Meet The Storyteller: Episode 3 Name: Marianne Christensen From: Denmark *** *** *** So, what is your story Marianne? I was born on a family farm in 1954, but grew up in different places on the island Lolland in Denmark, because my father changed from being a farmer to working as a mechanic. I was
Meet The Storyteller: Episode 2 Storyteller: Githanda Githae From: Kenya ***** Whats your story? I am Teacher, Oral Storyteller, Performer and Writer. I am also the pioneer of creating storytelling programs in Independent schools as a way to foster our culture and heritage. I have been telling stories for over a decade. I do solo
Meet The Storyteller: Episode 1 Storyteller: Lavanya Prasad From: Bangalore – India ***** So, whats your story? I am a dreamer who sees everything as stories in this world. Stories are an intricate part of me. I’ve been telling stories since I learnt to speak, that’s what I heard from my maternal grandfather, the
I have had four sessions so far, one performance and three workshops. The Swahili spoken in Tanzania, and which is what the students are being taught, is quite different from our regular Kenyan Swahili tongue. Although I am a pretty decent Swahili speaker, this will kept me on my feet. Kuja? No, Njoo! Sunday 10th
Building Bridges through Performance Storytelling – #SiganaFest2016
“We need to build more bridges and less fences”. This was an observation by one of the hundreds of children who had turned up for the storytelling session at the Kenya National Library Services (KNLS), Nakuru Branch. Storytellers Roger Jenkins (Singapore) and John Titi (Kenya) had just shared a story in tandem. The tale was
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