21 June 2025 / 4:00 PM — 6:00 PM
StoryTelling Festival 2025 Opening event

Let's open the 2025 StoryTelling Festival together.
Carnegie Library and Community Centre Forecourt, Carnegie
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An immersive suite of lullabies created for, and with, the neurodivergent community.
A musical experience where everyone is welcome and can be themselves.
Forever Changed is a deeply personal and immersive concert from ARIA-nominated pianist and composer Nat Bartsch. She is known for creating soothing, beautiful music that blends neoclassical composition with jazz harmony, improvisation and ethereal ambient effects.
Inspired by her own experience of being neurodivergent, Nat has created a series of lullabies that explore the sensory preferences of people with autism and ADHD.
Drawing on insights from music therapists and neurodivergent collaborators, the music blends piano with sampled harp and strings, ambient electronics, and field recordings to create a rich, atmospheric sound world.
Performed in a relaxed setting, you're invited to experience the music in a way that suits you best. With comfort in mind, the space includes features like bean bags and sensory-friendly lighting. Whether you're seeking a soothing moment of calm or an immersive auditory journey, Forever Changed offers listeners of all ages a space to find solace and joy.
"Her beautiful piano playing shimmers with a joyfulness that she also conveys in person." Limelight
"Listening to Bartsch's music is akin to feeling a reassuring hand resting on one's shoulder." The Age
"Every sound has a purpose in these graceful creations, and Bartsch, as she's done before, eschews complexity for poetic expression that is direct, genuine, and true." Ron Schepper, Textura
21 June 2025 / 4:00 PM — 6:00 PM
Let's open the 2025 StoryTelling Festival together.
Carnegie Library and Community Centre Forecourt, Carnegie
28 June 2025 / 9:00 AM — 11:00 AM
Design, build and perform your own story in a magical paper theatre.
Glen Eira Town Hall — Auditorium corner Glen Eira and Hawthorn Road, Caulfield
Glen Eira Storytelling Festival acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands upon which we work and live. We acknowledge the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' spirit, imagination and rich history of storytelling and humour that is an inspiration to all Australians.
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