Ethology in Indian Oral Literature - Online storytelling workshop
Mar 07 '21 | 11:00 AM (IST)
Online Event
Event Information
Right from the Panchatantra to the Jataka tales to the innumerous folktales of the land, the story way of teaching, sharing and documenting used the animal world immensely. Though today, we see them mostly in children’s tales, the workshop will explore the philosophy, ethology and connect to the human psychology that these tales inherit.
A keen sense of natural observation was inherent in the story makers, and using metaphors from the natural world was a common trait. This can come back into our vocabulary if we open the doors to listening to the nature around us.
What will you learn through the workshop:
- The appreciation of animal tales for adults.
- Connecting with the nature around us to brew new tales.
- Create stories that look at our ecosystem more carefully.
- Convey complex human emotions using the lens of animals, birds and other living beings
- Creating stories that can travel to another generation
The workshop is suitable for
- Educators
- Writers
- Storytellers
- Teachers
- Theatre Artists
- Conservationist
- Wildlife enthusiast
- Public speakers
- Anyone who works with children
- Anyone who works through a story and anyone willing to learn something new.
About the Workshop:
- The workshop will be conducted online through Zoom platform.
- The link to join the workshop will be shared on the day of the workshop
- Anyone over the age of 16 is welcome
- No prior experience is required.
About the artist:
Vikram Sridhar is a Bangalore/Chennai Performance Storyteller, Theatre Practitioner, and a Story Researcher especially folktales and Myths. Sitting behind temple elephants, nursing wounded puppies, working with various theatre groups, Vikram today combines his various interests and work over the years in his storytelling journey working with children teens and adults using Storytelling and Theatre. Through folklore and his extensive travels, he is trying to research and explore our rich heritage of oral literature through the various forms of art. He believes in storytelling as a strong medium of conservation, from nature to human relationships.
He is the co-founder of one of Bangalore’s esteemed theatre group, Tahatto and the founder of India’s first Storytelling collective, The Bangalore Storytelling Society. He is part of the organizing team of various literature based festivals like the Bangalore Literature Festival, Bengaluru Poetry Festival, Dum Dama Dum: Children theatre and Reading Festival, The BeSt ( Bengaluru Storytelling ) Festival, Kovai Bookalatta, among others.
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