Megaconference

[Eric Miller <>]

PLEASE POST AND FORWARD --

Chennai Storytelling Festival 2016 is coming 

soon! (Chennai is on India's southeast coast.) 

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Especially for those who might not be 

able to attend CSF 2016 physically -- 

You are invited to Register to participate 

in the Festival's global videoconference-

webcast for discussion about, training in, 

and performance of, storytelling -- with

Festival Guest Co-host Ruth Stotter,

www.storytellinginstitute.org/RuthStotter.html ,

and others.

Day and Time: Tues 9 Feb, at 8pm onward 

(India time).

Admission: Free.

*** 

The Festival Poster is at

www.storytellinginstitute.org/2016.pdf .

This Festival -- our 4th annual edition -- 

is scheduled for ten days, Fri 5 to Sun 14 Feb.

The final 3 days of the Festival would occur 

at Dr MGR-Janaki College (in RA Puram). 

On each of these days, there would be a 

morning Workshop, and an afternoon 

Workshop.

Please e-mail to Register for any of these 

3 days.  

The fees could be given on the spot. 

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Fri 12 Feb -- for College Students --

9:30am, Welcome and Orientation.

10am-12:30pm, Workshop in "Beginning 

Storytelling". (In groups of 20.)

12:30pm-1:30, Lunch.

1:30pm-4pm, Workshops in Specialised 

Storytelling Topics. (In groups of 20.)

For details, please see the Festival Poster, 

Column 2,

www.storytellinginstitute.org/2016.pdf .

***

Sat 13, and Sun 14 Feb, for Adults --

Sat 13 Feb --

9:30am, Welcome and Orientation.

10am-12:30pm, Workshop in "Beginning 

Storytelling". (In groups of 20.)

12:30pm-1:30, Lunch.

1:30pm-4pm, Workshop in "Telling and

Writing One's Life Story (including regarding 

Re-Inventing One's Self and Life)".  

(All participants in a single group, with 

occasional work as individuals, in pairs, 

and in small groups.) 

To be led by 

1) Sowmya Srinivasan,

www.indianstorytellingnetwork.org/Bangalore.html#Sowmya ,

and

2) Aparna Athreya, 

www.indianstorytellingnetwork.org/Bangalore.html#Aparna .

Sun 14 Feb --

9:30am, Welcome and Orientation.

10am-12:30pm, Workshops in Specialised 

Storytelling Topics. (In groups of 20.)

12:30pm-1:30, Lunch.

1:30pm-4pm, Workshop in "Telling Grandmother 

Stories, and Creating and Telling Original Stories".  

(All participants in a single group, with occasional 

work as individuals, in pairs, and in small groups.) 

To be led by 

1) Festival Guest Co-host Ruth Stotter,

www.storytellinginstitute.org/RuthStotter.html ,

2) Eric Miller,

www.storytellingandvideoconferencing.com , 

and 

3) Magdalene Jeyarathnam,

www.centerforcounselling.blogspot.in .

For details, please see the Festival Poster, 

Column 3,

www.storytellinginstitute.org/2016.pdf .

***

The Admission fees are:

Sat 12 Feb (for College Students): Free 

(Rs 50 Registration fee).

Sat 13 Feb (for Adults): A total of Rs 500 

(for the morning and afternoon sessions).

Sun 14 Feb (for Adults): A total of Rs 500 

(for the morning and afternoon sessions).

***

Also at Dr MGR-Janaki College --

On all 3 of these days, there would be 

performances by professional Storytellers 

from Chennai, elsewhere in India, and abroad.   

(7 Storytellers per program.)  For people of 

all ages.

Timing: 4:30pm-6:30pm.

Admission fee: Rs 200 per person, per evening.

Various types of stories would be told, including

Grandmother stories, Personal-experience stories,

and Original creative stories.

The themes of Chennai Storytelling Festival 

2016 are, 

1) The Big Rain of Nov/Dec 2015.

2) Storytelling for Communication

between cultures, between people, and

within people. Including topics such as --

Travel. Tourism. Translation. "Journey" 

and "Path" as metaphors for life. Visiting 

other lands and worlds. Discovery and 

Exploration of the other, and of the self.

These themes might emerge in the stories 

told on these 3 evenings.

***

The theme of CSF 2014 was

Storytelling for Healing,

www.storytellinginstitute.org/124.html .

The theme of CSF 2015 was

Storytelling for Teaching and Training,

www.storytellinginstitute.org/35.html .

These 2 themes might also carry over 

into CSF 2016.

***

6:30pm onward on 12, 13, and 14 Feb --

Special surprise storytelling, and storytelling-

related, events!

*** 

Info regarding recommended hotels is at

www.storytellinginstitute.org/131.htm .

Sharing of rooms (women with women, 

men with men) is possible.

***

Comments, Questions, and Registrations 

are welcome!

Contact:

Office of Dr Eric Miller, PhD in Folklore.

(MSc in Psychology, in process.)

www.storytellingandvideoconferencing.com

Chennai, 98403 94282

Skype: storytelling7

Director, World Storytelling Institute,

www.storytellinginstitute.org ,

and

Chennai Storytelling Festival 2016

(Fri 5 - Sun 14 Feb 2016),

www.storytellinginstitute.org/2016.pdf 

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