PRODUCTIONS
I love stories. Especially helping people develop their own personal stories. I believe in the power of personal stories and how it changes narratives in our own lives and in others. I had the privilege of helping to develop some amazing stories in our community live storytelling event called Telling Stories Live where we presented 4 storytellers every month for 3 years. I also started the first Migrant Worker Storytelling Competition and curated and directed a women’s only show called “Walking in Beauty” as part of the M1 Fringe Festival in January 2018. In July, the production toured in the UK to rave reviews!
WALKING IN BEAUTY
M1 Fringe Festival 2018
Photography by Kelly Fan
Women and Beauty. What is a woman’s relationship with beauty? Join our storytellers as they reveal their insights into what “Walking in Beauty” means to them. Listen to their stories of personal identities shattered, journeys disrupted, and lives altered. Is being beautiful a help or hindrance? Does being funny make you beautiful? How do you know if you are beautiful?
Curated and directed by Petrina Kow, an evening of stories will be presented by Anita Kapoor, Arianna Pozzuoli, Deborah Emmanuel, Frances Lee, Oniatta Effendi and Dr Uma Rajan; six diverse, extraordinary women who are the embodiment of strength, courage, love and beauty.
PRAISE FOR “WALKING IN BEAUTY”
“I laughed and my heart sang and it ached…the flurry of emotions was palpable”
“The stories were precious gifts that lingers long after”
“A powerful story well told”
“Petrina Kow has masterfully coxed out some amazingly moving material”