African Stages

Storytelling Symposium 2011 Agenda

Time

Topic

Speaker

Discussants

Facilitator

MC

8:30

Arrival of Participants

       
9:00

Opening Prayer

Richard Wagamese

   

Dr.Quist Adade

9:10 - 9:20

Welcome Address

Artistic Director

     
9:20 - 10:30

Keynote:
Oral Story Telling: Compatibility and struggles with modern technology



Richard Wagamese

     
10:30 - 10:50
 
Coffee Break
     
10:50 - 11:40

1. How Storytelling Impacts Family values

2. Incorporation of storytelling in community services

3. Reading vs. Oral storytelling

4. Inter-connectedness between storytelling and school curriculum

5. Multiple benefits of storytelling

6. How Stories shapes the mind of children


 

1. Margaret Mubanda

2. January Wolodarsky

3. Chris Eigbike

4. School District

5. Tunde Dawodu

6. A Parent


Panel of Discussants

Hannah Akindele

11:40 - 11:50

Question & Answer

     

Hannah Akindele

11:50 - 12:50  
Lunch Break
     
12:50 - 2:20

Workshop or Group Sessions

A. link between storytelling  and cartoons

B. storytelling as an art form

C.  Story Dance

D. How to tell Stories in an interactive way
 

Each workshop will last for 45mins each.


Each participant can attend two workshops

 

A. Cartoonist

B. Lina de Guevara

C. Jackie Esombe
and Comfort

D. Jean P. Makosso
 

 
2:20 - 2:30
 
Break
     
2:30 - 3:00

General or presentation sessions back to the general house/discussions or
Q & A

       
3:00 - 3:30

Storytelling, story dance, dance and drumming

       
3:30 - 4:00

wrap up and evaluation

       

 

Participants

Comfort Adesuwa Ero
Artistic Director for African Stages
Workshop facilitator: Story Dance.

Dr. Charles Quist Adade
MC

Richard Wagamese
Keynote Speaker

Margaret Mubanda
Speaker: How Storytelling impacts family values

January Wolodarsky
Speaker: Incorporating Storytelling into Community Service
Workshop facilitator: Link between Storytelling and Animations

Dr. Osahon Chris Eigbike
Speaker: Reading Vs. Oral Storytelling

James Murray
Speaker: Inter-connectedness between storytelling and school curriculum

Lina de Guevara
Workshop facilitator: Storytelling as an art form

Jean Pierre Makosso
Workshop facilitator: How to tell stories in an interactive way.

Jacky Essombe
Guest performer

Kocassalé Dioubaté
Guest performer