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First Name
Paul
Middle Name
J
Last Name
Taylor
Stage Name
Privacy
Phone
3077218853
Region
Western
Street Address
PO BOX 1427
City
LARAMIE
State/Province
WY
Country
United States
Postal Code
Primary type of performance
Myths & Legends
Stories
Australian Folklore and Aboriginal Dreamtime.
Bi or Multi Lingual
Bio
Australian storyteller, didjeridoo player and traveler delights in sharing the culture of his homeland through, story, song, dance, painting, theatre and didjeridoo.
He comes to the U.S. from Adelaide, South Australia, on the invitation of Bobby Bridger and the Adelaide-Austin, TX, sister city program. Bridger is a descendent of the legendary western pioneer, Jim Bridger. In 1986, Paul acted as guide for Bobby Bridger on an extensive tour of South Australia. Bridger performed his acclaimed one-man show “Ballad of the West<, on a tour of the outback and to the Pitjantatjara Aboriginal community in the red heart of the country.
Paul graduated from the University of South Australia with a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work in 1980. His interest in the Aboriginal culture of his own country is born from time spent as a social worker among the Aboriginal people in outback Australia??™s Northern Territory in the early eighties. It was at this time he was introduced to the wonderful tradition of storytelling and the music of the didjeridoo.
Paul is mentored by Yidumduma Bill Harney, custodian of the Wardaman culture in Australia>s Northern Territory. Paul returns to Australia on sabbatical each year to spend time with family and Bill. Paul has been honored with his Wardaman name “Jalala”.
He comes to the U.S. from Adelaide, South Australia, on the invitation of Bobby Bridger and the Adelaide-Austin, TX, sister city program. Bridger is a descendent of the legendary western pioneer, Jim Bridger. In 1986, Paul acted as guide for Bobby Bridger on an extensive tour of South Australia. Bridger performed his acclaimed one-man show “Ballad of the West<, on a tour of the outback and to the Pitjantatjara Aboriginal community in the red heart of the country.
Paul graduated from the University of South Australia with a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work in 1980. His interest in the Aboriginal culture of his own country is born from time spent as a social worker among the Aboriginal people in outback Australia??™s Northern Territory in the early eighties. It was at this time he was introduced to the wonderful tradition of storytelling and the music of the didjeridoo.
Paul is mentored by Yidumduma Bill Harney, custodian of the Wardaman culture in Australia>s Northern Territory. Paul returns to Australia on sabbatical each year to spend time with family and Bill. Paul has been honored with his Wardaman name “Jalala”.
Ages
All Ages
School Districts
Workshops
Yes
Requirements
Mentor
Cost
Travel
Yes