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Chennai Storytelling Festival 2022 February
2022 "Ways
Storytelling of Various Cultures, Religions, World-views, and Practices can
Facilitate Growing, Maturing, Teaching and Learning, Playing, Creating, Transforming, and/or
Healing in
Individuals and Groups -- and the Healing
of the Environment." 1) Fri 4th, Sat 5th, Sun 6th. 2) Fri
11th, Sat 12th, Sun 13th. 3) Fri
18th, Sat 19th, Sun 20th. 4) Fri
25th, Sat 26th, Sun 27th. ______________________________ The below is in India time. For the times in other locations,
please see https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ 1) Fri 4th, Sat 5th, Sun 6th. Fri 4th -- 5:30pm-10:30pm. Sat 5th -- 8:30am-3:30pm, and 5:30pm-11:30pm. Sun 6th -- 8:30am-3:30pm, and 5:30pm-10:30pm. ______________________________ Fri 4th Feb 2022 *** 5:30pm-10:30pm (Fri 4th Feb) *** Storytelling
(Fri 4th Feb) 5:30pm-5:50pm. Nathalie Jendly
(Switzerland). "The Unknown
as a Trigger" (a personal-experience
story). 5:50pm-6:10pm. Priyanka
Sagar (Noida), "The Clearing of the
Fog" (a
Buddhist story). 6:10pm-6:30pm. Deepa
Anand (UK), "The
Red Lantern" (a folktale from
Morocco). 6:30pm-6:50pm. Jamie J. Brunson (Pennsylvania), "I Am America's Black History" (a
personal-experience story, transformed into art for the stage). 6:50pm-7:10pm. Rona Leventhal (Massachusetts), "The
Cottage of Candles" (a
folktale), or "The
Lion’s Whisker" (a
folktale). 7:10pm-7:30pm. Ambuja N. (Chennai). "Lost and
Found" (a
personal-experience story). 7:30pm-7:50pm. Robin Bady (New York), “Leaving” (a personal-experience story). 7:50pm-8:10pm. Carrie
Sue Ayvar (Florida),
"Abraham and the Stranger" (a
traditional Jewish story,
interwoven with a personal-
experience story). 8:10pm-8:30pm. Mary Louise Chown (Winnipeg, Canada), "On
the Banks of the Red River" (a
traditional story). 8:30pm-9:10pm, Fri 4th Feb. Festival Opening session. 9:10pm-10:30pm, Fri 4th Feb. Workshop "Storytelling and Psychodrama" Magdalene
Jeyarathnam (Chennai). ______________________________ Sat 5th Feb 2022 8:30am-3:30pm, and 5:30pm-11:30pm
(Sat 5th Feb). *** 8:30am-3:30pm (Sat 5th Feb) *** 8:30am-10:00am, Sat 5th Feb. Workshop "Mindfulness for Storytellers". In this 90-minute experiential workshop, participants will be introduced to the concept of mindfulness, and will be guided through a few mindfulness practices designed to help participants develop greater self-awareness and inner stability.
This would help storytellers to manage stress and performance anxiety, as well as be more present-focussed, compassionate, and accepting towards oneself and others.
Being internally-anchored would also help storytellers to enhance their presence, as they would be better connected to themselves, their stories, and their audiences. Note: Particpants are requested to have some writing material ready for an activity. Jyoti Pande (Bhopal)
and Nandini Nagpal (Singapore). Storytelling
(Sat 5th Feb) 10:00am-10:20am. Samatha Sharma (Chennai),
"Sita Devi Enters the Fire" (a
mythological story). 10:20am-10:40am. Shan
Shanmugsundaram (Chennai),
"Balancing Business and Family" (a
personal-experience story). 10:40am-11:00am. Rachel
Herzig (USA),
"The Magical Mango" (a
personal-experience story"). 11:00am-11:20am. Giorgiana
Elena Popan (Romania),
"Two Stones" (a wisdom tale). 11:30am-1:00pm,
Sat 5th Feb. Workshop "Exploring Possible Past Lives: Stories
Deep Within". Seema Wahi
Mukherjee (New Delhi). Storytelling (Sat 5th Feb) 1:00pm-1:20pm. Pooja
Sagar (Bengaluru).
