Here are a couple of photographs from my storytelling session at The Cultural Centre.Looking forward to my next workshop! … [Read more...]
Storytelling at The Cultural Centre, Pune
What better place to tell stories than in the silence of a place surrounded by nature?The Cultural Centre Pune is ideal.I had a truly enjoyable session with five children from three different countries. In keeping with the international spirit, we told stories from three different countries. And then, I had the fortune of listening to a fascinating story told by one of the children there - about a tiger and a wild boar. It is about the wild boar's unhappiness at not getting a return gift at the tiger's birthday party. So much does he complain and so generous is the tiger, that the wild boar ultimately gets a 'BIG' internet connection. In addition, his complaints earn him a lamp, a torch, a cooking pot, a pair of shoes and a man, each as large as the room we were in!Working with children opens the mind. I can only just imagine the wild boar sitting with his big internet … [Read more...]
Storytelling with Varsha at The Cultural Centre, Pune!
Yesterday, I secretly did a storytelling session for a child's birthday.We recited together, we acted together, we laughed and shouted together.It's coming back tomorrow - at The Cultural Centre!Here's how to get there. And here are the details once more: Age-group: 5-8 years Date: Saturday, 7th June, 2014 Fee: Rs. 350 Time: 11 am - noonPlease register your child at tcc@prelocate.com. For further queries contact 09764 441 478 See you tomorrow! … [Read more...]
Storytelling!
The difference between storytelling and drama is that the audience actually exists. The actor engages with the audience, can hear the audience, see the audience and speak to the audience.And what a wonderful experience my first storytelling experience was!Burd Ellen makes the mistake of going widdershins; Childe Rowland rescues her. We don't have Childe Rowland to rescue us, so what's the moral of the story? Don't go widdershins around a church!What an outdated story it sounds like, but Nell Phoenix made every moment come alive. Working with (or against) adults with huge inhibitions and children who did not know how to behave, she told the story with music, drama, dance and singing coming together in a delightful storytelling performance. Hsss! went the hissing rocks. Dhup! fell the heads that were cut off. Haaaah! sighed the golden gate. Murmurmurmurmur ... went the … [Read more...]