2011 is coming close to closure and plans for 2012 are appearing on the horizon of my task list. So I’ve figured I need some time to get organized and put structures in place if I want to follow up on my intentions. The Agora is going to change too so it can better facilitate [...]
Once upon a time I was jealous of English speaking storytellers for having the word ‘storytelling’ to describe their art – a single word which is both a noun and a verb, concise with movement and flair, elegant. In Hebrew we had a combination of two words – ‘Sipur Sipurim’ – meaning telling stories or [...]
The web is getting crowded with posts about the new Facebook timeline – the idea, privacy concerns, law suits, cool cover designs and all the rest. Most surfers haven’t seen it yet but you will pretty soon if everything works according to FB’s plan. Most people don’t remember since when they’ve been there and what [...]
“Have you seen the library?” asked the guide. From my expression he continued “second floor up that staircase”. I was tired, dragging my feet up the stairs somewhat unwilling, mainly because of the heat. I reached a narrow wooden door and the view was blocked by a local guard ‘no photo!’. She moved back to [...]
A collaboration between The Israel Museum Jerusalem and Google Israel. Mouse history, fabulous texts in any case.
Listening to Terrence right now. Terrence, you’ll have to establish the ‘it’s about listening not about telling’ part so we can have a nice conversation (read>argument). The lady talking to you (sorry, didn’t get the name) makes a good point about the possibility of ‘disguise’. Considering the way many people are grabbing storytelling by her [...]
Years ago I asked storyteller David Campbell what to his opinion marks a good storyteller. There are many answers to this question. He told me about a similar conversation he had and the conclusion was “it’s the pace. It’s the pace”. In conducting we say that if the conductor knows to choose the right pace [...]
Our last stop in Madrid was Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia; an interesting modern building hosting modern art; the house for Picasso’s famous ‘Guernica’ which I find poorly placed indoors. I understand why it has to be safeguarded but I’d rather see it somewhere outside, somewhere it will be part of people’s everyday [...]
Look for it on FB in the group called “storytellers” (I hate sending you to a place you need to log in to, but in this case, that’s the situation). It started with Eric James Wolf asking “If theater uses the word storytelling to sell really good theatrical performances… are you comfortable using the word [...]
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