Told by Ruth Stotter
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 it reminds me why I became a storyteller. Performance is important and of equal importance are the non-literal messages we convey – the sub-texts. In this piece, the story within-the-story is structured as a reverse-frame story. Momotaro is a well-known traditional Japanese folktale.
About Ruth
Ruth performs and offers a variety of workshops including her Storytelling Intensive which provides a tool-box of tips and techniques. She is an addicted world traveler, a playwright and competitive croquet player. Her books are available on amazon.com.
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