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The Power of a Well-Told Tale (Online)
October 15, 2024 from 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Instructor: Jeffrey Canton
Course Fee: $361.60 ($314.59 +HST)
This 6 session course will be held online during the following dates and times:
Tuesday, October 15 | 7:00-9:30pm
Tuesday, October 22 | 7:00-9:30pm
Tuesday, October 29 | 7:00-9:30pm
Tuesday, November 5 | 7:00-9:30pm
Tuesday, November 12 | 7:00-10:00pm
Tuesday, November 19 | 7:00-10:00pm
Workshop Description:
This course starts with a deep dive into the power of traditional stories to illustrate how the structure, imagery and language of folk tales can help us to frame and shape our own personal narratives of modern experience. Using stories brought in by participants, we apply time-honoured techniques to charm and captivate contemporary listeners, be they in a theatre setting or across the kitchen table.
About Jeffrey Canton:
Over the last three decades Jeffrey Canton has shared original stories based on Toronto history, personal stories from his own life, and a wealth of folk and fairy tales gleaned from his years working alongside storyteller-librarians at the Toronto Public Library. In 2023, in partnership with the ArQuives in Toronto, he created Voices Seldom Heard: An Introduction to Telling LGBTQ2S+ Personal Stories, the first specifically LGBTQ2S storytelling course. Jeffrey has taught students at York University, and has been a teacher with Storytelling Toronto since 2020. He has performed at the Toronto Festival of Storytelling, the National Library of Canada, the British Library, and Toronto’s Nuit Blanche.
The registration deadline for this course is October 11, 2024 at 3pm.