World Storytelling Day 2017 video from Storytellers for Peace

After Rudyard Kipling’s If, Imagine and Human Rights Day, here we are to a new video from the Storytellers for Peace group.
World Storytelling Day is an event celebrated every year around the world near March 20.
This year the theme is transformation.
So, we asked ourselves: how writing and telling stories may transform the world in a better place?
Twelve storytellers from ten different countries will tell you their answers.


In order of appearance:

Beatriz Montero (Spain)
Jozé Sabugo (Portugal)
Cecilia Moreschi (Italy)
Hamid Barole Abdu (Eritrea)
Katharina Ritter (Germany)
Enrique Páez (Spain)
Alessandro Ghebreigziabiher (Italy)
Sandra Burmeister G. (Chile)
D.M.S. Ariyrathne (Sri Lanka)
Juliana Marín (Colombia)
Mahfuz Jewel (Bangladesh)
Suzanne Sandow (Australia)

“Storytellers for Peace” is an international network of narrators who create collective stories through videos. Artists and stories are from all over the world and speak about peace, justice, equality and human rights. All participants tell one or more verses of the story in their first language. The project was created and is coordinated by Alessandro Ghebreigziabiher, author, storyteller, stage actor, director and coordinator of International Storytelling Network in Italy. 

World Storytelling Day, March 20

Happy World Storytelling Day, March 20
Feliz Día Mundial del Cuentacuentos, 20 de marzo  

www.cuentacuentos.eu

Storytelling Festival "Primavera de Cuentos" 2017 , La Habana, Cuba

Cuentacuentos de 12 países actuarán en Cuba

Por Pedro Quiroga Jiménez

La Habana, 3 feb (PL) Artistas de 12 países confirmaron su participación en el IX Festival de Narración Oral Primavera de Cuentos 2017 que se celebrará aquí del 20 al 26 de marzo venidero, destacó hoy su directora general Mayra Navarro.

Narradores de Argentina, México, Perú, Uruguay, Colombia, Panamá, Canadá, Martinica, Kenya, Chile, Polonia y Cuba actuarán en el Gran Teatro de La Habana (GTH) Alicia Alonso, el Centro Cultural Brecht, la sala El Arca, los conventos de Belén y de San Agustín, y la biblioteca Rubén Martínez Villena.

En declaraciones a Prensa Latina, la maestra Navarro precisó que el día inaugural, desde las nueve de la mañana, se prevé el espectáculo Cuentos de Ultramar que tendrá por escenario al poblado de Regla, con salida desde el Emboque de Luz en el centro histórico capitalino.

Storytelling Show on TV

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Betime Story, an storytelling show, is airing on VALE TV. It is a Venezuelan television channel dedicated to education and culture. 

Bedtime Story is in Spanish and it will air daily at 8:30 pm. All stories will be told by our coordinator Beatriz Montero.

Every single day, Monday to Friday, at 8:30 pm, you can enjoy a bedtime story with Beatriz Montero on VALE TV (Open signal 5,Inter 10, Supercable 52,Net Uno 4. Venezuela: DirecTV 114 y MovistarTV 133). Do not miss it. 

Somali Heritage Week 2016, Kenya

As part of Somali Heritage Week, our Kenyan coordinator Grace Wangari will be telling stories on change thru positive action 13 - 16 October.


Kenya Cultural Center
13th - 16th October 2016
Free Entry
All Audiences

Join via #SHW2016.

Fireside Storytelling: One of SFist's 10 Best Bay Area Storytelling Events

Fireside: Games People Play

- Curated storytelling since 2009

From palace intrigue to passive aggressive backhanded compliments — oh the manipulations and machinations, and the tangled webs we weave. We all do it, for better or worse, sometimes against our better nature, and our better judgment. Join us as six storytellers take the stage to tell their tales of the games people play.

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STORYTELLERS
Chicken John Rinaldi
Meghan Rutigliano
Penelope Whitney
Tim Ereneta
Moses Baca...
Triple T
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WHAT: Fireside: Games People Play
WHEN: Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Doors at 7:30 p.m. Show at 8 p.m.
WHERE: SF Institute of Possibility (aka Chez Poulet)
3359 Cesar Chavez St., near Mission St, SF, 94110
TICKETS: $15 at the door

INFO
www.firesidestorytelling.com
Twitter: twitter.com/FiresideStory
Now on Instagram! www.instagram.com/firesidestory

Want to tell a story?
Email us: FiresideStory(at)gmail.com

Storytelling Workshop at Storymoja, Kenya.

Here is an opportunity you should not miss (and please share with others who might be interested) - first come, first served:

Storytelling across generations!   (a FREE Storymoja workshop with visiting writer who is also chair of the Caine prize) 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: ·         Between 18-28th October, 2016 ( 6 x 2hour evening sessions, and 1x4hour session on Sat 22ndOct) ·         The same people attend all the workshops which run as a connected series ·         Workshops could be run morning/afternoon or early evening sessions - according to the participants’ needs ·         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) ·         Ideally, ten young people and ten elders aged 60 plus, where possible ·         Gender does not matter. A mixture of people is good. ·         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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