{"identifier":"RJ-Prim15_6312251677112","browse_author":"Gophi Nathan (Performed by), Roger Jenkins (Performed by) and Roger Vaughan Jenkins (Proprietor (Publisher Bloomsbury Video))","subscription_list":["bvl_historyculturesch"],"titleByTitle":"Yes","isbn":9781350906259,"description":"A dramatic telling of a forest fire and a small grey parrot who fights it. The gods laugh, but one takes pity \u2013 his tears extinguish the flames and transforming the bird. I am a Merdeka-generation Singaporean (born here to British parents) who grew up in UK before returning to teach drama (1978). I discovered storytelling (1998) after careers as a teacher and theatre practitioner (ST*ARS, Hi! Theatre), so I incorporate dramatic elements (physical/vocal characterisation, mime and comic improvisation) into my telling. What I love about storytelling (unlike theatre) is that I look directly into the eyes of my audience, performing in the same shared space/light. Highlights of my storytelling life? Winning Best Storyteller Award (2013, Kanoon Int\u2019l Story Festival, Iran) founding Singapore\u2019s 398.2 Storytelling Festival (2015); co-founding FEAST (Federation of Asian Storytellers); and performing in festivals (Bahrain, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia and Thailand.) Being described as the\u2018affable patriarch\u2019 of Singapore storytelling by the National Storytelling Network (USA)! I am particularly fond of value or wisdom tales \u2013 hence my two resource books, Stories for Values Education (Juniors and Teens), created to help schools tackle character education. I enjoy working with puppets and telling in tandem (ie with a partner). With Gophi Nathan, who is hearing-impaired, I share stories told with sign language as I believe in promoting access (I am a trained audio-describer for the blind). Scripting a bi-lingual telling (in sign or with a mother-tongue partner) allows me to re-visit my theatrical roots! Language - English","videoId":6312251677112,"browse_view":"contentTypeBrowsePageIndexView","subscription":"bvl_historyculturesch","title":"The Brave Parrot (with Gophi Nathan and Joyce Poh, dizi): A folktale from Colombia for Primary school level","xml_source":"bvl_historyculturesch_video-vra.xml","browse_search":"RJ-Prim15","videoPoster":"https://cf-images.eu-west-1.prod.boltdns.net/v1/static/4171818645001/4a2e1966-8dff-4ff6-bdf9-9fd998866e5c/3732d96e-896f-4452-ae7a-6b3fc9cf717a/1280x720/match/image.jpg","series_id":"series_notJustAtBedtime","facets":"varietyPerformance , Variety performance , audience , Audience , mythsAndLegends , Myths and legends , narrative , Narrative , childrenAndChildhood , Children and childhood , natureAndNaturalism , Nature and naturalism , made_20202029 , 2020\u20132029 , english , English , colombia , Colombia , origin_singapore , Singapore , origin_unitedKingdom , United Kingdom , video , Video , performanceArt , Performance Art , artsAndLiterature , Arts and literature , made_2000Present , 2000\u2013present , southAmerica , South America , scienceTechnologyAndNature , Science, technology, and nature , origin_asia , Asia , origin_europe , Europe , identity , Identity ,","contenttypeorder":3,"series":"Not Just At Bedtime","date_of_publication":2021,"productname":"bvl_all","id_search":"RJ-Prim15","facet":["artsAndLiterature","audience","childrenAndChildhood","colombia","english","identity","made_2000Present","made_20202029","mythsAndLegends","narrative","natureAndNaturalism","origin_asia","origin_europe","origin_singapore","origin_unitedKingdom","performanceArt","scienceTechnologyAndNature","southAmerica","varietyPerformance","video"],"contentType":"video","authors":"Gophi Nathan~Roger Jenkins~Roger Vaughan Jenkins"}