Dianne Hackworth, Storyteller

At Wildacres Retreat Center in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Little Switzerland, NC

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Working With Folktales

Presented by Mary Hamilton

Through these workshop sessions, participants will examine ways to incorporate folktales into their repertoire.

Sessions will include:

· exploring methods for learning folktales and helping others learn them.

· playing with decisions tellers make when retelling tales.

· incorporating audience participation Bring a folktale you'd like to adapt to include audience participation.

· developing new tales from folktale patterns.

· looking at the roles of research and of your audience in the evolution of folktale retellings.

· considering the question: Just what are we telling when we tell a folktale from outside our own culture?

Whether you are a beginner or experienced teller, these activities will enhance your knowledge and skills.

Who is Mary Hamilton?

Since 1983 Mary has earned her living telling stories and teaching others about the art of storytelling. Her performances and workshops have been presented from Florida to Alaska. Her CD Sisters All . . . and One Troll won an iParenting Media Award, a Parent’s Choice Gold Award, and a Storytelling World Award for Storytelling Recordings. Her latest CD Alligators, Bees, and Surprise, Oh My! was selected for a Storytelling World Honor Award for Storytelling Recordings. In 2009 the National Storytelling Network honored Mary with a Circle of Excellence Oracle Award presented to artists who are recognized by their peers to be master storytellers who set the standards for excellence and have demonstrated, over a significant period of time, a commitment and dedication to the art of storytelling. Over her many years of storytelling, one question Mary doubts she will ever stop exploring is, “Just how does storytelling work?” Come, join that exploration in the 7th Storytellers Wild Week.

 

roseImproving Your Telling coaching sessions

Led by Dianne Hackworth

Tell your stories, old and new, and discover ways to tweak and improve the tale and the telling.
Daily sessions to help you see your stories and storytelling through new eyes.
Coaching without pain!!

 

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WildWeek Schedule: July 3-9, 2010

  Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
8:00   Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast
9:30 – 11:30   Working with Folktales Working with Folktales Working with Folktales Working with Folktales Working with Folktalesq Goodbyes
12:30   Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch  
2:00 – 3:30 Arrival/
Check-In
(2:00-5:00)		 Working with Folktales Exploring time! Check out the trails, the views, the rockers... 2:00-6:00 Working with Folktales Working with Folktales Working with Folktales  
4:00 Get
Acquainted		 Improving Your Storytelling   Improving Your Storytelling Improving Your Storytelling  
6:00 Dinner (6:30) Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner  
8:00 – 10:00 Storytelling
Concert:
Mary Hamilton &
Dianne Hackworth		 July 4th Celebration. Throwing Stories for Pot Throwers Ghost Story Bonfire   Tell Me A Story! Workshop Attendees Perform  

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Financial Details:

Download your application here! (PDF)

REFUNDS: A $50 cancellation fee is charged through May 15th.
From May 15 to June 15 there is a $100 cancellation fee.
There will be no refunds after June 15 unless we can refill your spot.

 

Register Now for Storytellers Wild Week

Total cost per person for 6 nights, 17 meals - $490

Includes double room, all meals, workshops, story swaps, evening programs

A $200 deposit per person is due by May 1, 2010 with your application.
Balance of $290 per person is due by June 1, 2010.

Wildacres is a lovely retreat - not a hotel.

Bed linens and towels are furnished but there are no maids or bellboys.

Also, there are no phones, TVs, or radios in the room, but pay phones are in the lobby.

There are a limited number of rooms for the handicapped. Keep in mind the elevation is 3300 feet, some of the walkways are uneven flagstone and the dining room is down an incline. All participants should be in reasonably good health and capable of dealing with the terrain and stairs.

Special dietary requirements (vegetarians, etc.) can usually be accommodated.
Include this information with your application.

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Registration Form:

Personal Info

*Your Full Name

Address

City, State & Zip

*Email:

Phone:

Dietary Needs:

All rooms are double (shared) with a private bath.
Roommate’s name:
If no roommate is chosen, we will assign one. We’ll need this info:
Are you an "early riser"? Are you an "up later"?
Do you snore?

Other info:

If you are flying, do you require transportation from us? (This has to arranged ahead.)

 

Payment:

Check or PayPal
(you don't need a Paypal Account to pay with a credit card)

You can print out the next page and send a check. The deposit is due with your application. The application does not secure your space, only the deposit does.

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