This is my Rock. Don't it Rock?
Check out my website... hopefully finished by the end of the week. Any suggestions or questions or comments are welcome.
Chara
Wednesday, April 27
Rocks!
This is my Rock. Don't it Rock?
Check out my website... hopefully finished by the end of the week. Any suggestions or questions or comments are welcome.
Chara
Friday, April 15
Tomorrow...
Since I know that many of you who read this will not be able to be present tomorrow I thought I might post a thought or two about my "performance."
I am still having trouble with the order (i'm considering moving the first story to the end and the last story to the beginning) and I would love any opinions. Even if you read this later I could still use opinions since I plan on using this show in the future.
I thought I would start with a family story about my grandmother and use it to explain why I am doing what I am doing. Next I will tell The Willing Bride of the Lindorm King to illustrate the roles women play in each other's lives. Then I will tell a version of Ruth and Naomi focusing on how the women were interdependent. Finally I will tell another personal story called "How I got my Bed" which I have modified a little to focus more on my relationship with my mother and the things she has given me.
Here's the prob- Elizabeth Ellis says that a good way to shape a program is to follow this pattern- Haha, Aha, Ahh, Amen. That means a funny story, a story with an element of suprise, a story which confirms human truths (i'm not sure if I am explaining that right, but normally a bible story fits in here), and a story to which all can agree that life should be lived that way (Elizabeth's Tam Lin and Byrd Janet is a good example ecause of the way it ends.)
My First story isn't remotely funny, my second story is a little funny, but it's more of the Ahh! type- maybe? My third story fits, but the last story is kind of funny and light- it would need some tweaking to be an Amen story- although I guess I am tweaking it anyway.
Like I said in the beginning- the creative process can make for apretty bumpy ride. I know that a lot of you might not understand this at all, and maybe i'm just trying to think through everything, but if you have opinions or questions, feel free to ask.
Chara
I am still having trouble with the order (i'm considering moving the first story to the end and the last story to the beginning) and I would love any opinions. Even if you read this later I could still use opinions since I plan on using this show in the future.
I thought I would start with a family story about my grandmother and use it to explain why I am doing what I am doing. Next I will tell The Willing Bride of the Lindorm King to illustrate the roles women play in each other's lives. Then I will tell a version of Ruth and Naomi focusing on how the women were interdependent. Finally I will tell another personal story called "How I got my Bed" which I have modified a little to focus more on my relationship with my mother and the things she has given me.
Here's the prob- Elizabeth Ellis says that a good way to shape a program is to follow this pattern- Haha, Aha, Ahh, Amen. That means a funny story, a story with an element of suprise, a story which confirms human truths (i'm not sure if I am explaining that right, but normally a bible story fits in here), and a story to which all can agree that life should be lived that way (Elizabeth's Tam Lin and Byrd Janet is a good example ecause of the way it ends.)
My First story isn't remotely funny, my second story is a little funny, but it's more of the Ahh! type- maybe? My third story fits, but the last story is kind of funny and light- it would need some tweaking to be an Amen story- although I guess I am tweaking it anyway.
Like I said in the beginning- the creative process can make for apretty bumpy ride. I know that a lot of you might not understand this at all, and maybe i'm just trying to think through everything, but if you have opinions or questions, feel free to ask.
Chara
Wednesday, April 6
It's getting closer
As I come closer and closer to the end of this semester I am becoming more and more aware of how valuable my time and my activities are right now. Next wednesday (1 week!) I have my final Oral exam so i can graduate from the program. I have to tell one story and answer a bunch of questions and present the article I have been writing for Dr. Isbell. That following Saturday I will be giving my final performance for my independent study.
It's really that second one that has been worrying me. I have several stories from differnt genres that i intend to share. I am (sadly) still trying to identify the last story I need. I need a light story that will help spark conversation- something that is about asking for help when you need it and will help my audience want to open up and share. Possibly something embarassing for hte main character.
I was contemplating this conundrum when my phone rang this afternoon.
About a month ago I mailed a letter to the woman that i thought was the storyteller I heard when I was in the 7th grade. She called me this afternoon. We talked for about an hour and she suggested some books and a story and offered to let me call or e-mail her any time. She said she wanted to be able to help promote me in any way possible.
What I found really interesting is when she told me that the first storyteller she ever heard - and possibly the reason she became a storyteller- was Carol Birch. Carol Birch was the first storyteller I had as an institute instructor this summer- the woman who pointed out to me that I was hiding behind myself and I wasn't claiming my space as a storyteller. It's funny how the same woman has so deeply impacted both of us.
Well that's a lot of writing for someone who has woefully neglected her blog, of late!
Hope everyone is doing well.
Chara
It's really that second one that has been worrying me. I have several stories from differnt genres that i intend to share. I am (sadly) still trying to identify the last story I need. I need a light story that will help spark conversation- something that is about asking for help when you need it and will help my audience want to open up and share. Possibly something embarassing for hte main character.
I was contemplating this conundrum when my phone rang this afternoon.
About a month ago I mailed a letter to the woman that i thought was the storyteller I heard when I was in the 7th grade. She called me this afternoon. We talked for about an hour and she suggested some books and a story and offered to let me call or e-mail her any time. She said she wanted to be able to help promote me in any way possible.
What I found really interesting is when she told me that the first storyteller she ever heard - and possibly the reason she became a storyteller- was Carol Birch. Carol Birch was the first storyteller I had as an institute instructor this summer- the woman who pointed out to me that I was hiding behind myself and I wasn't claiming my space as a storyteller. It's funny how the same woman has so deeply impacted both of us.
Well that's a lot of writing for someone who has woefully neglected her blog, of late!
Hope everyone is doing well.
Chara
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