Current Schedule

Storytelling Workshops
Telling the Story from the Body

New York City
Sunday, January 18th, 2009, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, February 22nd, 2009, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

We will investigate the story from the body. We will concentrate on the stories from Journey to the West, but people are free to bring in other stories they are working on — or simple enjoy listening to stories.

Registration fee: $100.00 per workshop (space is limited)
Reservations: wolkstein.publicity@gmail.com

A Taste of Love
A Valentine's Day Special

Willow Theatre
Sugar Sand Park, 300 South Military Trail, Boca Raton, Florida (View Google Map)
Saturday, February 14th, 2009, at 12:30 p.m.

Admission: $25 (including lunch)
Reservations: (561) 347–3948

This event is part of the series "A Cultural Feast: A Deliciously Different Performance Event," and is
sponsored by the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts & Letters at Florida Atlantic University.

Stories for the Fertile Goddess
A Target First Saturdays Event

Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, New York (View directions or Google Map)
Saturday, March 7th, 2009, from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.

Diane will tell excerpts of Inanna, Ruth, and Judith, to accompany artist Judy Chicago's depiction of The Fertile Goddess at The Dinner Party (as part of Women's History Month).

Contact: (718) 638–5000 (voice) or (718) 399–8440 (TTY)
 
The Target First Saturdays events are sponsored by Target Brands, Inc.

Kansas City Friends of Jung
presents
Inanna, Queen of Heaven and Earth
Diane Wolkstein & Geoffrey Gordon

All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church
4501 Walnut Street, Kansas City, Missouri (View Google Map)

Performance: Friday, April 17th, 2009, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.

Through voice, gesture, and song, Diane Wolkstein, internationally–renowned New York City storytettler and author, brings to life the 4,000 year old epic of Inanna, the Sumerian goddess of love, fertility, and the Morning Star. This riveting presentatio has been given on five continents and has performed to sold–out audiences at the Smithsonian, the American Museum of Natural History, and the British Museum in London. As Diane speaks and Geoffrey Gordon plays, we are drawn into another world and made part of that time and place.

Geoffrey Gordon, Broadway performer, composer, and recording artist, plays a variety of instruments to evoke the atmosphere of ancient times.

Workshop: Saturday, April 18th, 2009, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

The story of Inanna's coming of age, maturation, and later descent into the underworld and powerful rebirth is as relevant today as it was in ancient Iraq. The story is an ideal entry point to working with many Jungian concepts. Join us for this interactive workshop with Diane Wolkstein, storyteller, mythologist, and author of twenty–three books including Inanna, Queen of Heaven and Earth. Utilizing the rich metaphors inherent in the myth, she will discuss the heroine's journey, the claiming of sexual power, the anima / animus, maturation, death, and rebirth. This workshop will include interactive storytelling training as well.

Friday performance admission: $25.00 ($20.00 for K.C. Friends of Jung Members)
Saturday workshop fee: $95.00 ($75.00 for K.C. Friends of Jung Members)
Contact: James Mayfield Smith at (816) 645–2600 or jamesmayfieldsmith@gmail.com
or visit the Kansas City Friends of Jung website

Journey to the West
A SunflowerStoryArts Festival Event

St. Mark's Church
85 East Main Street, Mt. Kisco, New York (View Google Map)
Friday, May 22nd, 2009, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Contact: (914) 248–0880

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Sacred Stories Workshop

East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, Tennessee
Sunday through Thursday, June 7th to June 11th, 2009

This Institute will be an exploration of both content and technique in the telling of sacred tales from many traditions. We will encounter stories from Biblical, Christian, Buddhist, Taoist, Hasidic, tribal, and Sufi backgrounds. Class members will tell stories from their own birth and adopted traditions, and also one anothers'. We will consider the universal and culturally specific aspects of particular tales. What outward and inward facets of a story make it Christian rather than Taoist, Hasidic rather than Sufi? What are the teller's responsibilities towards the traditions reflected therein? We will experiment with different modes and styles of presenting sacred stories, and we will explore critical aspects of the storyteller's voice and persona. Voice, Movement, Song, Balance, and breath exercises will be daily offerings to ground participants in story.

Space will be limited for this Institute.

Contact: 423–439–7863 or sobol@etsu.edu
(Further information available on the University's website)

Garth Gilchrist telling stories in the magical Icelandic room at Scandinavia House, November 8th, 2008.

Stories at Scandinavia House

American Scandinavian Foundation
Heimbold Family Children's Learning Center
58 Park Avenue at 37th Street, New York City (View Google Map)
(MTA subway: 6 train to 33rd Street or Grand Central Station, 4/5/6/7/S to Grand Central Station;
MTA buses: 1/2/3/4 up Madison Avenue, 1/2/3/5 down 5th Avenue)
Second Saturday of each month, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.,
from October to May (except April 18th)
Admission: Free
(Suitable for children of ages 5 and up)

Artistic Director: Diane Wolkstein
Contact:1–212–879–9779 or hca@amscan.org
 
Storytelling at Scandinavia House is made possible by support from DeWitt Stern Group, Inc. and DeWitt Stern Imperatore.

Current Schedule
 
Inanna in London 2007
 
CelebrateStory
2008   |   2007
 
Past Performances
2008   |   2007   |   2006   |   2005

All times given are the local city time for each event listed.
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