"The Magical Fish" (a folktale from India). 1:20pm-1:40pm. H.
Banumathy (Chennai), "The
King's Food" (a
folktale). 1:40pm-2:00pm. Jasmina Žiljak
Ilinčić (Croatia), "The Soul of
the Whale and His Burning Heart"
(an Inuit folktale). 2:00pm-3:30pm,
Sat 5th Feb. Workshop "Improvisation in Storytelling". Improvisation is a
basis of storytelling. We will play and
improvise using a number of Keith Johnstone's
techniques. Giorgiana
Elena Popan (Romania). *** 5:30pm-11:30pm (Sat 5th Feb) *** 5:30pm-7:00pm,
Sat 5th Feb. Workshop and Storytelling The Chennai Storytellers
Group. 1) "In Your Own Shoes --
Size 3" (Workshop). 2) "Heal and Transform through
Art" (Workshop). 3)
"Where are We Heading?" (Storytelling about the Environment). 7:00pm-8:30pm,
Sat 5th Feb. Storytelling "Rationalist Storytelling" (Stories
not involving the supernatural). Barry Stewart Mann, "Death and
the Nut" (a folktale). Gail Herman, "This is the Best of All
Possible Worlds: A Spoof on Leibniz’s Philosophy". Judy England-McCarthy, "The Farmer
and His Neighbor" (a folktale). Kalyan Babu,
"The Treatment". Shan
Shanmugsundaram, "From Ritual to Reality". 8:30pm-10:00pm,
Sat 5th Feb. Performances and Discussion Relating to "Great Mother
Culture" Laura Simms (New York), Facilitator. Anita Ratnam (based in
Chennai), would perform
"Sita" (Dance). Julia Haines (New York), will perform, "Thunder:
Perfect Mind" (Spoken word, Song, and
Harp). 10:00pm-11:00pm,
Sat 5th Feb. Talk "Shamanism, and Some Ways Storytelling Can Factor into Shamanic Work". Timothy Cope (Minnesota). ______________________________ Sun 6th Feb 8:30am-3:30pm, and 5:30pm-10:30pm
(Sun 6th Feb). *** 8:30am-3:30pm (Sun 6th Feb) *** 8:30am-10:00am, Sun 6th Feb. Workshop "Storytelling for a Positive World: Looking Back with Forgiveness and
Looking Ahead with Hope". Through
stories, storytelling, and creative work, the
workshop participants would engage with and learn
more about "Forgiveness" and "Hope", two
constructs of Positive Psychology. Participants might
discover additional ways to apply these constructs
to their own lives in practical ways. Sowmya
Srinivasan (Bangalore). Storytelling
(Sun 6th Feb) 10:00am-10:20am. Ed Lewis (California),
"Lessons Learned" (a
personal-experience story). 10:20am-10:40am. Roopa
Mohan (California),
"My Memory Lane" (a personal-experience story). 10:40am-11:00am. Nancy
Jacobs (California),
"The Match.com Chronicles" (a
personal-experience story). 11:00am-11:20am. Amrita Chauhan (Jaipur,
Rajasthan),
"A Flowering Tree" (a folktale). 11:20am-11:40am. John Richardson
(California),
"The Clever Daughter-in-Law" (a Chinese folktale). 11:40am-Noon. Kahaniwachak Swati (New
Delhi),
"Rendezvous with a Ghost". (a
personal-experience story) Noon-12:20pm. Andrew Laufer (California), "Sharing a
Life" (an original story). 12:20pm-12:40pm. Devina Rijhwani (Noida). "The Secret of Happiness” (a
motivational story). 12:40pm-1:00pm.
Rachna Chowla (Mumbai),
"Curly Tales" (a personal-
experience story). 1:00pm-1:20pm.
