I work in the film industry, so storytelling is in my nature. There is an invaluable power to storytelling; stories allow us to connect. They are a tool that can be used to inspire others and provide them with an entirely different perspective – an ability that has always been essential, and it has become […]
While pop-country singer-songwriter and rapper Colt Graves may reside in the small town of Calhoun, he aims to make an impact on the country music scene on a large scale. Originally from Nashville and raised in central Tennessee, the 35-year-old musician was born into an artistic family, writing songs under the guidance of his father […]
SYRACUSE, NY (WSYR-TV) – May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month and NewsChannel 9 is honoring members of the AAPI community who are making a difference here in central New York. This week on “Asian Americans Standing Strong,” NewsChannel 9 features Solon Quinn. From an early age, Solon knew he wanted to be a […]
By Sam Adeoye At this time, long and hot traffic jams are becoming commonplace in Ibadan. The people who live in this town are half proud of this congestion as it somehow presents them with a shared experience with Lagosians who are too cool for school. On the other hand, however, they desperately hate it […]
ST. JOHN’S, NL — Sonny McClusky is about to turn 18, about to graduate from trade school with his certification as a mechanic, and ready to work full-time at the family business, Charlie’s Auto. He lives in Pouch Cove, just outside of St. John’s. It’s 1967, the summer of love, a season of military escalation […]
Want to spice up your cinematography? Add a splash of color. I think as writers and directors, we often get caught up in the big elements of a story. We worry about the plot, the dialogue, the settings and much more, that we forget that there are small things that can make a big difference. […]
The Flatwater Tales Storytelling Festival, featuring three nationally acclaimed storytellers, returns with in-person performances June 3-4. This popular annual event will return live to the Historic Grove Theatre, 123 Randolph Road, Oak Ridge. All tickets can be purchased online at Eventbrite or The Ferrell Shop at Jackson Square in Oak Ridge. Tickets for individual shows […]
Key Stage 1 teachers and students, join our Pride Month celebrations by attending this 30-minute event that celebrates family, adventures, and love in all its forms. Join author and illustrator Harry Woodgate (they/them) on Friday, June 10 at 10 a.m. for a book exploration session grandpa camper. Hear all about Grandpa and Grandpa’s adventures in […]
MTV Entertainment Studios today announced that USC’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative will become the long-term home of the Mental Health Storytelling Initiative. The effort was led last year by MTVE, which brought together a coalition of more than 60 entertainment media companies and mental health expert organizations to raise awareness and change the discourse on mental […]
provided Nicole Titihuia Hawkins author of Whai – winner of the Jessie MacKay Award for Best First Book of Poetry, at the 2022 Ockham Book Awards. Nicole Titihuia Hawkins (Ngāti Kahungunu ki Te Wairoa, Ngāti Pāhauwera) is an up-and-coming writer, avid baker, lipstick enthusiast, pro-level aunt, and proud mom of a newborn baby. She lives […]
Heartstopper is a queer story that many young people have been waiting for. I grew up with representation that was either shrouded in subtext or marred by hurtful stereotypes that both didn’t understand the LGBTQ+ experience and actively wanted to despise it. It was tough, but that image has started to change over the years […]
Citizens of Calico have formed a Society of Paranormal Investigators to investigate reports of ghost sightings in a new self-referential meta-story set this summer at Knott’s Berry Farm as part of an improv theater experience. a day. A new interactive Wild West, Choose Your Own Adventure experience, which allows Knott’s Berry Farm visitors to drive, […]
Keinas.áx̱ Łdóos Kaanáx̱ Ḵuwóox works with the Carcross Tagish First Nation as a senior business collaborator Outpost 31. He feels like a superhero when he wears the first action-capture costume available in the Yukon. ” I’m like the Tlingit superhero, whom the kids look up to. Few people even call me Super Tlingit. » – […]
The Sandbar Storytelling Festival Board of Directors would like to thank everyone who attended, donated auction items, purchased items, and had a great time at the Big Fat Greek Dinner fundraiser at the Blue Heron Coffeehouse in April. The evening was a huge success in raising funds for the Festival, to be held October 14-15, […]
Details By Valerie Vande Panne May 20, 2022 The William Allen White School of Journalism at the University of Kansas has launched a Native Storytelling Workshop for high school students, in partnership with the Native American Journalists Association (NAJA) and Haskell Indian Nations University. This workshop will take place June 12-16, 2022 on the University […]
