Tune on Diffusione Fiaba to listen to the re-run of the six-hour marathon broadcast live on 20 March 2023 to celebrate the World Storytelling Day 2023, under the motto “Together, we can”. Diffusione Fiaba organised the marathon together with Simona’s Stories and Centro Italiano Storytelling, with the generous contribution of 25 storytellers connected from all of the world. Indeed, together we can!
Moderators, storytellers and stories
Moderator: Simona Stambazzi
1. Intro and story “Three brothers” by Simona Stambazzi, story from Ireland (in English)
2. Liz Weir – “A wee lift”, story from Ireland (in English)
3. Despina Ariou – “Story of the humming-bird”, from Africa with original continuation by Despina (in English)
4. Usha Chhabra – “NOT ALONE” – Biographical story of Chandra Prabha Saikiani, a lady from the Northeastern Indian state of Assam (in Hindi)
5. Deepti Yadav – “Priya, the Beloved”, a true story from India (in English)
6. Joan Leotta – “Farida’s story”, story from Syria (in English)
7. Ornella Mercuri – “La leggenda dell’acchiappasogni” (in Italian)
Music break Etta Scollo – “Corro con te” (1h21’)
Moderator: Giovanna Conforto
8. Giovanna Conforto – “La zuppa di sassi/Stone soup” (in Italian and in English)
9. Vinita Dhondiyal Bhatnagar – “Story of how Sri Ram defeats Ravan” from India (in English)
10. Cinzia Ciaramicoli – “Le calzette della Befana/Befana’s socks”, original story by Cinzia (in Italian and in English)
11. Ana Munteanu – “La guerra delle campane” di Gianni Rodari (in Italian)
12. Nupur Awasthi – “The chicken story”, Indian folktale (in Hindi)
Music break Langas and Manganiars – “Dhun Saar” (2h50’)
Moderator: Elena Asciutti
13. Stella Tsingou – “The Bremen town Musicians” (in English and Greek)
14. David Heathfield – “The purse full of gold”, Jewish folktale (in English)
15. Gustavo von Bischoffshausen – “El zorro y la perdiz”, from Perou (in Spanish)
16. Valentina Zocca – “La storia del soldato romano e della vite/ The story of the Roman soldier and the vine” (in Italian and in English)
17. Maria Grazia Del Duce – “La storia personale di suo Nonno Giuseppe”, biographical story (in Italian)
18. Argin Kubin – “Baba Yaga and the Six Sisters”, Russian folktale (in English)
Music break Patti Smith – “People have the power” (4h43’26’’)
Moderator: Stefania Ganzini
19. Sarah Lloyd-Winder – “The autumn witch” (in English)
20. Maria Gillen – “Sean Nòs Sheila” (Sheila of the old ways) (in English)
21. Manuela Kelly Calzini – African folktale (in English)
22. Tony Cranston – True story from Hong Kong (in English)
23. Clare Goodall – “Bridget’s cloak”, Irish legend (in English)
24. Monia Vergioli – “Il topo e la civetta” (in Italian)
25. Outro con la “storia dei caproni” con Flavio Milandri
Music – The end Elis Regina & Tom Jobim – “Aguas de Março”