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The Wrights have taught storytelling in many area colleges. They do workshops all over the US and in Kyoto on storytelling techniques and skills. Professionally they belong to the state storytelling groups of Ohio, Kentucky and Florida ( OOPS! , KSA and FSA) the National Storytelling Network, and the Miami Valley Storytellers.

They have presented many workshops on cross cultural and bilingual storytelling, and taught “The World of Storytelling” at Antioch College, and The Art of Storytelling at Antioch University’s McGregor School (weekend college).

Workshop Specialties

“Love, Honor and Cherish That Story, an Introduction to Storytelling” Here is a program to help your group get started. It has all the storytelling basics couched in a format that helps you see what stories are for you, and how to tell them with sensitivity and do them justice. As an extended program you delve into numerous styles and techniques. You will get extensive information on finding stories, and making them your own to tell. (One to eight hours)

“One Plus One Equals Two, Telling in Tandem” From our Lucky Thirteen Essentials of Tandem Telling to exciting full-blown examples of style, participants will observe and practice a variety of techniques for telling with a partner (s).

“Our Stories Honor and Reveal Our Heritage: Telling YOUR Stories” Are you wanting skills in expressing yourself through your own stories? Do you want advice on taking something personal and developing it into a story others will enjoy, perhaps learn from? See and hear how this can be done in this hands-on workshop.

“Creating Bridges: Cross-Cultural Storytelling” Most of us want to tell stories from other cultures, other lands. Let us help you do this with accuracy and cultural sensitivity. We will discuss and try out differences in body language, gesture and facial expressions. We will work on putting our stories into the proper time and place. We consider the pitfalls of cultural appropriation.

“Prose, Rhythm and Rhyme: Using Poetry to Spice Up Your Storytelling” From story poems to catchy refrain, perfect beginnings to memorable endings; adding poetry to your performance adds delight and variety. You may even decide to recite ballads at your next performance!

“Samurai, Ghosts and Cranes: The Oral Tradition in Japan.” Come and immerse yourself in the ancient, two-thousand year old, continuous culture of Japan. This is your opportunity to gain an understanding of this rich genre of story, traditional types of tellers, context of these stories and an historical look at their development through various performing arts in Japan, from the ribald to the sacred.

Are you looking for some topic in a longer format?

• An all day seminar
• A several week series of classes
• A residency of two to five days

We can provide you with an in-depth look at a storytelling topic. These are interactive sessions, full of hands-on activities, group and individual exercises. each class provides a packet of printed materials to augment the verbal lesson and allow participants to study the topic further on their own.

Choose from:

• Tandem Telling
• Cross-Cultural Storytelling
• Telling Japanese Stories
• Telling Your Own Stories

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