The need for humans to connect and to understand each other is satisfied by a great story. The birth of storytelling dates to cave paintings and the origin of human speech.
Stories have been passed down through generations by word of mouth and played an instrumental role in shaping cultures, transmitting knowledge, and connecting people across time and geography.
The most well-renowned and longest-standing storytellers are the aboriginal Australians, who describe Dreamtime; the creation story, and the cultural rules and obligations Aboriginal people are expected to live by. The Aboriginal’s had specific rules on the use of voice and dramatization essential in delivering the story.
The Greeks were master storytellers and introduced the world to the protagonist, antagonist, and chorus and elevated storytelling to dramatic Greek tragedies.
Fundamental to the art of storytelling are the use of pace, pause, comedy and drama. Poolesville Seniors is fortunate to have a connection with award-winning storyteller, author, coach and public speaker, Noa Baum, who uses all these fundamentals in her wonderful presentations.
Born and raised in Jerusalem, Noa’s art form can be described as Performance Storytelling – an emerging performance art that borrows from principles of traditional storytelling as well as using tools from theater through the mixing of narration and characterization to evoke a story in the audiences’ imagination. She loves connecting with people through stories from cultures around the world and using storytelling to entertain.
Come out to hear storytelling at its best when Noa Baum brings her Holiday Stories of Joy and Spirit to Poolesville Presbyterian Speer Hall on December 4th at 7:00 p.m.