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- Laura's new book, The Robe of Love, nears completion, Oct. 2002. New web page.
- Announcing new storytelling events and worshops in Belfast, California, Upstate New York, and NYC.
- The Gaindeh Project worldwide storytelling iniatives.
- Laura co-stages dance based on her forthcoming book, The Robe of Love.
- Laura's Romania trip in Winter. Kennedy Center, Washington, DC performances
- New book published to help children in crisis
- Laura guest editor of Storytelling Magazine
| August 30, 2002. Lots of new
events
in the works! Dance project! New book!
New York: The
Robe of
Love, Laura's new book, nears publication date. New
page just posted about it. Belfast.
An
"invitation only" conference Sept. 6 through 11 for those working with
children and theater throughout the world to talk about the "space of
imagination."
Laura has been invited to follow the keynote speaker each day with a
story
to set the tone and meaning of the day. She is also giving a workshop
on
the 'power of image: uncovering space within" on storytelling and
healing.
The International Conference on Children's Theatre.
Milwaukee: Laura is co-staging a piece that she has written based on the story "Robe of Love" with dancers from the University of Milwaukee. The choreography is a collaborative creation with three brilliant choreographers. It will premier in June, 2003 in the Zelaso Arts Center on the Campus of UWM. Laura's book, "ROBE OF LOVE: Secret Instructions of the Heart" will be available from Codhill Press on October 1. Laura also does a concert storytelling performance on the topic. California: Summer 2003, the LAURA SIMMS STORYTELLING RESIDENCY will take place at the Wellspring Renewal Center in Philo, Northern California. (Limited to 15.). New York: Laura will also be holding the first "Storytelling Teacher Training Course" to be given upstate New York. By application only, based on experience and previous work with Laura (limited to ten). Dates and cost to be announced. Lenore Jackson will serve as administrator of all courses and tours. Lenorestory@msn.com for further information about the Residency and NY Teacher Training Course. More details coming soon! New York City: THE BLUE WORD, a new and original New York Storytelling Series begins this September 24th at the Parkside Lounge on 317 E. Houston Street at Attorney Street. Doors will open at 7 with stories start at 7:30 (9:30 close). Suggested contribution $7 Created by writer Ted Rose and storyteller/author Laura Simms with a collaborative team of designers, the new series will combine theme based personal narrative, with traditional mythic tales, and an open mike session, on a late Wednesday each month for three months. New York City revealed itself as an urban tribal community capable of simultaneous contemporary and mythic levels of experience following the September 11th events. We aim at keeping alive the diversity, brilliance and uniqueness of New York's story. First Storytelling Evening : THEME: Inhale-Life and Breath in the City: From urban meditation, medical response to 9/11 and ancient myth, tellers bring to life the essential nature of life in New York beneath the rush of traffic and commerce. What keeps us alive. More info: Ted Rose, ted_rose@mindspring.com,
212-665-2979. If you want to be included on the BLUE WORD email list,
or
know others for the list, please respond to this address for inclusion.
January 11, 2002. I was stranded in the north of Romania in the coldest winter snowstorms and found, day by day, that in reality fire-and-stories is what is needed. We sat by the fire in small cottages telling stories. And I am nourished and inspired. I am now preparing for four concerts of Four
Legged Tales at The Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, (Jan
25-27, 2002) with Argentine musician Jorge Alfano. This program
features
stories from many different cultures about the relationship between
human
beings and the natural world. Tales about kindness and the power of our
"animal eyes and ears" to strengthen our capacity for being happy in
the
world. The tales are hilarious, captivating and enchanting. -Laura
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 On
Wed., Dec. 5, 2001, Laura Simms introduced the book
to the fifty school librarians and teachers
of the Staten Island School District. After a brief introduction, one
of
the participants asked Laura, "I know each story has the seed of an
emotion,
but what do you do when each day brings a seed of grief? And it won't
stop?"
What best to illustrate the answer to the question? A story, right from the book. She then told them the story "The Hunter's Gazelle," a story from Saudi Arabia that illustrates that all families know, and share, the experience of death and sorrow. |
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 At
this Staten Island elementary school, WTC murals covered the walls of
every
hallway. Here, the administrator of the district's storytelling program
explains to Laura why this student chose to draw the Staten Island
Ferry,
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| Laura is the guest
editor
for the recent issue of STORYTELLING MAGAZINE Title: The Living Context Vol.13, Issue 5 | Sept/Oct 2001 To receive a copy contact:
Inspiring and
potent essays
by storytellers from around the world about the context in which
stories
are told and heard and why authentic storytelling is both rejuvenating
and beneficial. Contributors include
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from
the introduction
of
"The Living Context" Genuine storytelling is unique because of the immediacy and experiential nature of the event and the depth of meaning that can be known. Beneath the logical flow of narrative caught in the ongoing story, the listener experiences timeless presence and uncovers inherent sources of compassion, creativity and inner significance. The oral story in response acts as an antidote to the spiritless attention demanded by today's passive forms of entertainment and dialogue, even if those are called "storytelling." The difference is visceral, disturbing, enlivening, and engaging at the root of consciousness. - Laura Simms |
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