CRAIG JENKINS

Craig is a professional storyteller and educationalist who performs traditional folktales and the Indian epics of Ramayana and Mahabharata. He also writes plays and runs workshops that use traditional stories as a means of addressing contemporary social issues. Some of his most notable works have been Draupadi as a metaphor for violence against women, Karna as a metaphor for 'unwanted children and a lack of self identity' and his internationally renowned 'Abhimanyu- The Child Soldier'. He works with vulnerable groups such as refugees, children in the criminal justice system, children in rural villages and children in the slums. He has also worked for the BBC, British Museum and the British Film Institute.