Chennai Storytelling Festival 2023

Fri 3rd to Sun 26th Feb 2023

 

Festival theme: Storytelling and

Growing, Maturing, Gaining Freedom from

Oppression, Teaching and Learning, Playing,

Creating, Transforming, and/or Healing

in Individuals and Groups --

and the Healing of the Environment."

 

Festival Homepage

 

 

In the schedule, Yellow indicates a Storytelling event.

 

 

1) Fri 3rd, Sat 4th, Sun 5th. 

2) Fri 10th, Sat 11th, Sun 12th.

3) Fri 17th, Sat 18th, Sun 19th.

4) Fri 24th, Sat 25th, Sun 26th.

 

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Schedule of Weekend #2

 

2) Fri 10th, Sat 11th, Sun 12th.    

 

Fri 10th -- 5pm-11pm.

Sat 11th -- 9am-1:30pm, and 3:30pm-11pm.

Sun 12th -- 9am-1:30pm, and 3:30pm-11pm.

 

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           Fri 10th Feb

                               

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5pm-11pm (Fri 10th Feb).

 

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The times on this webpage are in India time.

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The times of these sessions in

Canada and USA Eastern time are here.

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The times in other locations could be determined here.

 

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5pm-6:30pm (Fri 10th Feb).

Workshop 

Smita Rajan (Mumbai).

"The Body as an Aide in Storytelling and

Expression".

Info is here.

 

 

6:30pm-8pm (Fri 10th Feb).

Workshop 

Maja Bumberák (Hungary).

"Painting Images with Words: Enriching

Our Storytelling by Exploring the Art of

Hungarian Oral Tradition".

Info is here.

 

 

8pm-9:30pm (Fri 10th Feb).

Workshop 

Lani Peterson (Massachusetts).

"Re-authoring Sustaining Stories".

Info is here.

 

 

9:30pm-11pm (Fri 10th Feb).

Workshop 

Audra Sisak (Washington state),

with Banumathy H. (Chennai)

and Shivani Dhillion (Chandigarh).

"Storytelling and Autism".

Info is here.

                               

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           Sat 11th Feb

 

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9am-1:30pm, and 3:30pm-11pm (Sat 11th Feb).

 

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9am-1:30pm (Sat 11th Feb).

 

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The times on this webpage are in India time.

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The times of these sessions in

Canada and USA Eastern time are here.

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The times in other locations could be determined here.

 

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9am-10:30am (Sat 11th Feb).

Workshop 

Howard Lieberman (Minnesota).

"Letting the Audience In: Sharing Difficult

Personal Narrative Stories That Combine

Pathos and Entertainment" (Pathos is a

quality that evokes pity or sadness.).

Info is here.

 

 

10:30am-Noon (Sat 11th Feb).

Workshop 

Sowmya Srinivasan (Bangalore and Coimbatore).

"Life Story Mandala".

Info is here.

 

 

Noon-1:30pm (Sat 11th Feb).

Workshop 

Nandini Murali (Chennai).

"Transforming through Trauma: Ways Stories

Can Help One to Heal from Trauma and Grief".

Info is here.

 

 

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4:30pm-11pm (Sat 11th Feb)

 

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The times on this webpage are in India time.

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The times of these sessions in

Canada and USA Eastern time are here.

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The times in other locations could be determined here.

 

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4:30pm-6:30pm (Sat 11th Feb).

Storytelling

Hybrid session at the Goethe Institute, Chennai. 

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Storytellers:

1) Pretigaya Haran (Chennai). 

2) Britta Wilmsmeier (Germany -- via Zoom).

3) Annapoorani Barani (Chennai).

4) Lalitha Thilak (Chennai).

5) Marina Maria Granlund (Sweden -- via Zoom).

6) Jasmina Žiljak Ilinčić (Croatia -- via Zoom).

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Info is here.

 

 

6:30pm-8pm (Sat 11th Feb).

Workshop 

Eric Miller (Chennai).

"Create Your Own Fantasy Healing-story".

Info is here.

 

 

8pm-9:30pm (Sat 11th Feb).

Workshop 

Cheryl Hamilton (Massachusetts).

"Intercultural Storytelling for Social Change".

Info is here.

 

 

9:30pm-11pm (Sat 11th Feb).

Workshop 

Magdalene Jeyarathnam (Chennai).

"Psychodrama, Dreams, and Story".

Info is here.

 

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           Sun 12th Feb

 

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9am-1:30pm, and 3:30pm-11pm (Sun 12th Feb)

 

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9am-1:30pm (Sun 12th Feb)

 

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The times on this webpage are in India time.

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The times of these sessions in

Canada and USA Eastern time are here.

---

The times in other locations could be determined here.

 

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9am-10:30am (Sun 12th Feb).

Workshop 

Anuradha Rohra (Mumbai).

"Exploring Stories through Dramatic Activities".

Info is here.

 

 

10:30-Noon (Sun 12th Feb).

Workshop 

Maricris Basto (Philippines).

"Bringing Stories from Around the World

to Local Readers and Listeners".

Info is here.

 

 

Noon-1:30pm (Sun 12th Feb).

Workshop 

Annapoorani Barani (aaa).

"Maximising One's Storytelling Space:

Ways to Make Best Use of One's Offline

or Online Space to Deliver a Good

Performance".

Info is here.

 

 

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3:30pm-11pm (Sun 12th Feb)

 

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The times on this webpage are in India time.

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The times of these sessions in

Canada and USA Eastern time are here.

---

The times in other locations could be determined here.

 

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3:30pm-5pm (Sun 12th Feb).

Workshop 

Allison Quaid (Germany).

"Create a Healing Fairytale".

Info is here.

 

 

5pm-6:30pm (Sun 12th Feb).

Workshop 

Aparna Athreya (Bangalore).

"Storytelling for Sustainability".

Info is here.

 

 

6:30pm-8pm (Sun 12th Feb).

Workshop 

Amrita Chauhan (Jaipur).

"Creative Ways to Build Stories".

Info is here.

 

 

8pm-9:30pm (Sun 12th Feb).

Workshop 

Laura Simms (New York).

"The Yoga of Engaged Storytelling".

Info is here.

 

 

9:30pm-11pm (Sun 12th Feb).

Workshop 

Jay Leeming (New York).

"Storytelling and Poetry: Rainwater

Words and the Thunder of Myth".

Info is here.

 

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The times on this webpage are in India time.

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The times of these sessions in

USA and Canada Eastern time are here.

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The times in other locations could be determined here.

 

 

 

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