10.23.2021 WAE STORY-TELLING SYMPOSIUM
Three storytelling sessions, presented virtually in November, will be available to the public at 7 p.m. Nov.1, 8 and 15 through the efforts of World Artists Experiences.
This three-session symposium will be opened at 7 p.m. Nov. 1 by the president of the International Institute of Storytelling and world leader in storytelling, Kiran Sing Sirah.
The meeting will focus on the importance of storytelling and culture and feature rapper-beat boxer Shodekah along with Mari-Ann and Tunne Kellam presenting from Estonia the story of the singing revolution.
The second session, at 7 p.m. Nov. 8 will explore how location impacts stories and storytelling and how land influences stories of identity, kinship, economics, cooperation and peace.
The concluding session at 7 p.m. Nov. 15 will examine how cultural heritage connects into the future. Guest artists will share stories ranging from health and well-being to artistic practices, to political unrest, social justice, climate change and racial and gender equity.
The symposium is designed to show how storytelling both establishes and challenges a culture. The following link is good all three sessions:
https://us02web.zoom.us/
