September 2011 by Kate Dudding Five years ago, something exciting happened in our community. (No, that’s not the royal we – I have a producing partner, Alden (Joe) Doolittle. We specialize in producing storytelling events for adults. Together we’ve produced over 90 storytelling dinner programs and over 10 Tellabrations.) […]
Becoming the Resident Storytelling Company at an Arts Center Details »
DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING Therapeutic Learning © Kay Stone What makes a story a source of healing? I asked myself this as I prepared to fly south to Florida to visit my sister Jolene, who is undergoing chemotherapy. I was aware that telling stories face-to-face with a single listener is quite
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At the National Storytelling Network, our mission is to advance all forms of storytelling within the community through promotion, advocacy, and education. STORY NOW! Interview Series The theme of our 2019 annual conference was Story Now! Now! From the boardroom to the classroom, and the page to the stage, personal stories and folktales are catalysts
Story Now Interview: Living Proof Advocacy, Tim Cage and John Capecci Details »
At the National Storytelling Network, our mission is to advance all forms of storytelling within the community through promotion, advocacy, and education. STORY NOW! Interview Series Story Now! Now from the boardroom to the classroom, and the page to the stage, personal stories and folktales are catalysts for change in every aspect of our
Story Now Interview: Michael Reno Harrell Details »
by Willy Claflin I’m really looking forward to joining all of you at the National Storytelling Conference in Richmond this August 1-4. Last summer we planted a seed. A new domain name was registered: The American Storytelling Festival. A new festival was proposed. Somewhat tongue in cheek, it promised to be Everything You Ever Wanted.
The New American Storytelling Festival: If Not Now, When? Details »
By Chris King. When presenting my “How to Tell Personal Stories”workshop at a 1993 Ohio storytelling conference, I shared the story of my son’s bout with cancer in 1989 for the first time in front of a live audience. Finally, I could tell it with the truth and drama it possessed. Why for the first
The Everlasting Healing Power of a Story Details »
Event for Ages 16+ Can stories make a difference in how we see the world and each other? Come hear a sample of social justice stories by eight diverse tellers whose repertoires include stories that artfully raise awareness and motivate action about pressing social issues. Author, Sue O’Halloran, has appeared on PBS and ABC Nightline.
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by Kimberley King. When I got there, the camp was buzzing like a hive of angry bees. Teenage girls were stomping about, slamming doors, cursing, shouting, threatening to run away. The friend who had asked me to tell stories met me at the car. “We’ve had a major blowout,” she told me. “Maybe you should
The Twin Faces of Sorrow: Stories That Help Heal Grief and Rage Details »
Told by Joyce Story Click to listen Joyce Story Like all the stories in Joyce’s book Tales of the Sonoran Desert, these two stories captivate the listener with the light they cast on the unique desert that lies in the southwestern US and in Mexico. Giving voice to the desert’s plants and animals, the stories
“The Cloud People Come to the Sonoran Desert” and “The Bobcat and the Saguaro.” Details »
PRO SIG Preconference, NSN 2013 Conference, Richmond, VA July 2013 by Kate Dudding Summary Description of the process and success in creating a venue for storytelling to adults; expanding listener base; and sharing lessons learned during fourteen seasons of a dinner storytelling series: “Story Sundays at the Glen Sanders
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