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  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 and the Healing of the Environment." CSF's Video
  Library. CSF's 30 Topic Groups. ************************************************ 14th
  Edition
  (via Zoom) Chennai
  Storytelling Festival 2026  (Projected:
  6 Fri Feb -
  1 Sun March). The homepage will be here. The poster will be here. ************************************************ 13th
  Edition
  (via Zoom) Chennai
  Storytelling Festival 2025  (31 Fri
  Jan - 23
  Sun Feb). The homepage is here. The poster is here. Links
  to recordings of some events are here. ************************************************ 12th
  Edition
  (via Zoom) Chennai
  Storytelling Festival 2024  (2 Fri - 25 Sun Feb). The homepage is here. The poster is here. Links to recordings of some events are here. ************************************************ 11th
  Edition
  (via Zoom) Chennai
  Storytelling Festival 2023  (3 Fri - 26 Sun Feb). The homepage is here. The poster is here. Links to recordings of some events are here. ************************************************ 10th
  Edition
  (via Zoom) Chennai
  Storytelling Festival 2022 (5-27 Feb). The
  homepage is here. The
  Poster is here. Links to recordings of some events are here. ************************************************ 9th
  Edition
  (via Zoom) Chennai
  Storytelling Festival 2021 (6-28 Feb). The
  homepage is here. The
  Poster is here. Links
  to recordings of some events are here. ************************************************ 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).   ************************************************ 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".  ************************************************ 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 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 ************************************************ 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. ************************************************ 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. ************************************************ 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. ************************************************ 2nd
  Edition Chennai Storytelling Festival 2014 (7-9 Feb), "Storytelling and
  Healing". The
  Poster is here. Additional
  info is here. ************************************************ 1st
  Edition Chennai Storytelling
  Festival 2013 (1-3 Feb), "Teaching-and-Learning about
  Storytelling." The
  Poster is here. Additional
  info is here. ************************************************ ************************************************ ************************************************ Contact:  (Chennai) 98403 94282 info@storytellinginstitute.org The
  Chennai Storytelling Festival was
  founded, and is primarily presented,  by
  the World Storytelling
  Institute.   
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