15th September - 17th December 2010
What is the relationship between the stories and myths from the oral tradition of the past and your own life now? Which stories, old and new, are asking to be told today and what is the power of the spoken word in revealing the full range of our humanity? How can storytellers serve the nourishment and healing of individuals, communities and the Earth?
In this thirteen-week course we will explore The Now of Storytelling in three different ways:
- The Skills of the Storyteller: in-depth work on story structure, voice, gesture, movement, audience awareness, authenticity and presence.
- The Oral Tradition: working with humanity’s heritage of stories from folk and teaching tales to wonder tales and myth.
- Biographical Storytelling: shaping and crafting our personal stories as gifts to illuminate the human experience.
Essential to this journey is a path of Inner Development – the ongoing work of being fully present, bridging the gap between who we are and what we tell. Participants will be encouraged to develop their own distinctive style of telling in a supportive atmosphere with individual feedback and coaching. There will be weekly performance opportunities throughout the course for various audiences. The working language is English for which fluency is required. Supporting subjects will include: singing, games, improvisation, environmental work, creative writing and craftwork.
Course Leaders: Roi Gal-Or with Sue Hollingsworth and Ashley Ramsden