Performer Name: The Ragged Storytelling Collective

Show Name: Binderella

Show Description

A baby cries in a bin at night - as a Faceless Man carves land for profit; a tall tower rises - as the World Tree shakes; and the fate of the earth hangs upon a single silken spider's thread. Binderella is a tale for our times, the wild birth-myth of an Anti-Goddess who challenges the forces of greed and despair that seek to steal the future from us. This anarchistic wonder story peeks through the cracks in our society, fusing an environmental rallying cry with an uplifting call for compassion and courage in this age of crisis. In this debut performance The Ragged Storytelling Collective; Kestrel, Heulwen and Magpie, weave their unique patchwork vision, stitching the raw energy of punk storytelling with a haunting thread of Welsh folk melody and song in this fiercely modern epic. Originally developed through Beyond the Border Storytelling Festival's New Voices scheme in 2021 and made possible through investment from Arts Council Wales National lottery Funding. With creative support from internationally acclaimed storyteller Daniel Morden, and leading Welsh folk musician Oliver Wilson Dixon, this show will leave you spellbound. Kestrel is a dynamic and passionate performer with a unique vision. Binderella is a compelling mash-up of memoir, myth and the Matrix. A must-see! -Daniel Morden “A back-alley fairytale, scavenged, upcycled and retold!” “I defy anyone not to enjoy this show!”

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Accessible for Blind/Partially sighted audiences.
Self Contained
Promotional trailer with 3 x different length cuts, 5 x interview videos, 1 x teaser 15 second reel, print on request.
The Ragged Storytelling Collective are an evolving new performance group that blend experimental oral storytelling with folk-music, ritual, puppetry and devised physical theatre, elevated with simple but effective set designs and a strong DIY ethos. Established in 2020, our debut show Binderella received standing ovations and enthusiastic reviews, being described as “spellbinding, stunning and inspirational" and rated at 9.6/10 in audience feedback. Becoming known for telling “tales both ancient, contemporary, fantastical and grounded - with an epic, visual, cinematic quality” with “twisting tunes and soulful vocals, coiling like smoke, weaving through the words like an incantation”, the Collective continually strive to push boundaries of what oral storytelling performance can be. Cân y Dŵr is the Collective's second touring show, and like Binderella, Cân y Dŵr continues to explore the Collective's signature style – blending traditional mythology with modern themes to create performances that feel both ancient and contemporary in the same breath. With a changeable line-up of storytellers, musicians, artists and friends that come together to create compelling performances, each appearance is a unique alchemy of skill, talent and magic. The Collective is made of artists who are queer, gender non-conforming, neurodivergent, disabled and/or marginalised. The Ragged Storytelling Collective are a new company that have grown out of Beyond the Border International Storytelling Festival. Kestrel, recognised as an exciting new talent on the storytelling circuit has been supported through the festival's New Voices scheme. The trio have been mentored through the development of their first show, by Daniel Morden and Oliver Wilson-Dickson of the renowned Devil's Violin; generously funded by Arts Council Wales. "