Performed by Jan Andrews and Tom Lips
WEDNESDAY, October 19, 2016Arts Court Theatre, 2 Daly St7:30 PM
Inscribed on Ancient Sumerian tablets dating back to 2100 BC, The Story of Gilgamesh has the distinction of being the world’s oldest known recorded work of literature. A story of high adventure that evokes the most significant themes of human living, portrayed through characters that inspire deep empathy, Gilgamesh exhibits a startling richness of language and imagery.
As a storyteller and author of books for young people, Jan has traveled the world. She has been telling stories for twenty years and more, has appeared in festivals and concerts across the country and beyond, and is a regular teller on the Ottawa scene. Her aim is to touch audiences deeply with performances that
stir the soul. She has produced complete tellings of The Iliad and The Odyssey with others, directed storytelling series and managed the StorySave project to record the voices of storytelling elders.
Jan is interested in new potentials and has recently started posting regular recordings on The Storytelling Club feature of her website. She is the co-founder of 2 women productions (2wp), a company devoted to bringing ever more storytelling to adult audiences. Career highlight: two weeks as a storyteller at Midsumma, Celebrating Queer Culture in Melbourne, Australia. Books include: Rude Stories, Winter of Peril, Stories at the Door, and Very Last First Time.
An active member of Ottawa StoryTellers for over two decades, Tom has performed many times at storytelling festivals (Ottawa, Toronto, North Bay, Westport), and various special events and venues (e.g. the Museum of Civilization, the Governor General’s Residence, July 1st festivities). He is a veteran of major storytelling series, (including frequent participation in the NAC 4th Stage series for which he created and performed in such shows as A House Divided (2011), And Tell Laura I Love Her (2013 2015), and That Delightful Strain (2016). Tom is also a published poet, a writer of stories, and an accomplished singer songwriter who often combines music with storytelling (accompanying himself on an acoustic guitar). His two CDs of original, eclectic songs have made many friends across Canada and abroad. Tom has performed a wide range of storytelling from ancient epics such as The Odyssey, The Iliad, The Mabinogion, and The Kalevala to traditional folk tales and legends of many lands, to literary stories, poetry, and his own original stories. He favours tales of high adventure, laughter, and the supernatural. For information on this show, or to contact Jan or Tom for an interview, contact Laurie Fyffe, Managing Artistic Director of Ottawa StoryTellers at mad@ottawastorytellers.ca or Heather Croft, Publicity and Social Media Coordinator at publicity@ottawastorytellers.ca Office phone: (613) 322-8336 To purchase tickets online - from $12 to $20 - go to: artscourt.ca/events/
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