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Lists of Storytellers
(and other Story Experts) Please
click on a location (from north to south) -- Dehradun, Uttarakhand
(1 listing). Chandigarh,
Adjacent to Punjab and Haryana (1 listing). New Delhi, National
Capital Territory of Delhi (3
listings). Jaipur,
Rajasthan (2 listings). Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh (1 listing). Ahmedabad, Gujarat
(1 listing). Kolkata, West Bengal (2 listings). Surat, Gujarat
(1 listing). Mumbai, Maharashtra (11 listings). Pune, Maharashtra
(6 listings). Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (3 listings). Bangalore, Karnataka
(11 listings). Trivandrum, Kerala
(2 listings). About the ISN The Indian Storytelling
Network is dedicated to facilitating the development of Storytelling in India,
with Storytelling being defined primarily as the telling of Stories with
one's body and voice -- perhaps with visuals such as costumes, puppets, and
props, and perhaps with electronic assistance -- in live performance, that
is, in social events in which all participants can give feedback to each
other as the event unfolds. The Indian Storytelling
Network's mission includes: Letting members of the public know what Storytellers
in what locations are available as performers and trainers. Enabling the Storytellers to network amongst
themselves. Facilitating Festivals and Conferences. Communicating with other Storytelling Organisations
around the World. Developing ways of using Stories and Storytelling
for Education (including as parts of School Curriculums). The ISN aspires to be a resource for
Educators. Developing ways of using Stories and Storytelling
for Therapy (Psychological healing).
It is time for Storytelling Therapy to take its place alongside Drama
Therapy, Dance Therapy, Music Therapy, Art Therapy, and Play Therapy. Developing ways of using Stories and Storytelling
for Coaching. The ISN draws upon many ancient Indian traditions
regarding developing ways of using Stories and Storytelling for Education,
Therapy, and Coaching. Conducting research regarding forms of traditional
Storytelling in India; documenting these traditions, supporting continuations
and modernisations of these traditions, and presenting all of this to the
public. Exploring ways of telling traditional Indian stories
to members of the contemporary Indian public -- in the Vernacular languages,
and in English, to help further develop the Creativity, Compassion, Powers of
Imagination
and Reasoning, and Communication Skills of all concerned. To Be Listed on an ISN Webpage For additional details, please e-mail to
info@indianstorytellingnetwork.org . E-mail Groups 1 is the Indian Storytelling Network's email
group. Once one is listed on the ISN website, one becomes a member of the ISN and one's email ID is added to this email group. 2 To join (Chennai-based)
World Storytelling Institute's e-mail announcement group, please e-mail to
info@storytellinginstitute.org . 3 To join
(Bangalore-based) Kathalaya's e-mail announcement group, please e-mail to
kathalaya@gmail.com . 4 To join Storytell, a
global discussion group about storytelling, please click here.
Nationwide Initiatives *** Kathalaya's "Story Spaces" -- Kathalaya
is setting up resource centers called Story Spaces. So far, Story Spaces are developing in
Mumbai, Mulund (Mumbai), Kanpur, Ahmedabad, Chennai, and Madurai. Story Spaces could exist in schools,
activity centres, or as individual undertakings. Additional info is here. For info: 080 2668 9856, kathalaya@gmail.com . *** The World Storytelling
Institute has helped to found Storytelling
Associations in Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore, Salem, and Ahmedabad. The WSI offers Storytelling Training via Videoconference
-- One-on-one and group
training is available via (Zoom) videoconference. Links to 16 videoconferences Dr Eric, WSI
Director, has co-facilitated are here. Additional info about the
WSI's training ia videoconference is here. *** Most of the individuals
listed on the ISN website are happy to travel throughout India to perform
and/or train. Upcoming Events *** Kathalaya presents Kathotsava 2018 -- A Storytelling Festival Info is at https://tinyurl.com/Kathotsava-2018 Celebrating Kathalaya's 20
years of Storytelling (1998-2018). Dates: 22nd Nov to 1st Dec
2018. Place: Bangalore. Featuring Workshops and
Performances by International Tellers, Shadow Puppeteers, Local Folklorists and Professional Tellers of the
International Academy of
Storytelling. Including: Pre-Festival Workshop: A Storytelling and
Mask-making Workshop, Sat 3rd and Sun 4th Nov
2018, https://tinyurl.com/Mask-Workshop A Storytelling and Shadow
Puppetry Workshop, Fri 23rd and Sat 24th Nov
2018, https://tinyurl.com/Shadow-Puppet-Workshop *** World Storytelling Institute
presents Chennai Storytelling Festival 2019 Info is at www.storytellinginstitute.org/CSF2019.html Dates: Fri 1st to Sun 10th
Feb 2019. Place: Chennai. Recent
Events A recording of a recent
(2017) by Ms Geeta Ramanujam, Director of Kathalaya, is here. Articles Articles providing
evidence that Storytelling can contribute to Education. Writings by Dr Eric Miller, "Storytelling and Interactive Education". "Ways Storytellers are Using Audio- and Videoconferencing
for Training, Discussion, and Performance", 12-page section
of Storytelling Magazine, guest-edited by Dr Eric. "Fairytale Therapy: A Type of Storytelling Therapy"
"Story and Storytelling in Storytelling Therapy
and Expressive Arts Therapy". "Expressive Arts Therapy -- including Storytelling
Therapy -- in Cultural Context" "Becoming Oneself: A Goal in Carl Jung's Conception of
Therapy" "Review of a Drama-and-Movement Therapy Workshop"
"Variations in and of the Story of the Silappathikaram (the Epic
of the Anklet)" "Ways Verbal Play such as Storytelling and Word-games
Can Be Used for Teaching-and-learning Languages". "Ways Storytelling Can
be Used for Teaching-and-learning". "Child Development, Arts
Therapies, Education -- and Storytelling". "Aspects of the Storytelling
Revival in India". "Role-playing in
Storytelling". "Dance, Movement, Gesture,
and Posture in Storytelling". "Storytelling by and for
Adults at a Café Coffee Day!" "Chennai's Marina Beach
Deserves a Living Museum" (The original unedited
version is here.) "Theories of
Story and Storytelling". "Verbal Play
and Language Acquisition". "Using Storytelling to
Encourage Reading". "Storytelling and
Story-listening, and Children's Intellectual, Emotional, and Social Development". "The Value of the
Multi-Discipline Approach to Research". "Storytelling Studies, and Subbu Arumugam's
Villupattu (Bow Song)" "Roleplaying in
an African Storytelling Event". "Continuity and
Change in Chinese Storytelling". "The
Performance of Epic and the Practice of Lament". "Turn-Taking
and Relevance in Conversation". "Storytelling in the Age of Videoconferencing" Contact Indian
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