Storytelling
LITERACY THROUGH FAIRY TALES, ADVENTURES AND GREEK MYTHS
“Jennifer’s style is commanding and engaging. Her style is perfect for the very young who are being introduced to stories for the first time and equally successful for older students exploring the classics and mythology.”
— TEACHER, OTTAWA
NEW SHOWS!
All Performances Share the Following:
Audience Maximum:
100
Price per performance:
$324 + GST
Price for 2 performances in same day:
$492 + GST
Price for 3 performances in same day:
$624 + GST
Jennifer Cayley's repertoire favours epic, myth and traditional folk and fairy tales but she also tells literary and personal material. She has a particular interest in making the old stories vivid and compelling for contemporary audiences of all ages. She tells regularly at Stories Through the Ages where great epics such as the Iliad, the Odyssey, and the Mahabarata are heard on winter Sundays. She is also a regular teller at the N.A.C.’s Fourth Stage and the Ottawa Storytelling Festival. Jennifer has recently retired as co-founder and executive director of MASC, an arts education organization bringing artists from diverse disciplines and cultural backgrounds into schools and community settings.
Dragons Can be Beaten!
NEW SHOW!
Grades:
1-3
Heroes and heroines fill the old folk and fairy tales, dispatching any beast or baddie that they encounter. Sometimes laughing, sometimes holding their breath as the stories unfold, students will always rejoice when the victory is won.
Once Upon a Time
Grades:
JK-SK
Simple, timeless stories full of patterns and participation introduce the very young to the richness of the old folk and fairy tales.
- Length: 30 minutes + Q & A
Over the Glassy Mountain and Through the Icy Sea
Grades:
4-6, 7-8
Compelling journey tales from diverse cultural backgrounds take listeners traveling through a world of adventure and revelation. Humour, kindness, courage, determination, good sense and creativity abound in long ago adventures that still speak strongly to students about their own lives and the world around them.
Homer's Odyssey
NEW SHOW!
Grades:
7-8, 9-12
This compelling introduction to Homer’s Odyssey offers a detailed telling of two of the most beloved stories from this classic, 'The Cyclops' and 'Circe’s Enchanted Isle'. To provide context, an overview of the rest of the hero Odysseus’ terrible journey home after the fall of Troy will be included.
Greek Mythology
Grades:
4-6, 7-8
The Greek myths conjure a world of gods and goddesses, heroes and monsters, struggle and magic. Hearing them told as they were originally intended brings this ancient world alive for students and offers a gripping introduction to these fundamentally important stories.
Curriculum Focus & Expectations
Themes:
- The drama of storytelling
- Treasures in the library
- Traditional tales
- Stories from different cultures
Character Education:
- Loyalty, endurance, courage, responsibility
Expectations:
- Listen and react to stories and recount personal experiences and understanding of basic story structure
- Identify stories, myths and legends from a variety of cultures
- Use of tone of voice, gestures and other non-verbal cues to help clarify meaning when describing events, and telling stories
Tour Availability:
- November 16 - 20, 2009; February 22 - 26, 2010; April 19 - 24, 2010
Technical Requirements:
- Library or similar informal space
- A stool
- Chairs for grades 7 and above