A year ago, I joined CAN New Artists Collegium founded and led by David Zundelovitch. The members of the group I’m in are all sculptors. I arrive from music and storytelling. It wasn’t clear if I’ll manage to blend in. My music education involved art history and I’m no stranger to the arts. Yet my knowledge and experience with …
By Limor Shiponi I’m seeking sincere replies: after several years of story slams gaining traction, do you see it is supporting the art of storytelling and storytellers, creating more awareness to what we do and why we do it, or isn’t it? Maybe it’s changing the nature of what we can offer and will be accepted, …
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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 We arrived to the venue an hour and a half early. My partner had two lutes to tune, together with a Hurdy-gurdy and a Vihuela. I had about a dozen wind-instruments to tend to and then tune to her. Costumes to wear, headpieces to fix – we were busy for over an …