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Storytwisting: A Guide to Remixing and Reinventing Traditional Stories

Autor Jeri Burns, Barry Marshall
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 dec 2017 – vârsta ani
An exposition of fractured stories, of the strategies for fracturing them and inspired variations to choose from when an old story may benefit from a makeover and new life.
 
 
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781624910975
ISBN-10: 1624910971
Pagini: 288
Dimensiuni: 178 x 254 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Ediția:First Edition, First Edition
Editura: Parkhurst Brothers Publishers Inc
Colecția Parkhurst Brothers Publishers Inc

Notă biografică

Jeri Burns, Ph.D. and Barry Marshall, The Storycrafters, perform and teach nationally and internationally as The Storycrafters. In addition to their work in schools, libraries, conferences and festivals, they are healing storytellers at Stamford Hospital Psychiatric Unit and former adjunct college faculty at Southern Ct. State University. Jeri is adjunct faculty at the State University of New York at New Paltz, communication coach for public defenders at New York State Defenders’ Institute, and public radio essayist. Barry is sound engineer/producer of various storytellers’ recordings, including those of The Storycrafters. 
In addition to their award-winning recordings and radio show, The Storycrafters have been recognized with The National Storytelling Network’s Circle of Excellence Oracle Award and the Cayman Islands’ Gold Star Award for Creativity in the Arts. They live in New York’s Hudson Valley with their son Zack, their most treasured creation.

Cuprins

Chapter One: Introduction
Storytwisting: A Transformational Process
Use of Terms
Legalities and Ethics
Structure of the Book
Chapter Two: Essential Strategies of the Storytwisting Process
A Way to Look at How Stories Fracture
Retelling
The Storytwisting Process
The Kitchen Sink Issue: Avoiding Pitfalls
How it All Connects: A Duncan Williamson Story
Twist for Thought: Reflections About Mirrors and Rocks
Chapter Three: Setting
Historical Fiction Folktale: Featuring “Milk Bottles”
Updating a Folktale to a Contemporary Setting: Featuring “I Need Quiet!”
Re-Setting a Folktale to a New Geographic Location: Featuring “The Sleepy Fairy”
Twist for Thought: Cultural Sensitivity When Changing a Story’s Setting
Chapter Four: Point of View
From the Villain’s Perspective: Featuring “The Troll’s House”
First-Person Folktale: Featuring “The Big Red Beet”
Twist for Thought: The Two Sides of the Troll
Chapter Five: Rhyme
Story Rap: Featuring "The Tortoise and the Hare Rap”
Ballad: Featuring "The Baker's Dozen”
Sonnet: Featuring "The Quail Sonnet”
Twist for Thought: Every Word Counts: Choosing One Word in “The Baker’s Dozen”
Chapter Six: Wordplay
Spoonerism: Featuring “Beeping Sleauty”
Spinneroosm: Featuring “The Bully Goats Griff”
Pun Story: Featuring “The Three Pears”
Twist for Thought: Learning and Performing Stories with Memorized Content
Chapter Seven: Character
A Gender-Swapped Tale: Featuring “Little Red Riding Dude Rap”
Twist for Thought: Lost in Translation: Collector Bias
Chapter Eight: Plot (or The Mashup Chapter)
A Blend of Two Faithfully-Told Tales: Featuring “The Frog Prince Mash”
An Intuitively-Composed Multi-Plot Mashup: Featuring “Redi-Locks and Goldi-Hood”
Twist for Thought: Storytelling as a Springboard to Social Awareness

Recenzii

“Absolutely brimming with practical ideas for every aspect of story work, this book presents a remarkable number of ways to twist a story and each is clearly presented in a step-by-step process that teachers, students and every type of storyteller can employ to create, write or perform. The many  examples and side-bars are particularly helpful"

“‘How do they DO that?’ … Wonders anyone who has ever heard the Storycrafters tell their twisted tales in concert. This book provides the answer, taking you deep into their storytwisting magic, peeling back the layers of thought, research, creativity and craft that produce their entrancing and thought-provoking stories. Jeri and Barry explore their process step by step, illustrated with clear and relevant examples that will inspire many a twisted tale! This is a generous gift to storytellers, teachers, and lovers of story.” 

“Award winning tandem storytellers Jeri Burns and Barry Marshall invite you into their artful world of “storytwisting” and share their secrets for storytelling success. Carefully researched and deeply personal, this is an educational masterpiece designed for anyone who loves storytelling.”