Book a Teller:
Kamini Ramachandran
Kamini helped found the Storytelling Association (Singapore) in early 2006. She is currently serving her fourth term as its President, as well as organising various activities on behalf of the SAS. Besides telling stories under the auspices of the SAS, she is also an active teller within the Storytellers Circle (the special interest group of the Society for Reading & Literacy) and also a part of Story Weavers, the professional performing arm of the Association.
Presently a Singapore resident, Kamini joined forces with Verena Tay to found MoonShadow Stories in November 2004 to promote the lost art of the oral narrative. Both Kamini and Verena strongly believe that children will benefit if the beauty and wonder of storytelling is first re-introduced to adults. Hence, they were the first contemporary storytellers in Singapore to focus on storytelling for adults. Since 2005, MoonShadow Stories has been busy telling stories to adults and children at various venues. In 2010 they celebrated 5 years of continuous storytelling with a special first-of-its-kind-in-Singapore storytelling marathon!
Storytelling has always been vital for Kamini Ramachandran, from her earliest memories of her grandparents telling her stories to her efforts in continuing this storytelling tradition with her two sons everyday since they were six months old.
Fluent in both English and Malay she is an avid collector of Children’s Literature. While she is comfortable telling stories to children using puppets, kamishibai boards, masks and songs, she is also adept at telling stories for adults, drawing on her preference for darker, ambiguous, other-realm tales. Her adult storytelling repertoire includes original stories based on personal experience and popular urban legends.
In June 2007, the Nanyang Polytechnic’s School of Media and Design appointed her as Co-Director of its folktale animation project. The Singapore media is also fond of featuring Kamini’s talents as a professional storyteller. During 2005 and 2006, she told stories on live radio at WKRZ 91.3FM on a regular basis. More recently, she has been interviewed on radio programmes such as ‘The Living Room’, ‘The Breakfast Club’ and ‘Passion People’ (93.8Live) about her work as a storyteller. The New Paper has also written a feature article on her life as a professional storyteller.
Kamini is current President (2011/2012), immediate past President (2010/2011) and past President (2009/2010) & (2008/2009), Secretary (2007/2008) and pro-tem Secretary (2006/2007) of the Association.
For more information on Kamini please go to: www.moonshadowstories.com where you may view her complete Storytelling CV.
How to Contact Kamini:
Tel: + (65) 9116 3935
Email: kamini@moonshadowstories.com
