Markus Luukkonen

May 12, 2015May 12, 2015

From the Woods @ Hague

DISC is proud to introduce a storytelling show by Markus Luukkonen from Finland.

From the Woods

~Myths and folk tales from Finland with family legends~

Tuesday, May 26th Oude Molstraat 37, 2513 BA The Hague

Finland is a country of ten thousand lakes and an endless forests. It’s a country of Epic Kalevala and a land of heroe’s like Väinämöinen, Matti and Kullervo. Markus will bring stories from the Finnish woods to DISC!! The set of stories includes dreaming, more dreaming and some facts about reality.

“I looked at the endless ocean and I realised that I’m totally in a wrong place! I realised that the image of me and my soul is more like a forest and a small swamp lake”

AND there will be a special opening performance by the participants of our Beginner’s Course who will graduate in the very same day!!

DISC opens @18:30

The show starts @ 19:00

Entrance: €10,- (in cash please)

more detail from:http://bit.ly/1blbaZA

DISC – Dutch International Storytelling Centre

May 8, 2015May 8, 2015

Living Room Stories @ Gent

Sat May 9th – Gent, Belgium

Three storytellers, Torgrim Mellum Stene (NO), Markus Lukkonnen (FI) and Tom van Outryve (BE) are doing a showcase of their recently developed performance in a living room in Ekkergemplein in Ghent, Belgium. This is the pilot for the show they will be doing a tour with in Scandinavia in August this year.

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May 5, 2015May 5, 2015

Weird and Wild @ London

10847837_1499022220386340_5180945594050198460_n — Photo Cheryl Simpson

Greetings Yellow Door Storytellers!

Come and find out what’s waiting for you behind the Yellow Door…

May 24th, Doors 6pm, Showtime 7-10pm

Behind the Yellow Door

232 Kingsland Road, E2 8AX London

an intimate Sunday Storytelling experience in the cosy surrounds of Manero’s Private Members Club. Join us for a cheeky cocktail and a tale or two!

this month we are joined by …a firm favourite of the storytelling scene Abbie Palache

+ fantastic tale telling talent from the Continent (Finland to be precise) Markus Luukkonen

+ gorgeous tunes from beautiful musician and all round good egg (or vegan alternative) – Kid Called Sorrow

Sit and listen, or tell a story with an… Open Door story telling spot! 6 mins Fairy and folk tales, true life and love, crass and comic, verses and vocal – we welcome every fable and yarn – and if it fits our theme then even better! This month it’s…Weird and Wild!! To be guaranteed a spot, message us via Yellow Door Storytellers or email yellowdoorstorytellers@gmail.com

..we’ll be staying up late with a whiskey or two… see you there Storytellers!

April 29, 2015April 29, 2015

Bedtime Stories @ Brighton

Bedtime Stories for Adults 18^th May at 7:30pm Healthy planet, North Street, Brighton, UK

When was the last time you heard a really good story?Join us for tales of myth, magic and wonder stricly for grown ups!

Storytellers: Alexandra Schunemann, Arthur Dyer, Abbie Palache and Markus Luukkonen

Tea, coffee and hot chocolate by donation

£4 tickets on the door

April 22, 2015May 7, 2015

May 8th @ Gent

De zere knie valt

May 8th at 8pm

In de Wolk, Warandestraat 13D 9000 Gent, Belgium

The Flemish storytellers of the narrator group The Sore Knee will challenge themselves in an evening of improvisation and music together with two foreign guest storytellers, Torgrim Mellum Stene from Norway and Markus Lukkonen from Finland.

March 24, 2015

Storytelling Arena III – Berlin

STORYTELLING ARENA III – WONDER WOMEN

March 27th at 8pm

DKT–Wassertum, Kopisch Strasse 7, Kreuzberg, Berlin

Exit per donation (give as much or as little as you like)

Stories of fascinating, strong women, whose inspiring ideas are creating waves. Modern stories and timeless myths passed down the generations tell of women, who on a small or large scale have changed our world.

Told with power and poetry by professional storytellers Rachel Clarke, Janine Schweiger and Markus Luukkonen.

An OPEN MIKE for those audience members who wish to share a story rounds off this warm and sociable evening’s entertainment on a cold winter’s night. Audience of all ages welcome.

