Peter Chand Storyteller - Tales from India

Remember to get your tickets folks. 9th August. Having shared this story all across the UK and as far afield as Toronto, Kozani in Greece, Oslo, Galway and other places- my parents story is coming home to the city they travelled to from Punjab. Biographical experiences of caste, migration, division, hope and the ties that bind a family through it all are interwoven with four beautiful and evocative Indian folktales. A story as old as time and as current as ever. Hope to see some of you there. Peace PC 🙏🏾

Story Bazaar: Mangoes on the Beach with Peter Chand Book your tickets now for Story Bazaar: Mangoes on the Beach with Peter Chand, live storytelling at Wolverhampton Arts Centre

20 Years a Teller. Thoughts:
Not always easy being full-time self-employed, and the financial uncertainty may not be for everyone (unless you are lucky enough to have a partner with a good job, a trust fund, substantial pension fund, or other form of income)
I really wouldn't change it for anything though. It was the best decision I made giving up my job in Retail Management in 2026, flogging Playstations and X Boxes.
I think often about an older friend at the time who lectured in college and was constantly complaining about work, the system, colleagues, and everything under the sun. Yet he stayed put; miserable, working out his pension. He advised me to not give up the day job. So glad I never listened to him. I didn't want to be that person in my older years, and glad I'm not. You need self-belief, integrity and toughness to make it out there as a creative Freelancer. And if clients keep coming back and recommending you to others, it's the best job in world! Which I'm very grateful that they do 🙏🏾

We did it. I think this has been my favourite storytelling experience of the year so far. Proud to have been involved in making the first Unity Picnic happen with the brilliant partnership of Chaplaincy Dept - Uni of Wolverhampton. Standing up to division, hatred and bigotry through
Artists provided their time and skills for free by giving us Indian folktales, an Irish legend, bhangra dancing, Rumi poetry, sax mixed with tabla and lots more. We danced, ate together, laughed and were fortunate enough to have had visiting students from India join us and make the day even better. Thank you everyone. More to come- We stand together. We stay vigilant. We get creative. 🙏🏾✊🏽🤎

About to book flights for the lovely Cape Clear Island International Storytelling Festival in Ireland 4th-6th September. Will be great to be back- full programne and booking info below. If you get the chance, check this festival out. You'll be so glad you did.
PS- Also will be guesting for the lovely people at Cork Yarnspinners on the night of 2nd September before going across to Cape Clear island. Really looking forward to sharing stories from India and catching up with pals such as the one and only Paddy O'Brien 🙏🏾



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"Go your own way, do your own thing, and you'll be at the place you need to be".

Airing the glad-rags. It's festival season again!! Hope to see some of you good people in and around the UK, and in Greece and Ireland too with an Indian story or two. Peace PC ✊🏽🤎🙏🏾

Some pretty cool festivals and events coming up both domestically and across the water. Can't wait to share stories on the stunning island of Kea in Greece in July, and also at the Cape Clear Island International Storytelling Festival in Ireland in September. But before that there will be Story Bazaar at Wolverhampton Arts Centre with the brilliant Laura Sampson this month, and also the Forgotten Lands festival in Cumbria working alongside the superb Kirsten Milliken Storyteller, plus we'll be sharing Roses are Dead in June in Lichfield . Let the storytelling adventures commence. 🤎✊🏽🙏🏾

Some great work already done this year, and the spring/summer looking good with sessions in Lichfield, Cumbria, the Midlands, and Greece already confirmed. Great creating new storytelling pieces and workshops with the most splendid Kirsten Milliken Storyteller
Bring on the adventures...