Connecting with Culture through Storytelling
This program is a storytelling adventure for students across the Brazos Valley.
Home school, public and private schools are all encouraged to attend.
African Storyteller
Friday, September, 30,2011
Elizabeth Kahura
Folk Tales from Africa
http://www.safariprogram.com/index.html
Elizabeth
Kahura grew up in a traditional Kenyan village in Africa. Her storytelling
performances reflect the cultural richness of the African lifestyle and
emphasize the importance of cultural values, how they influence our identities,
and the interdependence of the individuals within a community.
Chinese Storyteller
Friday October 14,2011
Linda Fang
Tales from Ancient China
http://www.chinesestoryteller.com/
Enriched by her experience of growing up in China, Linda Fang tells stories she collects
from Chinese folktales, historical anecdotes, oral traditions, and Chinese
opera. Her captivating storytelling style is seen in her unusual ability to
engage her audiences at various levels, to draw them into the stories, and keep
them there. Instead of hearing a story, the listeners are ushered in the magic
world to witness the story unfold. Sponsored by the Confucius Institute at Texas
A&M University.
Native American/Afrilachian Storyteller
Friday, Nov. 11, 2011
Lyn Ford
Teller of Home Fried Tales
http://www.storytellerlynford.com/
Lyn Ford is
a fourth-generation, nationally recognized, Afrilachian storyteller. She is a
teaching artist with the Greater Columbus Arts Council, and workshop facilitator
with both GCAC and the Ohio State-Based Collaborative Initiative of the Kennedy
Center.
"Home-Fried" Tales are folktale adaptations, spooky tales, and original stories
rooted in her family's multicultural Afrilachian storytelling traditions.
Performances held at 10:00 am and 1:00 pm
in the Bryan Civic Auditorium ~ 800 S. Coulter Dr., Bryan, TX
To make a reservation for the storytelling presentations, call the Office of International Outreach at Texas A&M University Martha Green @ 979-862-6700 or contact us by e-mail mgreen@ipomail.tamu.edu;
For additional information contact:
education@brazosvalleyworldfest.org
or visit: http://worldroom.tamu.edu/
