Telling Moore: Oral Storytelling at Moore and Moore Cafe
Welcome to Beyond Nine Waves the first event of Telling Moore, bringing the art of traditional oral storytelling to a contemporary audience. You can expect a vibrant evening of storytelling from some of WA (and further afield) incredible storytellers, with collaborations from local musicians, percussionists and singers. Join us for an evening of storytelling and conviviality.
The Story: This month storyteller Will Wilson will tale a raucous performance of Tristan and Isolde, accompanied on the Harp by Lilli Felski and in voice by Lucy Risdale.
This ancient tale reaches far beyond its surface as love story into what it means to cross boundaries in pursuit of longing and how naivety lands us in all sorts of bother . . . the kind of bother we all must experience. The story reveals what lies behind love as we reach back to the epoch of the pagans and how confusing it can be when a counter cultures start to emerge, both internally and externally.
As the old myths tell us everything has a price, what is it you long for and what are you willing to pay for it?
What is oral Storytelling? Traditional Oral Storytelling is not a memorised narrative but a live retelling, no two tellings of a story will look the same, told not purely as performance or entertainment traditional tales carry the wisdom of nature and cultures. This art form places emphasis on language and poetics to create a landscape for the imagination.
About the Storyteller: Will has apprenticed to the old stories, done his bidding in both telling stories and the study of mythopoetic's. A graduate of MA Poetics of Imagination and West Country School of Myth Will’s tellings are laced with nuggets of wisdom and humour as he dances between the silly and sincere.
Food and Drinks: The wonderful Moore and Moore cafe is opening its doors to us for these events, their team will be on hand to serve drinks from their small bar, coffee and cakes (a wonderful interval treat), and dinner will be available to pre order for before the performance or during the interval. Dinner options will be announced closer to the event for pre booking.
Event Schedule: Thursday 29th January 2026
Doors: 18:00 - arrive and settle in with a drink and something to eat
Performance starts: 19:00 - Performance area opens, enter in silence
Interval: 19:45 - Take a breather and have a drink and cafe made cake
Performance continues: 20:10 - Regather and listen to the second part
Ending: 21:00 - Ending after a short discussion Q&A with Storyteller
Please note this performance is open to those aged 16+
Tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/storytellers-residency-over-nine-waves/tickets
FILMING AND PHOTOGRAPHY
Please note: This event will be recorded. By attending the event you agree to be filmed and/or photographed, and for those images and footage to be shared online and across various promotional platforms.