The Storytelling Arena is a brand new monthly Storytelling format – every last Friday of the month – in German and English, hosted by Berlin’s most Scottish storyteller, Rachel Clarke

March 18, 2015

Story, Teller and Audience

Story, Teller and Audience – Storytelling as a Profession

Markus Luukkonen Metroplia University of Applied Sciences Performing arts – Bachelor’s Thesis

For the reader: “Unfortunately this thesis is written only in Finnish – In english you can read the Abstract from below. Anyway I will continue my work as a storyteller and I will continue reseaching and doing experiments with the art of storytelling. And happily I’ll continue the conversation about the topic. What is this storytelling?”

You can read and download the thesis from here: http://www.theseus.fi/handle/10024/88104

ABSTRACT

This Bachelor’s thesis examines storytelling and different ways of applying it. The focus is on the storyteller and how his or her role varies in different contexts. The thesis regards storytelling as a profession and examines the different elements of the storyteller’s work.

In this thesis, storytelling is divided into three different categories: campfire storytelling; performance storytelling; and applied storytelling. These categories are defined and discussed in the light of the author’s own experiences and written sources. Three different projects from the author’s previous career are focused on. These projects are Erämaateatteri (Wilderness Theatre) – a theatre group that mixes music, visual art and storytelling; Shaibalaiba! – Story Café – a story club organized in Helsinki; and the Taide kotouttaa project (a project titled Art Integrates) – an applied storytelling project that included performances and workshops.

The first part of the thesis briefly introduces the history and definition of storytelling. This part is followed by an introduction to and discussion of the basic parts of storytelling, namely: the story, the teller and the audience. The last part of the thesis discusses the storyteller’s work and his or her relationship with the story, themselves and the audience. The first part of the thesis relies mostly on written sources, while the second part focuses more on the author’s own experiences.

March 17, 2015March 17, 2015

Story Jam – London

STORY JAM – THE CENTRE OF THE MIDDLE!

Thursday 2nd April 7.30pm Canvas and Cream, 18 London Road, Forest Hill, London

SORIA MORIA CASTLE

A directionless young man rakes the ashes in the fireplace and dreams away his days (while his parents tear their hair out in frustration). But one day, his future comes calling…Story Jam favourite Sarah Liisa Wilkinson tells a coming-of-age tale from Norway, full of lust and love, adventures in strange lands, and big fat smelly hairy trolls, all found on the way to Soria Moria Castle.

FROM THE WOODS

Heroes of these stories travel in the middle of the sea, in the middle of the forest – and in the middle of the love. The set of stories is a mix of folktales from Finland and it includes dreaming, more dreaming and some facts about reality. Markus Luukkonen is a storyteller from Finland. He tells stories in clubs, theatres and festivals. He is a founder of Finnish storytelling association Samova Storytelling.

PLUS the third instalment in our serial THE SLY THIEF OF VALENCIENNES. Joe Fraser takes us to the half-way point and things are really hotting up for our scheming trickster.

Canvas & Cream will be serving their mouth-watering food and drink – it’s enough to make you loosen your belts in anticipation. See you there!

FEST Conference 2015

The annual Federation for European Storytelling Conference is the biggest meeting of its kind, a unique and diverse gathering of storytelling professionals from all over Europe and beyond. Attended by Representatives of National and Regional Storytelling Groups, Storytelling Trainers, Festival Organisers, Promoters, Education Specialists, Storytelling Professionals and Funding Experts, this is the European storytelling networking opportunity.

The conference will take place from 19th till 22th July 2015 in Kea Island, Greece.

For info and registration: http://www.fest-network.eu

February 2, 2015February 2, 2015

Kalevala 180 Years

Väinämöinen and the Art of Archery

– Kalevala 180 years and some other yarns –

Storyteller Markus Luukkonen

Kalevala’s Day Februrary 28^th

Theatre Ilmi Ö, Harjutori, Helsinki

Tickets 10€ / 6€

Elias Lönrot’s first edition of Kalevala was published 1835. That’s 180 years ago. As a storyteller I tell many kind of stories. I tell stories from my life, but the basis of my work is in folktales and myths. I feel gratitude for our ancestors who sang the songs, who told the tales. And I feel gratitude for Lönrot and old masters. Today, as a Finnish storyteller I want to respond to the call of Väinämöinen and Lönrot.

The performance in Kalevala’s Day is a part of my processs with Väinämöinen. In Helsinki stories will be told in Finnish. But during the year 2015 the process will continue and there will be performances in English. Let’s see what the year 2015 will bring for us.

I’ll be living in Berlin in Germany from March to end of June and I will travel a bit around “Central” Europe. So maybe we’ll meet one day. You, me and Väinämöinen.

Best Greetings,

Markus