The Storyteller's Start-up Book : Finding, Learning, Performing and Using Folktales Including Twelve Tellable Tales

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For beginners to enter storytelling: From Learning to Performing, Folk Stories Simplified

"The Storyteller's Start-Up Book" is an ideal choice for those who are looking to quest into the art of storytelling. This book offers an all-in-one guide to the fundamental concepts required to become a skilled storyteller. Margaret Read MacDonald condenses her immense knowledge and expertise into easy-to-follow steps, starting from finding stories, perfecting one's performance techniques, networking with other storytellers, and organizing a storytelling event. The highlight of this book is twelve tellable tales drawn from the folklore of various countries, which offer readers an ideal starting point to initiate their storytelling journey. The author presents these stories in ethnopoetic style that is both rhythmic and easy enough to remember, complete with suggestions for audience engagement. The inclusive and multicultural nature of the tales offered in this book make it an engaging and captivating read for all.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Storyteller's Start-up Book : Finding, Learning, Performing and Using Folktales Including Twelve Tellable Tales

Regular price RM50.79 MYR
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ISBN: 9780874833058
Date of Publication: 2006-02-03
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.7
(rated by 89 readers)

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Finding, learning, performing, and using folktales.For those who want to begin storytelling but don't know where to start, The Storyteller's Start-Up Book offers everything one could ask for. Margaret Read MacDonald, an award-winning folklorist and children's librarian who is also a touring storyteller, offers basic start-up information on finding stories, looking at them critically, starting a "story bank," networking with other storytellers, and creating a storytelling event. In chapters on learning and performing folktales, MacDonald offers the reader suggestions for finding his or her own performance style. Most importantly, MacDonald presents twelve fool-proof tales that will work for the first-time storyteller. Arranged in ethnopoetic style to relay a sense of rhythm, the stories encourage audience participation and feature enough repetition to make them easy to remember. These multicultural tales selected from the folklore of Angola, Canada, Ghana, Nigeria, Siberia, Wales, and Zaire will delight any audience. Includes excellent bibliographies to help the new teller continue to explore the world of storytelling.
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For beginners to enter storytelling: From Learning to Performing, Folk Stories Simplified

"The Storyteller's Start-Up Book" is an ideal choice for those who are looking to quest into the art of storytelling. This book offers an all-in-one guide to the fundamental concepts required to become a skilled storyteller. Margaret Read MacDonald condenses her immense knowledge and expertise into easy-to-follow steps, starting from finding stories, perfecting one's performance techniques, networking with other storytellers, and organizing a storytelling event. The highlight of this book is twelve tellable tales drawn from the folklore of various countries, which offer readers an ideal starting point to initiate their storytelling journey. The author presents these stories in ethnopoetic style that is both rhythmic and easy enough to remember, complete with suggestions for audience engagement. The inclusive and multicultural nature of the tales offered in this book make it an engaging and captivating read for all.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.