by Simon Brooks, © 2016 Sound is important in our job as storytellers. It is, for the most part, an oral art form for an aural audience. Obviously, this is not always the case. There are amazing storytellers who are deaf and use sign language, there are storytellers who use tell tales using a digital […]
By Kevin Cordi The Value of Breathing: How little we do and how important it is After returning from Japan in 2001 I examined life through a calmer window. It was there people were rushing to meet taxis, running to their jobs, and hurrying to meet life’s demands. However, although they were rushing, there was
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CBS News (New York City, NY), December 15, 2006 Summary: Each week we invite someone from outside CBS Public EyE to weigh in with their thoughts about CBS News and the media at large. This week, we turned to Siobhan Darrow, a former CNN correspondent and author of the 2002 book, Flirting with Danger: Confessions
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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
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Eleven Recipients Presented with ORACLE Awards from National Storytelling Network Since their inception in 1995, the ORACLE Awards have been presented by the National Storytelling Network to those who have excelled in their art, or made significant contributions to storytelling, NSN or its members. This year, National Storytelling Network honors eleven ORACLE Award recipients. Jeannine
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Event for Ages 10+Hosted by Sam Payne & Bill Harley Stories When I Was One and Twenty told by Sam Payne Sam Payne is the Weber State University Storytelling Fellow, and hosts The Apple Seed, a daily storytelling show on BYU Radio. He has an award-winning catalog of recordings, and performs on national and international
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told by Lynn Ruehlmann Click to listen ruehlmann About the Story It excites me when I find the perfect connection between a classic myth and contemporary life—the connection gives both stories such a potent new focus. So I’ve really enjoyed developing this coming-of-age story. It combines the story of getting my driver’s license with the story
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by Mary Margaret Stories keep us alive, in more ways than one. They bring us back to ourselves, our desires, our needs and possibilities as humans living in this strange yet significant world. As I continue the journey of self-discovery in 2015, I continue to ask questions about what it means to be a 20-something
by Rachel Nelson As the fates would allow, I was born into a family that gave me an old-fashioned apprenticeship in the profession of music. While still a baby, I rested on one of two pianos in a studio where my parents were rehearsing a 2-piano version of Rachmoninoff’s Second Piano Concerto. As a toddler,
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$5000 to BUILDING RESILIENCE THROUGH STORYTELLING New York, NY Project Directors: Juliet Bruce and Sharon Forrence Since 2001, Arts for Life has helped people and communities respond creatively to crisis through the arts. The “Building Resilience Through Narrative” project brings story-making to an often forgotten group of people: humanitarian aid staff, crisis responders, and volunteers
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