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Guest Co-host, Chennai Storytelling
Festival 2019 (Fri 1 to Sun 10 Feb 2019) -- Ms. Ruth Stotter Ms. Ruth Stotter is
a professional storyteller, educator, and author. She is based in California, USA, and
has performed, lectured, and led workshops on five continents. Ruth was the
Founder and Director of the Storytelling Program, Dominican College (San
Rafael, California), 1985-1999.
She has received a lifetime teaching credential (Kindergarden
through University) from the state of California. She is a former chairperson of the
American Folklore Society's Folk Narrative Section, and has also served
in the AFS' Children’s Folklore Section, where she helped to select the
best Folklore-related publications for children. In 2011, she received the (USA) National
Storytelling Network's Lifetime Achievement Award. Ruth is the author
of numerous books relating to Folklore and Storytelling, including, * A Loop of String: Traditional and Original
String Figures and Stories (storytelling accompanied by making string
patterns). * The Golden Axe: Folktales of
Compassion and Greed. * You're On! 101 Tips to Improve Public
Speaking Skills. * About Story (collected essays). * More about Story (collected essays). In addition to
performing an encyclopedic repertoire of folktales from around the
world, Ruth gives talks and leads workshops on a wide variety of
storytelling-related subjects, including, 1) Audience-Participation Storytelling. 2) Tandem Storytelling (two or more
performers telling together). 3) Storytelling with Props, Masks, Puppets,
String, Origami, and Music. 4) Expanding Short Stories, and Shortening
Long Stories. 5) Pre-School Storytelling. 6) Storytelling across Curriculums
(using storytelling to teach academic subjects). 7) Interpreting Fairytales (for
psychologists, parents, etc). 8) Storytelling 101 - Basic selection,
composition, and performance skills for teens and adults. For info regarding
Workshops and Performances: (Chennai) 98403
94282 info@storytellinginstitute.org
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