Ms Laura Simms would be teaching a 4-session class on "Performance Storytelling", as part of Chennai Storytelling Festival 2020 (the 8th edition of this Festival). 
Schedule

 A curtain-raising event
(before the Festival begins! ) --



Thursday 6th Feb  11am-12noon

Stories of Female Characters in Legend and Myth (30 minutes),  told by Friends of Sandhya Ruban.
Admission: Free.
Venue: World Storytelling Institute
(near Stella Maris College, Cathedral Road).



Friday 7th Feb 2020
11am-11:30am

Inauguration of CSF 2020.
Venue: World Storytelling Institute
(near Stella Maris College, Cathedral Road).
For info, please call 98403 94282.


Sunday 9th
11am-12Noon
Laura Simms tells stories for children.
(Older people are also welcome.)


Venue: "Slate" performance and training space, No.7 Harrington Road, Chetpet.
(Next to Sir Mutha Venkatasubba Rao Concert Hall, on the same campus as Lady Andal School.)
(1st of 7 CSF 2020 events at this venue.)
Admission: Rs 200 per person.
Payment options.



12:30pm
Lunch: Laura Simms and Participants in her Storytelling Class. (If interested, please call 98403 94282.)
4pm-6pm
Tamil Storytelling.

Venue: Storycorner at Bookmine.
One Tarapore Ave, Harrington Road, Chetpet.
Admission: Free.


Monday 10th
10am-1pm   
Laura Simms' Storytelling Class,
Session #1 of 4.
Venue: "Slate" performance and training space, No.7 Harrington Road, Chetpet.
(Next to Sir Mutha Venkatasubba Rao Concert Hall, on the same campus as Lady Andal School.)
(2nd of 7 CSF 2020 events at this venue.)

1:30pm
Lunch: Laura Simms and Participants in her Storytelling Class. (If interested, please call 98403 94282.)

6pm-7:15pm
Open-mic Storytelling by and for adults.
Storytellers could choose their own topics and types of stories. (Ten-minute time-limit per Storyteller.)
One could tell, or just listen.
Venue: Cafe Coffee Day Square, on Khader Nawaz Khan Road (opp Taj Corromandel hotel), Nungambakkam.
Admission: Rs 200.

(If you might like to tell at this event, please call 98403 94282.)


Tuesday 11th
2pm-4:30pm

Laura Simms' Storytelling Class,
Session #2 of 4.
Venue: "Slate" performance and training space, No.7 Harrington Road, Chetpet.

(3rd of 7 CSF 2020 events at this venue.)



7pm-8pm
CSF 2020 Videoconference:
A conversaton about storytelling in the world today.  Admission: Free.  To join the videoconference, please click on

https://zoom.us/j/7849176338

 Wednesday 12th
10am-12noon

Team Workshop #2 --
Workshop on "Storytelling for Teaching-and-learning the English Language".

Venue: NKT College of Education (Triplicane).
If interested to attend, please call 98403 94282.


1:30pm-3:30pm

Team Workshop #3 --
Workshop on "Storytelling Therapy".
Storytelling Therapy methods could be used for Healing, Counselling, Personality Development, Life Coaching, Training in Soft Skills, Life Skills, and Communication Skills, etc.

Venue: Social Work Dept, Stella Maris College (Alwarpet).
If interested to attend, please call 98403 94282.



5pm-7:30pm
Laura Simms' Storytelling Class,
Session #3 of 4.
Venue: "Slate" performance and training space, No.7 Harrington Road, Chetpet.
(4th of 7 CSF 2020 events at this venue.)


Thursday 13th

 10am-12:30pm
Laura Simms' Storytelling Class,
Session #4 of 4.

Venue: "Slate" performance and training space, No.7 Harrington Road, Chetpet.
(5th of 7 CSF 2020 events at this venue.)



2pm-4pm
Seminar on "Storytelling for Teaching-and-learning Academic Subjects".

Venue: The Wandering Artist,
No. 51, 6th Main Road, RA Puram.
Admission: Free.

(1st of 2 CSF 2020 events at this venue.)



6pm-7:30pm
Laura Simms tells stories for adults:
"What a Beautiful Road".

Venue: "Slate" performance and training space, No.7 Harrington Road, Chetpet.
(Next to Sir Mutha Venkatasubba Rao Concert Hall, on the same campus as Lady Andal School.)
Admission: Rs 300 per person.

Payment options.

Friday 14th



10am-12noon

"7 Storytellers" Program, #1 of 5.

The Storytellers are listed here.

Their photos are here.

Venue: MOP Vaishnav College (Nungambakkam).

Admission: Rs 200 per person.

Payment options.



5pm-7pm

"7 Storytellers" Program, #2 of 5.

The Storytellers are listed here.

Their photos are here.

Venue: "Slate" performance and training space, No.7 Harrington Road, Chetpet.

(Next to Sir Mutha Venkatasubba Rao Concert Hall, on the same campus as Lady Andal School.)

(7th of 7 CSF 2020 events at this venue.)

Admission: Rs 200 per person.

Payment options.

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