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Storytelling across generations!
This
is a workshop about everyone's stories. Inspired by stories from
Shakespeare's King Lear to popular African tales, we want to explore
what connects us no matter our age. What stories are grandparents passing on
to the next generations? What new stories can the young share with their
elders? How do we keep all of our stories alive? In each session,
participants will be encouraged to find ways to express their own individual
life stories as well as finding new ways to understand the stories of others.
Come along and join in this creative workshop as we listen, share, and enjoy
new stories.
Workshop Venue: Storymoja Training Room
Storymoja is a five-minute
drive from Sarit Centre. Take Lower Kabete Road (route 118). A few
metres before the Spring Valley Shopping Centre, turn left onto Shanzu Road.
Storymoja is the second (pink) gate on Shanzu. The back of Oven restaurant is
opposite the gate. If you go past the shopping centre, you have gone too far!
Workshop dates:
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Between 18-28th October,
2016 ( 6 x 2hour evening sessions, and 1x4hour session on Sat 22ndOct)
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The same people attend all the
workshops which run as a connected series
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Workshops could be run
morning/afternoon or early evening sessions - according to the participants’
needs
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The format of the workshops is fluid
enough to enable people to speak, share, hear stories and listen to one
another.
Participant requirements
Seeking
20 participants of different generations (mother/father/grandparent and
son/daughter/grandchild)
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Ideally, ten young people and ten
elders aged 60 plus, where possible
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Gender does not matter. A mixture of
people is good.
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Attendees do not need to read and
write English, but understanding English will matter.
Book
your place by writing to info@storymojaafrica.co.ke with Workshop as your
subject heading as soon as possible. First come first served.
Facilitation by Delia Jarrett-Macauley and Chino Odimba
The
facilitators have already run a similar workshop in England, and wish to
repeat with African young people and elders i.e. using King Lear as
a basis for storytelling.
Delia Jarrett-Macauley
is Sierra Leonean writer, based in London, and is the chair of the
Caine Prize. She is also an academic and broadcaster. Her debut
novel, Moses, Citizen & Me, won the 2006 Orwell Prize for political writing, the first
novel to have been awarded the prize. Jarrett-Macauley has also
edited Shakespeare, Race and Performance: The Diverse Bard in
Contemporary Britain (June 2016), with other contributors. She has
devised and presented features on BBC Radio. As a multi-disciplinary scholar in history,
literature and cultural politics, Jarrett-Macauley has taught at Leeds University, Birkbeck College and other educational
establishments, most recently as a fellow in English at the University of Warwick. She is also a
business and arts consultant, specialising in organisation development.
Chino
Odimba is a Nigerian playwright and poet based in the UK. Chino was
shortlisted for both the Alfred Fagon Award and the Adrienne Benham Award in
2013.
Visiting
Writer - Workshop for schools
Delia would like to talk
with those in high school or college about her writing and
literature. If you would like us to arrange the visit to your high school
or college, please contact info@Storymojaafrica.co.ke with Delia as the subject of
your email
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