There was a mix of silence, curiosity and laughter among the audience as five fine storytellers walked onto the stage one by one to present what they are best at.
Jeff Gere, a powerful storyteller from Hawaii, chose a story that every resident of Bengaluru could relate to. It was about a woman who made sure her neighbour, a property developer, does not cut trees to build a parking lot. Bringing elements of action, emotions and voice variations, Gere received a big round of applause from the audience.
Aparna Athreya, a founder-member of Bengaluru Storytelling Society, was at her best with her story on the theme 'Swalpa Adjust Madi'. A Bengalurean, Aparna shared anecdotes revolving around situations where people easily took advantage of things by saying "Swalpa adjust madi."
Infusing a lot of energy in her narration, she then concluded with the punchline "A little bit of Bengaluru for you and for me." Deeptha Vivekananda presented the story of a girl who was born with wings, while her adamant mother disliked it.
Rosemarie Somaiah churned out a story of a sparrow and the crow. Both the stories were well acknowledged by the audience with a huge round of applause.
A workshop on 'Characterisation in Storytelling' will be conducted by Jeeva Raghunath at 10 am and another on 'Role-playing in storytelling' by Eric Miller at 12 noon.
Chuck Kanafi will speak on 'Storytelling in Business' at 2 pm. The venue is Rangasthala, Rangoli Metro Art Centre, MG Road. The ticket per head is Rs 500. A lot of fun awaits the families on Sunday from 4.30 to 5.45 pm.
Dr Kuruva Basavaraju and team will present traditional tales in Kannada. Rangaputhali will hold a puppetry show on the life of Bhakta Prahlada between 6.30 pm and 8.30 pm on Sunday. The ticket per head is Rs 200.![]( "Hawaiian storyteller Jeff Gere performs at the Rangoli Rangasthala on MG Road on Saturday. DH photo")
There was a mix of silence, curiosity and laughter among the audience as five fine storytellers walked onto the stage one by one to present what they are best at.
Jeff Gere, a powerful storyteller from Hawaii, chose a story that every resident of Bengaluru could relate to. It was about a woman who made sure her neighbour, a property developer, does not cut trees to build a parking lot. Bringing elements of action, emotions and voice variations, Gere received a big round of applause from the audience.
Aparna Athreya, a founder-member of Bengaluru Storytelling Society, was at her best with her story on the theme 'Swalpa Adjust Madi’. A Bengalurean, Aparna shared anecdotes revolving around situations where people easily took advantage of things by saying "Swalpa adjust madi.”
Infusing a lot of energy in her narration, she then concluded with the punchline "A little bit of Bengaluru for you and for me.” Deeptha Vivekananda presented the story of a girl who was born with wings, while her adamant mother disliked it.
Rosemarie Somaiah churned out a story of a sparrow and the crow. Both the stories were well acknowledged by the audience with a huge round of applause.
A workshop on 'Characterisation in Storytelling’ will be conducted by Jeeva Raghunath at 10 am and another on 'Role-playing in storytelling’ by Eric Miller at 12 noon.
Chuck Kanafi will speak on 'Storytelling in Business’ at 2 pm. The venue is Rangasthala, Rangoli Metro Art Centre, MG Road. The ticket per head is Rs 500. A lot of fun awaits the families on Sunday from 4.30 to 5.45 pm.
Dr Kuruva Basavaraju and team will present traditional tales in Kannada. Rangaputhali will hold a puppetry show on the life of Bhakta Prahlada between 6.30 pm and 8.30 pm on Sunday. The ticket per head is Rs 200.
Jeff Gere, a powerful storyteller from Hawaii, chose a story that every resident of Bengaluru could relate to. It was about a woman who made sure her neighbour, a property developer, does not cut trees to build a parking lot. Bringing elements of action, emotions and voice variations, Gere received a big round of applause from the audience.
Aparna Athreya, a founder-member of Bengaluru Storytelling Society, was at her best with her story on the theme 'Swalpa Adjust Madi'. A Bengalurean, Aparna shared anecdotes revolving around situations where people easily took advantage of things by saying "Swalpa adjust madi."
Infusing a lot of energy in her narration, she then concluded with the punchline "A little bit of Bengaluru for you and for me." Deeptha Vivekananda presented the story of a girl who was born with wings, while her adamant mother disliked it.
Rosemarie Somaiah churned out a story of a sparrow and the crow. Both the stories were well acknowledged by the audience with a huge round of applause.
A workshop on 'Characterisation in Storytelling' will be conducted by Jeeva Raghunath at 10 am and another on 'Role-playing in storytelling' by Eric Miller at 12 noon.
Chuck Kanafi will speak on 'Storytelling in Business' at 2 pm. The venue is Rangasthala, Rangoli Metro Art Centre, MG Road. The ticket per head is Rs 500. A lot of fun awaits the families on Sunday from 4.30 to 5.45 pm.
Dr Kuruva Basavaraju and team will present traditional tales in Kannada. Rangaputhali will hold a puppetry show on the life of Bhakta Prahlada between 6.30 pm and 8.30 pm on Sunday. The ticket per head is Rs 200.
There was a mix of silence, curiosity and laughter among the audience as five fine storytellers walked onto the stage one by one to present what they are best at.Jeff Gere, a powerful storyteller from Hawaii, chose a story that every resident of Bengaluru could relate to. It was about a woman who made sure her neighbour, a property developer, does not cut trees to build a parking lot. Bringing elements of action, emotions and voice variations, Gere received a big round of applause from the audience.
Aparna Athreya, a founder-member of Bengaluru Storytelling Society, was at her best with her story on the theme 'Swalpa Adjust Madi’. A Bengalurean, Aparna shared anecdotes revolving around situations where people easily took advantage of things by saying "Swalpa adjust madi.”
Infusing a lot of energy in her narration, she then concluded with the punchline "A little bit of Bengaluru for you and for me.” Deeptha Vivekananda presented the story of a girl who was born with wings, while her adamant mother disliked it.
Rosemarie Somaiah churned out a story of a sparrow and the crow. Both the stories were well acknowledged by the audience with a huge round of applause.
A workshop on 'Characterisation in Storytelling’ will be conducted by Jeeva Raghunath at 10 am and another on 'Role-playing in storytelling’ by Eric Miller at 12 noon.
Chuck Kanafi will speak on 'Storytelling in Business’ at 2 pm. The venue is Rangasthala, Rangoli Metro Art Centre, MG Road. The ticket per head is Rs 500. A lot of fun awaits the families on Sunday from 4.30 to 5.45 pm.
Dr Kuruva Basavaraju and team will present traditional tales in Kannada. Rangaputhali will hold a puppetry show on the life of Bhakta Prahlada between 6.30 pm and 8.30 pm on Sunday. The ticket per head is Rs 200.
