Our Voices, Ourselves Storytelling Workshops
ven. 06 oct.
|VPL (nə́c̓aʔmat ct Strathcona branch)
WHAT’S MY STORY: Personal storytelling workshops for residents of the Downtown Eastside and Strathcona. Culture Days 2023 Vancouver Public Library (nə́c̓aʔmat ct Strathcona Branch) This series of three workshops is intended to introduce participants to Personal Storytelling as a tool for expression
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06 oct. 2023, 14:30 – 16:30
VPL (nə́c̓aʔmat ct Strathcona branch), 730 E Hastings St, Vancouver, BC V6A 1R5, Canada
À propos de l'événement
WHAT’S MY STORY: Personal storytelling workshops for residents of the Downtown Eastside and Strathcona.
Culture Days 2023 Vancouver Public Library (nə́c̓aʔmat ct Strathcona Branch)
Summary: This series of three workshops is intended to introduce participants to Personal Storytelling as a tool for expression.
Background: In recent years, personal storytelling has emerged across North America as a new form of personal and artistic expression. In New York City, an event called The Moth has been developed that includes regular storytelling events, educational and training events, podcasts, and radio broadcasts. In Vancouver, a similar event, The Flame, has attracted sold-out audiences for many years. Performers at the Moth and Flame tell a story that is TRUE (based on real-life events that happened to the storyteller), and told in a FEW words (personal stories are told in about 7-10 minutes).
Workshops: This Personal Storytelling workshop series will consist of three two-hour workshops intended…