Last Thursday’s dance demonstration at Haa Shagoon Hidi in Carcross showed how digital data capture can record performance, storytelling and craftsmanship. Jayden Soroka, owner of Outpost 31, demonstrated how new digital technologies can preserve the past and bring the past into the future. Soroka captures human movement in all its nuances using a motion capture […]
Christopher Nolan’s films are loaded with philosophy. Christopher Nolan is one of today’s most influential directors. His films are deep meditations on life, humanity and our sense of self. His new movie, Oppenheimerwill address the complicated legacy of the men who built and dropped the atomic bomb. I found this amazing video online that takes […]
Pat Caruso, Guernsey native designer from Adelaide in 2022, has never struggled to tell a story. The veteran marketer and business owner has built a career based on storytelling, a tradition passed down from his mother and his connection to the culture. “In First Nations culture, stories and songs are how communication is passed down […]
A media industry troubled by a maturing streaming model and a bearish stock market was no match for the thick layer of nostalgia on display during Disney’s initial presentation on Tuesday. The company will celebrate its 100th anniversary later this year. And Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Chapek opened the Basketball City presentation at Pier […]
Many Americans have a hard time understanding the concept of non-fungible tokens, or NFTs. Given the pace of technological advancement today, it’s understandable that people take time to catch up. That’s why Christian Ocana, a senior at the University of North Carolina, developed a multimedia explainer on the new flagship, supporting a school curriculum in […]
Published: Tue, May 17, 2022, 10:20 AM Last update: Tue, May 17, 2022, 10:21 AM A family storytelling workshop organized by Repair Acts Ireland will take place at Athlone Library today (Tuesday) from 3-4pm and 6.30-8pm. The Intergenerational Workshop aims to foster vibrant and restorative restorative cultures in Ireland by connecting past stories of repair […]
Local libraries including Grangemouth and Bo’ness held a sensory science and storytelling event for primary school pupils as part of the Falkirk Science Festival. Pupils from Sacred Heart Primary in Grangemouth were among those lucky enough to take part in the event last week, which coincided with the Keep The Heid and Read campaign asking […]
BERNALILLO — Native American artists from across the region showcased their art and more over the weekend at Bernalillo. Nitanis Duncan, 9, of Gilbert, Arizona, performs a Native American hoop dance with her family during the fifth annual Bernalillo Indian Arts Festival Saturday, May 14, 2022 at Loretto Park. (Photos by Matt Hollinshead/Observer) In some […]
In recent years, the way students learn has changed. While technology and social media have made it difficult for teachers to keep students engaged in the classroom, the shift to virtual learning brought on by COVID-19 has presented even bigger issues. Educators accustomed to teaching in person found themselves teaching at home and on small […]
Chayce Beckham will tell you he’s not the best singer to ever win american idol. The country’s newcomer is, however, one of the best storytellers to have won the title. A year after winning Season 19, Beckham is signed to Wheelhouse Records, with a new EP available on digital streaming providers and a catalog of […]
Matthews was one of the featured performers on the first Rhapsody-N-Soul in 2020, but he’s serving as production manager this time around. “I’ll have the helmet this time,” he said. “You won’t hear me doing anything until the very end. I’ve been doing spoken word since the 70s, so it’s great to be able to […]
NEWTOWN — The historic Newtown Theater will perform “An Afternoon of Storytelling: Tales of Risk and Transformation” on Sunday, June 12 at 2 p.m. During this oral storytelling event, five of the region’s most engaging storytellers will explore the human experience in all its pathos. and joy. Storytellers include: Robin Moore has told stories to […]
To drive action, a storyteller must tell the audience what the current state is, why it is insufficient, and paint a picture of the promising future state. Image: Shutterstock /> The human brain likes to structure, store and retrieve information in the form of stories. Perhaps for this reason, stories of different gods, kings, rulers, […]
“I was born into a deaf family. My parents are deaf. My sister is deaf. This was the start of Thibault Duchemin’s initial pitch for his business Ava, a real-time captioning product. Ava was originally created for the deaf and hard of hearing community and has recently expanded into the business market. Thanks to his […]
