Map of Stories is a series of multimedia performances, featuring storytellers and filmed footage, creating a showcase of unique ‘film ceilidhs’ that celebrate the ancient tradition of oral storytelling during this year’s Scottish International Storytelling Festival (SISF, 14 – 31 October 2022).

Part of a wider and ambitious project supported by EventScotland as part of the Year of Stories 2022  and led by Edinburgh-based arts collective Transgressive North, Map of Stories invites audiences (both in-person and online) to celebrate languages, identities and oral storytelling: one of Scotland’s deeply rooted, ancient art forms.

After premiering at SISF each performance will go on tour to its region of focus – Dumfries & Galloway, the North East, Perth & Kinross, the Outer Hebrides, and Orkney respectively – and explore the distinctive stories, memories and folklore arising from that particular community and landscape.

Every community has its own tales to tell, and Map of Stories will allow audiences to explore some of the considerable plurality of stories that emerging from communities and landscapes across the country, from Sat 15 Oct – Sun 6 Nov 2022.

Later in the year audiences will be able to explore links between storytelling and place through a literal map of stories in shape of an open-access website, featuring a curated selection of filmed performances from storytellers across the country, each pinned onto an interactive map.