Asian Congress of Storytellers
| Date | 1 & 2 September 2012 (Sat & Sun), 9:30 – 5:00pm Registration begins at 8:30am |
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| Venue | The Arts House |
| 2-day pass | $300 (Early Bird before 4 Aug) $300/each (Group registrations of 3 or more) $350 (Normal rate) |
| 1-day pass | $250 |
| Half-day pass | $200 |
The annual Asian Congress of Storytellers is now in its thirteenth year! Be a part of Keynotes that address contemporary storytelling issues and carefully selected Workshops that cover a plethora of ways to use storytelling. There will also be Asian Stories performed during the congress to celebrate our rich oral heritage. Meet storytellers, learn new techniques in storytelling and be empowered by the power of story!
| Day One — 1 September 2012 (Sat) | ||||
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| 8:30-9:15am | Registration | |||
| 9:30am | Keynote: The Door to the Twelve Eye Spots Speaker: Eddin Khoo |
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| 10:30am | Coffee Break | |||
| 11:00am | Harnessing body movements to tell a story Facilitator: Joe Harawira |
Using more than one language to tell a story Facilitator: Peter Chand |
Bringing storytelling into the core of education Facilitator: Rosemarie Somaiah |
A celebration of story songs, folk dances and traditional musical accompaniment Facilitator: Rajashree Tope |
| 1:00pm | Lunch | |||
| 2:00pm | Storytelling performance by Professional Members from the Storytelling Association (Singapore) | |||
| 3:00pm | Incorporating objects in your telling Facilitator: Verena Tay |
Understanding folk tale, fairy tale, wisdom tale and myth Facilitator: Diane Wolkstein |
Exploring sound and music to enhance the spoken word Facilitator: Jeff Greene |
Comic storytelling and the art of creating a picture in the mind’s eye Facilitator: Shinoharu Tatekawa |
| 5:00pm | End of Day 1 of Congress | |||
| 7:30-9:30pm | International Storytellers Showcase Featuring 6 tellers each performing 15 minutes: Joe Harawira, Shinoharu Tatekawa, Peter Chand, Rajashree Tope, Diane Wolkstein & Jeff Greene, Made Taro |
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| Day Two — 2 September 2012 (Sun) | ||||
| 8:30-9:15am | Registration | |||
| 9:30am | Keynote: The Nature of Storytelling Speaker: Diane Wolkstein |
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| 10:30am | Coffee Break | |||
| 11:00am | Visualizing the landscape of your story Facilitator: Peter Chand |
Telling stories and playing games Facilitator: Made Taro |
Comic storytelling and the art of creating a picture in the mind’s eye Facilitator: Shinoharu Tatekawa |
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| 1:00pm | Lunch | |||
| 2:00pm | Storytelling performance by Professional Members from the Storytelling Association (Singapore) | |||
| 3:00pm | Techniques and skills to enhance the telling of a story Facilitator: Joe Harawira |
Using folktales for language development in children Facilitator: Kiran Shah |
The Door to the Twelve Eye Spots (Talk) Speaker: Eddin Khoo |
A celebration of story songs, folk dances and traditional musical accompaniment Facilitator: Rajashree Tope |
| 5:00pm | End of Congress | |||
| 7:30-9:30pm | International Storytellers Showcase Featuring 6 tellers each performing 15 minutes: Joe Harawira, Shinoharu Tatekawa, Peter Chand, Rajashree Tope, Diane Wolkstein & Jeff Greene, Made Taro |
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