By Limor Shiponi The guy opened his mouth to tell me a story he’s been working on for over a month; it was a disaster. The words stumbled out of his mouth; he looked totally confused and frightened. “But I’ve been practicing daily,” he hissed with visible frustration. I asked him to tell me about …
By Limor Shiponi Originally posted on LinkedIn I guess this is another million dollar question. The way to go about it starts with observing specific moments where people say, “that way such a good story”. Last week I had the opportunity to be reminded of this question once again. We had a concert involving eight …
By Limor Shiponi Officially, I’m going on a sabbatical. Personally, I’m giving myself time for exploration, experimentation and a good rest: seafaring, sports, storytelling, sightseeing, and some sweat folly with my grandchild. Adieu business, I’ll be back in a year.
By Limor Shiponi One of the groups I work with is a storytelling peers group, looking into Jewish texts as a source of inspiration. After doing some Limmud (learning) each of us goes off exploring, composing, reading, thinking, trying to come up with tales, new stories, interpretations, and create something new. Limmud in the Jewish …
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By Limor Shiponi “My father says that in ten years from now, we won’t have to talk anymore. Using special technologies, we’ll just have to think and things will happen.” Coming from a 14 years old gifted teenager, who said it during a storytelling session for young writers. All the other participants, aged 14 and …