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NEW CLASS! The African Storytelling Tradition
Discover the history and practice of storytelling in Africa
Explore and learn myths, legends, folktales, parables, and fables
Learn about storytellers and story collectors of past and present
Research, develop, and craft African stories for telling
Instructor: Marilyn Omifunke Torres is known as the WestWinds Storyteller in the Phoenix metro area. She has been an ordained West African traditionally [...]
Do Tell
Sean Buvala — author as well as storyteller.
Local teller Sean Buvala is busily promoting DaddyTeller, a book to help fathers reconnect to their kids, one story at a time. Sean says of his book:
When you learn to tell stories to your kids, you become more interesting to your kids than any amusement park you could ever take them to. It’s really easy [...]
Storyteller Spotlight
Loren Russell is Back at Wild Horse Pass Resort —
He claims he’ been “telling to the coyotes.” Now that he has a schedule to publish, he expects to attract a more two-legged audience.
He is telling at 6:00 pm on January 21 (Thursday), January 26 (Tuesday), January 28 (Thursday), February 3 (Wednesday), February 5 (Friday), February 9 (Tuesday), February 11 (Thursday), and February 13 (Saturday).
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Connections
Storytelling Connections
If you’re looking for a storyteller, this is the place for you! Post your information in the comment section: Who you are? We need contact information so interested tellers can reply. What kind of stories do you want? Do you have a theme? How old is your audience? Children? Age-range? Adult? Mixed-age? When is your event? What day [...]
Our Story is Our World
Noodleheads, Fools, and Tricksters Noodleheads, Fools, and Tricksters
We’ve all played the fool once in our lives. Maybe that’s why stories about them are so popular! Liz Warren says she is especially fond of “The Mood in the Well.” Marilyn Omifunke Torres likes the Native American trickster tale “Clan Master of the Sixth Moon.” Harriet Cole has always enjoyed “The [...]
Classes
Classes are still availableNEWS FLASH — THERE IS STILL ROOM FOR LOTS OF TELLERS IN STORYTELLING CIRCLES.
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Spring 2010 Class Offerings
NEW THIS SPRING: The African Storytelling Tradition
There are still openings in many Spring classes, including the The Art of Storytelling classes (one a “late start” eight-week class) [...]
Listen to what SMCC student Regina Tellez has to say: "It (the Faculty Concert) opened me up to a whole new thing. I didn't think people told stories like the ones I heard. But everyone spoke with such a presence that it made you listen to what they were saying. I like the fact that storytellers can tell stories about anything they want. They can tell you a story about something in their life or tell you about a whole world that doesn't really exist and take you out of reality for a moment. As I listened to the stories, I could picture the people and the obejcts that were being talked about. I didn't notice it at first but when I went back and thought about the storeis, I realized that I had actually created characters in my head. Storytelling is a great thing, it brings people togther and helps you learn more about who they are. Everyone has a story to tell, but storytellers have a way of telling storeis that make them unforgettable."