Dominic Kelly is a professional storyteller working in schools, theatres and festivals across the UK, Europe and around the world. He has been telling tales with children and young people since 1994. His wide repertoire includes folktales, legends, myths, and even urban myths.

He has performed in hundreds of schools, giving performances, workshops and delivering projects. He has taught storytelling at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, Sweden and directs family storytelling performances for Rikscenen, Norway's national folk arts centre.

Dominic's work includes long-term projects and short-term day-visits and performances. Projects this year have been undertaken with the folowing:

Jan 07:

Dallam School, Milnthorpe, Cumbria

February 07:

Kirkland & Catterall School, Garstang, Lancs

Slyne-with-Hest CE Primary, Lancaster, Lancs

Higham St John's CE Primary, Burnley, lancs

Gillibrand Primary, Chorley, Lancs

Newton Bluecoat CE Primary, Kirkham, Lancs

Farington Moss St Paul's CE Primary, Leyland

March 07:

St Thomas Primary School, Garstang, Lancs

Worsthorne Primary School, Burnley, Lancs

St Anne's Primary School, Leyland, Lancs

Lomeshaye Junior School, Nelson, Lancs

St Oswald's Primary School, Accrington, Lancs

Carnforth Christchurch School, Carnforth, Lancs

Whittlefield Primary School, Burnley, Lancs

April 07:

Easter storytelling events, Northern Centre for Storytelling

Weetwood Primary School, Leeds

May 07:

Yealand Primary School, Lancs

Miles Hill Primary School, Leeds

Family performances, Northern Centre for Storytelling

June 07:

Storytelling in Healthcare Conference, Grasmere, Cumbria

Gorsthills Primary School, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire

Moulton School, Northwich, Cheshire

The Alnwich Garden, Northumberland

July 07

Rushbearing Storytelling Project, Grasmere, Cumbria

Previous long-term work has included a 10 -month collaboration with the Alternatives To Exclusion Project in Highland Region, Scotland; and initiating, organising and participating in multi-disciplinary Art & the Environment projects in South Devon schools.

Dominic has been involved in three projects at Yealand School over the last two years. As a storyteller he has captivated and engaged our junior children with tales from Greek and Norse mythology, providing a fantastic focus and stimulus for two of our history projects. He managed to effortlessly draw the children into the stories on every occasion, often involving them in the performance. Pupils would still be talking about them weeks later, and there was a clear and positive impact on the children's work in History following Dominc's visits.

As a visual artist he recently delivered a project over two weeks that involved the children in creating their own artwork based on seasonal shapes and forms from nature; each child's work formed part of two large-scale triple-spiral patterns that were collaboratively created by Dominic and all the children. The class loved working on the project, the results of which were stunning.

Dominic's visits and projects have all been inspiring. He develops excellent relationships with the children and has always shown a high degree of professionalism in his work at Yealand. I have no hesitation in recommending him to other schools.

KS2 Teacher Yealand C of E Primary School, Lancashire

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