Crafting the authentic voice to artfully and truthfully tell our stories.
There is power in the old stories that can show us how to face difficulties and triumph. They can speak to our own time and circumstances. Whether Immersive, deconstructed or braided, these approaches will explore how to reimagine the traditional stories as illuminations of our own lives and meanings to make what is old, new […]
Who doesn’t like telling ghost stories, at summer camp or the family table? In the first session, the American School of Storytelling’s Founder, Loren Niemi will tell three types of ghost stories and examine what makes them work. In the second session you should bring your favorite tale to share and learn how to tailor […]
“The veil grows thin and the otherworld draws close . . . ” It’s October, so we felt it was only right that we see what ghostly stories we can conjure up for you. Join Stories with Spirit as we explore just how close we are to the other side! Five incredible storytellers will each […]
The invitation for the audience to enter the story can be more complicated than “Once upon a time…”. Similarly, the ending often deserves more than a rote “Happily ever after..” This two session hands-on workshop will explore how to strengthen the beginnings and endings of your chosen stories, whether personal or traditional. Taught online […]
“The Body in Stories” explores the difficult physical and emotional presentation of romance, sexuality and physical intimacy in stories. What is cliche? What is too much? What is enough to make how we tell about that which we often avoid telling not offend or run roughshod of the rest of the story? Bring the story […]
A story begins where the teller chooses to start but where is that? And how does that starting moment draw an audience into the world that is the story? While some believe anyplace we want to start will do, the where it ends cannot be left up to happenstance, failure of imagination or bad timing. […]
This four session online workshop explores our relationship to myth(s) both in traditional and personal stories, looking at how myth infuses our being in the world and how it consciously (or not) shapes our storytelling. When we know how myth functions we can make conscious decisions about when and why it can add resonance to […]