On 22 March 2006, Vayu Naidu conducted a workshop at Exeter for the Presence Project.

workshop outline

The oral tradition of storytelling is alive and kicking. There is no point in arguing whether it is the oldest form of narrative, it is as it is contemporary; the challenge is to demystify its archaic stereotype while making its presence in performance. The workshop will focus on Storytelling specific to performance and the elements that make compelling listening within a story, as well as what constitutes a mesmerising Storyteller. The demonstration lecture focuses on definitions of Storytelling that includes an exploration of its anatomy. Vayu Naidu has constructed through her AHRC Fellowship and her Theatre Company, work that engages with emotive intention-movement-word as a process of telling, derived from a South Asian traditions.

We will also look at the work of Vayu Naidu Company, an Independent Storytelling Touring Theatre that has used Storytelling as its axis in its myriad forms of work: conflict resolution; domestic violence; Tsunami victims; Refugees.

more to come

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