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). Meerut, Uttar
Pradesh (1 listing). New Delhi, and
Gurgaon, Haryana (5 listings). Jaipur,
Rajasthan (3 listings). Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh (1 listing). Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh (1 listing). Ahmedabad, Gujarat
(1 listing). Kolkata, West Bengal (3 listings). Surat, Gujarat
(1 listing). Mumbai, Maharashtra
(13 listings). Pune, Maharashtra
(8 listings). Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (3 listings). Bangalore, Karnataka
(14 listings). Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
(1 listing). 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 -- Storytelling
Beginners' Course (Online), 19th
Friday -- 21st Sunday June 2020, Kathalaya’s
International
Academy of Storytelling, Ms.
Geeta Ramanujam, Storyteller and Trainer of Storytellers, kathalaya@gmail.com 82773
89840 A
Poster about this 3-day Course is here (jpg file). A Brochure about this
3-day Course is here (pdf file). Recent Events A 2017
recording of a Storytelling Performance by Ms Geeta Ramanujam, Director of
Kathalaya, is here. Writings --- Writings regarding ways Storytelling can contribute
to Education --- Storytelling-related 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 Storytelling
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