By Linda Goodman Personal and family stories fascinate me. Why are they so special? First, they preserve family heritage. Family gatherings produce treasure troves of stories to be passed along from generation to generation. When my family gets together, storytelling is the main event. These stories make me feel like I intimately know relatives that […]
Your Story – Pass it Along! Details »
told by Rona Leventhal Listen to story I love this story! I have told it for many years, mostly to adult audiences, sometimes to school and family groups. I also frequently use it in teacher workshops, both to look at the many themes that are inherent in any story (well beyond the obvious!) and as
by Rafe Martin For tellers today, traditional tales are like a form of classical music. The patterns are known and resonant. In so many ways our work will naturally – whether we know it or not—reflect back to these oldies and goldies. Forty years ago when I was training as a mythopoeic literary critic I
Traditional Tales and the Modern Teller Details »
told by Jeff Gere Listen to story The introduction to this story is a story. As the City & County of Honolulu’s Drama Specialist, I tell and hear stories in Senior Centers regularly. I heard this tale, The C. C. Camp, in Waimanalo’s Alu Like Native Hawaiian Meal Site Program (federally funded Hawaiian food!). It
by Michael Reno Harrell I’ve been singing songs and telling stories to audiences longer than seems possible; and making a living at it which has at times has seemed impossible. Traveling in these two worlds, music and storytelling, I find little crossover, but many things in common. For one thing, being a performing artist means
Storytelling House Concerts? Details »
told by Jane Hauser Listen to story This is a true story that happened in 1957 in North Carolina after the 1954 Brown vs. the Board of Education decision that foreshadowed the end of segregation in the South. But parts of the South would not go quietly and the Ku Klux Klan gained strength. This
Clothes, the Klan, and a Close Call Details »
By Antonio Rocha I am a teller who comes from a silent tradition. Once, all I did was tell through body language as a mime artist. One of the most important aspects of this silence performing art form is the transition. The ability to transition well from one part of the mime piece onto another
Transitions in Eloquence Details »
Told by Ruth Stotter Listen to story Why do we tell stories? What does our audience want from their storytelling experience? How do we prepare and perform our stories? This modified Zen story tries to address some of these questions and, hopefully, provides some answers. One of the reasons I like this story is that
The Itinerant Storyteller Details »
by Lyn Ford A young student in a story-sharing / story-writing workshop that had been organized specifically for “gifted and talented” students hung back from those who rushed to their lunches. He never looked directly at me; he shuffled his feet and watched his shoes, and nervously glanced up at me as he spoke. He
Front-Porch "Twitter": The Importance of Face-to-Face Story-Sharing Details »
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