Storytelling Groups & Resources
More Minnesota Storytellers and Storytelling Venues
Black Storytellers Alliance
A non-profit 501(c)3 organization of Master Storytellers. Educators and Community Supporters that provides training for those interested in using the African based storytelling methods to reach their audience and sponsors the “Signifyin’ and Testifyin’ Festival each September. www.blackstorytellers.com
Cygnus Storytelling
Five dynamic artists providing imaginative performances and workshops by blending styles, energies and enthusiasm. www.storyswans.com
Heartlands Storytellers
Meets every second Sunday at St. Edward’s Church, 2000 w. Oakland Ave. Austin, MN. For info, call Bev Jackson Cotter at 507.373-4748.
Minnesota Artists
An online database of Minnesota artists and organizations from all disciplines which offers to Minnesota-based artists a central gathering place on the Web, the result of a collaboration between the McKnight Foundation and the Walker Art Center's New Media Initiatives group. www.mnartists.org
Minnesota Fringe Festival
The largest non-juried performing arts festival in the United States, Minnesota’s Fringe is especially friendly to storytellers and other spoken word artists. www.fringefestival.org
Rochester Area Storytellers
Meets periodically in Rochester, MN. For info, call Marlene Jensen at 507.288.9276 or email at jensen@att.net
Rockstar Storytellers
A local performance troupe that decided they wanted their own Fringe Festival, year round.
www.rockstarstorytellers.com
Salt of the Earth
A storytelling circle that meets to hear and share stories of faith, freedom and frivolity from 3 to 5:00 p.m. on the third Sunday of each month in the Fireside Room at Central Lutheran Church, 333 12th Street S., Minneapolis, MN. Free parking in back lot. For more information, call Lynn Dosch at 612.729.1865.
TaleWeavers Toastmaster Club
Meets 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the Month 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Learn the Art of storytelling at a Toastmaster Club!
Minnehaha United Methodist Church, 3701 E 50th Street, Minneapolis MN.
(about 6 blocks west of Hiawatha Ave)
Contact: Dave Schaal (612) 729-3160
Regional/National Links
August House Books
The main publisher of storytelling guides and folk-tale anthologies.
Environmental Storytelling
Compiled by Minnesota environmental storyteller Kevin Strauss. Read summaries of over 100 environmental stories and discover other environmental storytelling resources. The site was made possible with a grant from the National Storytelling Network.
Environmental Storytelling Institute
Features summaries of over 100 environmental stories and discover other environmental storytelling resources. The site was made possible with a grant from the National Storytelling Network.
Hasidic Stories
Devoted to the appreciation and sharing of Hasidic stories. Every month, an article or story by a contemporary storyteller, rabbi, or other authority on Hasidic stories is featured. Publishes the email newsletter eTips from the Storytelling Coach.
National Storytelling Festival
The site for the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, Tennessee
National Storytelling Network
National Organization Providing Storytelling conference, Directory, Magazine, Tellabration!, Special Interest Groups and more!
Northlands Storytelling Network
Northlands Storytelling Network (NSN), a community of storytellers and storylisteners in the upper Midwest. The largest regional storytelling organization in the country, NSN serves tellers and storytelling enthusiasts in Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Michigan.
Storytelling Foundation International
Storytelling Foundation International helps individuals and families, corporations and institutions, and communities and cultures around the world capture and tell their stories, listen to the stories of others, and use storytelling to produce positive change.
Story Dynamics
Doug Lipmann’s site. Includes a free monthly newsletter.
Storycorps
An independent nonprofit project whose mission is to honor and celebrate one another’s lives through listening. Selected stories are often featured on NPR.
Storyteller.net
An Internet resource that offers a comprehensive online directory for storytellers for a minimal cost, a diverse collection of online audio stories, free for listening for audiences all over the world, an online, no-charge events calendar, an online store that allows local tellers to sell nationally, and storytelling interviews and performance podcasts through the Amphitheater.
Storytelling in Wisconsin
Your online source for Wisconsin storytelling-related information ... connecting you with guilds, storytellers, and events, throughout the Badger State.
Tellabration
Tellabration is a worldwide benefit evening of storytelling. It creates a network of storytelling enthusiasts bonded together in spirit at the same time and on the same weekend.
Wild Yam Cabaret
Poems, stories, songs, dance, and other genres too original to easily describe, all from a woman's point of view.
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