min read


The Legend of the Dreamcatcher – a Lakota story, North-America
Long ago, when the world was young, a Lakota spiritual leader placed himself on top of a high mountain, lay a willow hoop around him and...

DISC blog
May 23, 20202 min read


Birth of the Butterflies - an Aboriginal Dreamtime story by Michael J Connolly/Munda-gutta Kulliwari
Long ago in the Dreamtime when the world was very young, all the birds and animals spoke the same language and lived forever, until...

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May 23, 20202 min read


The Story of the Phoenix – from Greek mythology
There is a bird that lays no eggs and has no young, yet he always exists. He was here when the world began and is still with us today...or?

DISC blog
May 23, 20202 min read


The Storyteller - Extracted from Jan Swagerman’s “The Death of the Storyteller, the end of HIS story
There once was a Storyteller. He loved telling the stories of his father very much and often retold many famous old story. And sometimes...

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May 23, 20203 min read


Masters of the Craft: Kirsten Notten on Storytelling & Sustainability
All of our teachers are Masters or Grandmasters, each one in their specific area.Take the wonderful Kirsten Notten for instance...

DISC blog
Mar 28, 20201 min read


4 classic types of Storytellers
The term 'Storytelling' has become more and more popular and we find this craft in many fields; in theatre, in business, in marketing, in...

DISC blog
Feb 28, 20201 min read


How did we get started?
Well, it all started with a trip to Edinburgh and a visit to the Scottish Storytelling Centre... DISC - Dutch International Storytelling...

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Jan 28, 20201 min read
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