Jacqueline Harris
Storywheel
Image by Marjan Wouda
Hello and thank you for coming by.
“Everything starts as a story”
Joseph Campbell
I’m a writer, theatre maker, storyteller and creator of experiential workshops and courses. This work both tells stories and explores how and why we tell them, whether as folktales, new fiction or real-life stories, and how these narratives shape our lives.
I often collaborate with other artists to experiment with new ways of doing this though different forms, from performance and books to exhibitions and installations. “Storywheel” interactive storytelling experiments create spaces and experiences for individuals to explore how story and life ‘talk’ to each other.
Recent collaboration:
“Slowing Down to the Speed of Light”
A multi-media storytelling show exploring an adult ADHD diagnosis through provocative and playful storytelling, music and image.
“The White Dobbie: Story and Landscape”
A collaboration made possible through a successful Kickstarter campaign.
This book revisits an old Cumbrian folktale and the people and places that define it, reimagined and explored through contemporary art and original writing. The idea developed from a performance piece that Marjan Wouda and myself created called “In Skriker’s Footsteps”.
The banner above is a section of one of Marjan’s images from the book.
For more info and sample pages click HERE:
Some Other Collaborations
Collaborations with visual artists, musicians, composers, film makers and actors have led to multi-media performance work, film and exhibitions. These have explored folktales, contemporary narratives and real life stories.
