Tag: Traditional Stories
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Mahabharata: The Exhibition- Contest Between Rivals
The Exhibition- A contest between rivals- A story from the Mahabharata In this clash of titans, wondrous feats are performed that the audience has never seen before. Bouts of strength and skill, and mystical arrows that when fired commands the elements. Yet the true purpose of the exhibition, to show the strength of the clan, starts…
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Mahabharata: Arjuna’s Rivals
Arjuna’s Rivals- A story from the Mahabharata One of the world’s most celebrated heroes forged his relationship with his Sishya- the guru named Drona who taught him everything he knows. The teacher and student worked together against Arjuna’s rivals. The Mahabharata is an epic Indian work that encapsulates a great deal of classic Indian Mythology. It…
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Eulogies and Funeral Orations Workshop
Someone is tasked with offering a summation of a life, words of comfort, or the sentiments of the family or friends at a memorial service. Are you ready to speak to the living for the dead? In the moment of grief, in the grip of emotion, what do you say? This is a hands-on workshop…
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Michigan Bright Water Storytelling Festival
Our 2nd annual festival will be at Howell Opera House and Howell Carnegie District Library in Howell, Michigan. The Founder Loren Niemi is teaching the “Walking to Find Poems and Stories” workshop. Throughout the day, Michigan Bright Water Storytelling Festival will host 3 engaging storytelling workshops, an open mic, and an evening concert at the…
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Kentucky Storytelling Conference
Join the founder Loren Niemi at the 2024 Kentucky Storytelling Conference happening November 1-2. Fabulous workshops, a wonderful featured teller, and a great location. Workshops will meet the storytelling education needs of storytellers, librarians, preachers, teachers, and more, so let’s learn together. They’ll have open mics when anyone may tell a short tale. If you have friends…
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3rd Annual Spring Grove Storytelling Festival
Welcome to the Spring Grove Storytelling Festival! Get ready for a day filled with captivating tales and unforgettable memories. Join us on Sat Sep 21 2024 at Noon at Spring Grove Park for an afternoon of storytelling magic. Parking available at Horse Fair Park. Bring your friends and family! See you there! Event: Spring Grove Park – Loren Niemi teaches a Master Class. Essential storytelling…
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Megan Wells “Helen’s Troy”
This nationally traveled Tour-de-force is a riveting and relevant reimagining of the ancient epic. The Trojan War, Homer’s famous prose poem, has been predominantly told, re-told, filmed and written through masculine sensibilities. In the hands of award-winning storyteller/actress/playwright Megan Wells, the bones of the story remain true to the classic versions. Thrillingly though, the heart and action of…
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The Art of Braiding Stories
Braiding stories is a means of making meaning shine. The multiple levels of an older story can become relevant and deeply personal, when incidents, unusual or ordinary, in our lives can be seen as mythic and life changing. Laura will tell one traditional tale as the ground of our exploration. Discover the way the experience…
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Myth and Meaning
Bryan Thao Worra teaches an in-person two hour hands-on workshop on Myth and Meaning guiding participants through the tangle of self and myth: looking anew at classics like the Inferno, the Odyssey, or even modern works such as Godzilla or Spiderman and how our own lives and stories can find interesting metaphors and material within…
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StoryFest 2024
There are over 40 storytellers lined up to engage and entertain you at StoryFest, at the Bloomington Center for the Arts, 1800 W. Old Shakopee Rd. Bloomington, MN on Saturday, May 4th – all day and free for everything after 11 AM