Chennai Storytelling Festival

Founded in 2013

 

Please send feedback to

info@storytellinginstitute.org

 

 

Festival theme:

"Ways Storytelling of Various

Cultures, Religions, World-views,

and Practices can Facilitate

Growing, Maturing, Gaining Freedom

from Oppresion, Teaching and Learning,

Playing, Creating, Transforming, and/or

Healing in Individuals and Groups –

and the Healing of the Environment."

 

CSF's Video Library.

 

CSF's 30 Topic Groups.

 

 

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13th Edition (via Zoom)

 

Chennai Storytelling Festival 2025

(projected for 31 Fri Jan - 23 Sun Feb).

 

 

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12th Edition (via Zoom)

 

Chennai Storytelling Festival 2024

(2 Fri - 25 Sun Feb).

 

The homepage is here.

 

The poster is here.

 

 

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11th Edition (via Zoom)

 

Chennai Storytelling Festival 2023

(3 Fri - 26 Sun Feb).

 

The homepage is here.

 

The poster is here.

 

 

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10th Edition (via Zoom)

 

Chennai Storytelling Festival 2022 (5-27 Feb).

 

The homepage is here.

 

The Poster is here.

 

 

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9th Edition (via Zoom)

 

Chennai Storytelling Festival 2021 (6-28 Feb).

 

The homepage is here.

 

The Poster is here.

 

 

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8th Edition

 

Chennai Storytelling Festival 2020 (7-16 Feb).

 

The Poster is here.

 

The Schedule is here.

 

Additional info is here and here.

 

This edition of the CSF occurred just before the pandemic.

It was the last time many of us could gather for at least 3 years.

A highlight was the 4-session Storytelling Class taught in-person

by NYC-based Laura Simms.

 

Themes of CSF 2020 (as suggested by Laura) included,

Providing Storytelling Training for Performance, Education,

Mediation (Conflict Management), and Healing.  Focusing

on the themes of Inclusion, appreciation of Diversity,

Prevention of Emotional and Physical Violence, Transforming "Bullying" in "Cooperation", and Gender Issues (equality of

Male, Female, and Other). 

 

 

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7th Edition

 

Chennai Storytelling Festival 2019 (31 Jan - 10 Feb).

 

The Poster is here.

 

The Schedule of the Festival's 22 events is here.

 

Links to some photos and video recordings of CSF 2019 performances are here.

 

A link to a recording of CSF 2019's Videoconference Conversation

on 6th Feb 2019 about

"Storytelling for Creativity, Teaching, Training, and Healing"

and "Living, Thinking, and Telling Mythically"

is here (78 minutes).

 

Links to notes relating to, and recordings of, four CSF 2019 Storytelling Workshops are here.  These Workshops are:

 

1) "Introduction to Storytelling: Storytelling for Organising One's

Thoughts, Self-expression, and Creativity".

 

2) "Storytelling for Teaching-and-learning English Language".

 

3) "Storytelling for Teaching-and-learning Academic Subjects".

 

4) "Storytelling for Coaching and Counselling"

 

We also had a Workshop, especially for College Students, titled,

"Storytelling for Personal and Professional Success".

 

 

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6th Edition

 

Chennai Storytelling Festival 2018 (2 -11 Feb),

"Storytelling for Teaching, Training, and Healing".

 

The Poster is here.

 

The first seven days of the Festival occurred at various locations around Chennai.  The final three days occurred at Loyola College.

 

Festival schedule (all 10 days),

http://storytellinginstitute.org/2018a.html

 

Festival @ Loyola College (9-11 Feb) brochure,

http://storytellinginstitute.org/CSF2018Brochure.jpg

and

http://storytellinginstitute.org/CSF2018Brochure.pdf

 

Festival performances on Fri 9, Sat 10, and Sun 11 Feb,

http://storytellinginstitute.org/2018p.html

 

Festival workshops for adults on Sat 10 and Sun 11 Feb,

http://storytellinginstitute.org/2018w.html - b

 

The Festival Videoconference occurred on Tues 6 Feb 2018. 

The recording is here.

 

Links to 8 Newspaper (and other Media) articles about CSF 2018 are at
http://storytellinginstitute.org/CSF2018_Media.html .

 

Johan Liedgren's Festival Valedictory Address, "A Hippocratic Oath for Storytellers", is at http://storytellinginstitute.org/CSF2018v.pdf .

 

Photos of some the evening Performances are at,

 

http://fotonstudio.zenfolio.com/chennaistorytellingfestival2018saturday3feb

 

http://fotonstudio.zenfolio.com/chennaistorytellingfestival2018sunday4feb

 

http://fotonstudio.zenfolio.com/chennaistorytellingfestival2018friday9feb

 

http://fotonstudio.zenfolio.com/chennaistorytellingfestival2018saturday10feb

 

http://fotonstudio.zenfolio.com/chennaistorytellingfestival2018sunday11feb

 

 

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5th Edition

 

Chennai Storytelling Festival 2017 (3-12 Feb).

"Stories, and Styles of Storytelling, from Many Lands."

 

The Poster is here.

 

Additional info is here.

 

 

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4th Edition

 

Chennai Storytelling Festival 2016 (5-14 Feb).

"Storytelling for Communication" between cultures,

between people, and within people.

 

The Poster is here.

 

Additional info is here.

 

 

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3rd Edition

 

Chennai Storytelling Festival 2015 (4-15 Feb).

"Storytelling for Teaching and Training."

 

This was the 3rd annual edition of the Festival.

 

The Poster is here.

 

Additional info is here.

 

 

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2nd Edition

 

Chennai Storytelling Festival 2014 (7-9 Feb),

"Storytelling and Healing".

 

The Poster is here.

 

Additional info is here.

 

 

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1st Edition

 

Chennai Storytelling Festival 2013 (1-3 Feb),

"Teaching-and-Learning about Storytelling."

 

The Poster is here.

 

Additional info is here.

 

 

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Contact:

(Chennai) 98403 94282

info@storytellinginstitute.org

 

The Chennai Storytelling Festival

was founded, and is primarily presented,

by the World Storytelling Institute.