Killruddery Family Storytelling with Zakia Elyoubi (Morocco) (2pm)

A unique opportunity to share in some Moroccan storytelling magic with International Storyteller in Residence, Zakia Elyoubi, by the fireside in The Shoot Room, Killruddery Yard.

No booking required but come early to be sure of a seat!

Killruddery Farm Shop and Cafe are open daily from 9am, all year round, with its Sour Dough Pizza Ovens firing from 12 noon, last orders 5pm. Killruddery Grain Store is open for Lunch from 12, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Zakia Elyoubi is a teacher, a Friend of Fez Orphans and an oral storyteller.

She grew up listening to stories from her family members as a child. In 2013, she heard of a storytelling program at Café Clock in Fez called "Keeping the Heritage of Oral Storytelling from Dying" and jumped at the opportunity. In this program she learned the craft from the master of storytelling in Fez Mohamed Mokhlis.After that she started telling at Café Clock as well as some private storytelling events.She went to all American language centers in Morocco facilitating storytelling workshops for students under the title "Tell Your Story".She also traveled in Morocco with a group of travel writers as a storyteller with the agency Deep Travel. She has participated in 4 storytelling festivals in Morocco.Zakia's motto is "tell tell tell, cause storytelling can change the world, if not the whole then it will change yours. "