Radhieka Al Hakawati (Sri Lanka),
"Kuveni" (a legend about the
origins of a Sri Lankan princess). 1:20pm-1:40pm.
Kavitha
Thyagarajan (Chennai),
"The Cranky Crab" (a story by
Susan Perrow). 1:40pm-2:00pm.
Marijana
Mrvos (Croatia), "The
Half Girl (or Half Boy)" (a
folktale from Borneo). 2:00pm-2:20pm.
Jennifer Ramsay
(Spain), "The Sleeping King" (a
Celtic legend). 2:30pm-3:30pm, Sun 6th Feb. Workshop "Creative Storytelling and Healing Power in Croatian Folktales". In this
workshop we would explore ways that
creative storytelling (involving
dramatic approach, song,
kamishibai, rhythm, etc) could
deepen the therapeutic influence
of folktales. Interaction in the process of considering
ways to compose and tell
stories creates an atmosphere of
closeness and trust in which all participants
are "on the same page" regarding
growth and spiritual development. Croatian folktales and other stories provide a
deep and fragrant source for
material that can be used in the creative
storytelling process. This is the case
especially with those folktales which
have motifs from beautiful and little
known Slavic mythology. Stories we would work with would include
some "literay" Croatian fairytales written by
the Croatian writer Ivana Brlić- Mažuranić,
who is also sometimes called "The
Croatian Hans Christian Andersen".
(A
fairytale is one kind of folktale.) Jasmina Žiljak
Ilinčić (Croatia). *** 4:00pm-6:00pm, Sun 6th Feb. Special Event Tamil Storytelling. For info, please contact Sudha Umashanker (Chennai) sudha.umashanker (at) gmail.com *** 5:30pm-10:30pm (Sun 6th Feb) Storytelling
(Sun 6th Feb) 5:30pm-5:50pm. Priya Narayan
(Mumbai), "Buddhas in Our Midst: The Journey of Buddha, the Birth of the Lotus
Sutra, and My Experience with Nichiren Buddhism" (a legend and a personal- experience story). 5:50pm-6:10pm. Valeria Elliott
(Virginia), "My Big
Daddy, The Family
Monarch" (a personal-
experience story). 6:10pm-6:30pm. Shreya
Biswas (Bangalore), "The
Wonderful World" (a story
by Herminder Ohri). 6:30pm-6:50pm. Jackson Gillman (Massachusetts), "Oopaditty" (a
personal-experience story). 7:00pm-8:30pm, Sun 6th Feb. Open-mic Storytelling. "Close Encounters of the Natural Kind". A story
swap for sharing personal stories about
discovering one's passion for the environment. Why do we care? Our love of nature
is often sparked by a memorable incident;
perhaps a dramatic encounter, or a
profound pastoral experience. Offering a forum
for anyone to share a peak moment often has
a ripple effect, reminding us of our interconnectedness,
and perhaps even re-informing
the tellers. Jackson Gillman (Massachusetts). Storytelling
(Sun 6th Feb) 8:30pm-9:00pm. Divya N. (Chennai), "An Earring that Became
the Moon" (a temple story). Followed by discussion of the "Jewelry in Narratives"
project. 9:00pm-11:00pm, Sun 6th Feb. Storytelling "Storytelling from Jewish Culture". The
recording of this session is here. --- Selina Eisenberg,
"This, Too, Shall Pass" (a folktale). Howard Lieberman,
"Coming Home" (a personal-experience story). Jim Brulé, "Miriam
in the Mountain", (a folktale). Karen Golden, "My
Angel" (a personal-experience story). Yoel Perez, a Ladino song, and "The Pregnant King" (a
folktale) Rinah Sheleff,
"The Thieves' Minyan" (a Hassidic tale). Barry Stewart Mann, "The Turkey
Prince" (a story told by R. Nachman of Breslov). Noa
Baum, "The Hour of the Doves" (a personal-experience story). <End of Fri 4th, Sat 5th, Sun 6th Feb 2022.> a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a |
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