Inspirational stories For Women’s History Month in 2022, 20 new stories have been published on the Europeana website, in addition to previously published editorials that we have been promoting. In blogs, exhibitions and galleries, we told stories of women from the Middle Ages to the 20th century, featuring artists and performers, fashion, folk and crafts […]
A new series of scripted/unscripted hybrid competitions pits a group of teenagers against each other in an elaborate live theater series that’s as compelling to watch as it is fun. The quest is a new Disney+ original series that is brought to the screen by the Oscar and Emmy award-winning teams behind The Lord of […]
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HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) – The game of chess has been played for more than 1,500 years, and an organization called Chess at 3, also known as Story Time Chess, continues the tradition and teaches the game to children ages 3 and up . The program began in New York and has multiple locations around the […]
A stylist with a journalistic streak, Nidhi Jacob spent almost 8 years as a fashion editor for Indian editions of titles such as Grazia, Marie Claire and Elle. As she navigated the fashion landscape, she worked in a variety of mediums including print, video, film, advertising and editorial, and found the opportunity to connect with […]
There is a saying in Tbilisi in the Republic of Georgia that the month of March is quite unpredictable in terms of weather. The weather can change very drastically in a short time, from hot and sunny to cold, windy and humid. Sure enough, the town had snows in March, causing people to rush to […]
A new children’s picture book about a very special STOP/GO road worker sets the stage for important road safety conversations in schools during the upcoming Road Safety Week. Beca proudly supports Brake, the road safety charity, with Road Safety Week May 9-15 as co-lead sponsor alongside Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency. This year’s theme, Road […]
Doha: Qatar Museums (QM) is offering a range of online workshops, tours and storytelling until June this year. For this month, every Sunday and Tuesday, the National Museum of Qatar (NMoQ) is offering a virtual field trip. The live tour will take place online from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and is free. In a […]
I intend not to portray myself as a pretentious horror fan who will nibble on your ear about the off-putting stigma and negative press of the genre. “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent” is as enjoyable theatrical comedy as you can ask for and strikes a healthy balance between Cage the Madman and Cage the […]
Legendary game designer Richard Lemarchand on the importance and joy of playful storytelling. In a “peaceful village” sequence, Nathan Drake walks through a Himalayan village on a sunny morning. Screenshot from “Uncharted 2”, via Mocah.org The story of my game begins in 1991 in the rural west of England, on the eve of a video […]
When I was a child, my father would tell us stories while my siblings and I were getting ready to sleep. He had created a series of stories called “The Adventures of Booroo and Pooroo”. The two main characters, Booroo and Pooroo, lived many adventures day and night. They were both shapeshifters and could change […]
Click to enlarge Photo: Pooneh Ghana Faye Webster There is a particular rhythm in the voice of Faye Webster. The Atlanta singer/songwriter conveys a lot without forcing, a laid-back approach that infuses her first-person stories with a unique intimacy, as if she’s whispering directly into your ear. Now 24, Webster has been writing songs since […]
Growing up, Grace Rolfe, a junior at Augusta University, admits she was your typical “theater kid.” “In the beginning, I was really into sound engineering and music, so I had a gig at my high school to do sound engineering,” Rolfe said. “Eventually I started doing the lights and I started leaning towards theater pretty […]
It’s been almost 24 years since John Madden gave us Shakespeare in love, the Oscar-winning comedy-drama set during the writing and starring of Romeo and Juliet. The new film of the famous director, Ground Meat Operationalso deals with the lasting impact of a great story, although the setting and circumstances are quite different. Photo courtesy […]
JONESBOROUGH – Storyteller Andy Offutt Irwin will soon kick off a highly anticipated season of live storytelling in downtown Jonesborough. “It’s really exciting to be back on the road,” Irwin said. “It’s my natural habitat.” Irwin will be the first in a line of 26 tellers that will include Donald Davis, Bil Lepp and Sheila […]
JONESBOROUGH – Storyteller Andy Offutt Irwin will soon kick off a highly anticipated season of live storytelling in downtown Jonesborough. “It’s really exciting to be back on the road,” Irwin said. “It’s my natural habitat.” Irwin will be the first in a line of 26 tellers that will include Donald Davis, Bil Lepp and Sheila […]