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The Commons of the Imagination – with Martin Shaw and Manchán Magan

€20

A night of story, trouble and wonder. 

Join Martin Shaw & Manchán Magan for an electrifying night exploring myth and the way ancient stories show up in the lives we live today. Dr Martin Shaw will court us into the incredible world of fairy tales, whilst Manchán Magan will try to get to grips with the reality and unreality of the Underworld.

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Martin Shaw is an oral storyteller, award winning writer and mythologist. Dr Shaw founded the Oral Tradition course at Stanford University and is Reader of Poetics at Dartington Art School. He has been published in Poetry International, Orion, The Mississippi Review, Emergence, and many other publications. Robert Bly describes him as “a true master, one of the very greatest storytellers we have.” www.cistamystica.com

Manchán Magan is a writer and documentary-maker. He has written books on his travels in Africa, India and South America and two novels. He writes occasionally for The Irish Times, reports on travel for various radio programmes, and has presented dozens of documentaries on issues of world culture for TG4, RTÉ  & Travel Channel. His books Thirty-Two Words For Field and Tree Dogs, Banshee Fingers and Other Words For Nature are acclaimed best-sellers. His new book is Listen to the Land Speak.  www.manchan.com   

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A night of story, trouble and wonder. 

Join Martin Shaw & Manchán Magan for an electrifying night exploring myth and the way ancient stories show up in the lives we live today. Dr Martin Shaw will court us into the incredible world of fairy tales, whilst Manchán Magan will try to get to grips with the reality and unreality of the Underworld.

*** 

Martin Shaw is an oral storyteller, award winning writer and mythologist. Dr Shaw founded the Oral Tradition course at Stanford University and is Reader of Poetics at Dartington Art School. He has been published in Poetry International, Orion, The Mississippi Review, Emergence, and many other publications. Robert Bly describes him as “a true master, one of the very greatest storytellers we have.” www.cistamystica.com

Manchán Magan is a writer and documentary-maker. He has written books on his travels in Africa, India and South America and two novels. He writes occasionally for The Irish Times, reports on travel for various radio programmes, and has presented dozens of documentaries on issues of world culture for TG4, RTÉ  & Travel Channel. His books Thirty-Two Words For Field and Tree Dogs, Banshee Fingers and Other Words For Nature are acclaimed best-sellers. His new book is Listen to the Land Speak.  www.manchan.com   

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Martin and Machán

22nd November

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