Absent: Alyssa
We began with a brief discussion of stories we are finding in our daily lives. Places we encounter stories include emails. Suggestion that directions can be stories. An exercise I often give storytellers is to give directions. A storyteller must be concerned with keeping a listener oriented. While looking for stories, notice when stories are referenced in conversation. How often are commonly known stories alluded to? For example on Day 1, I alluded to 2001: A Space Odyssey when talking about our "smart" classroom.
We listened to Jerry Clower's coon hunting story and began to trace the establishment of the National Storytelling Festival in 1973 and its efect on the storytelling revival.
We watched the first part of a documentary from the 10th National Storytelling Festival.
Notice: the rural setting, the "tent revival" aesthetic, the retelling of common stories (3 Bears, Cinderella).
More here about Mary Carter Smith.
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