Many wonderful Native American storytellers in the past and in the present share the cultures of so many tribes, though few have ever been remembered quite like Kevin Locke. A shock wave could be felt in the whole world as people wondered, “Would we ever see the like?” Kevin Locke, with his Lakota name ofContinue reading “Cap’s Off to You! – Kevin Locke (Posthumously) and Celebrating Story”
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Cap’s Off to You! – Jerry Smith (Posthumously) and Celebrating Story
Jerry Smith, known as the Southern Storyteller, posted the following on his Facebook in 2018, “Stories are the most important element to any speech or presentation. A speaker who rarely uses stories is a speaker who is rarely successful at connecting with their audience.” Perhaps it came to no surprise that besides being a storyteller,Continue reading “Cap’s Off to You! – Jerry Smith (Posthumously) and Celebrating Story”
Cap’s Off to You! – Shan Tianfang (Posthumously) and Celebrating Story
For over 60 years, Shan Tianfang (born as Shan Chuanzhong, then created stage name) performed and inspired youth to learn and apprentice with him the art of pingshu 评书 (píngshū), a Song dynasty–era storytelling tradition in which artists tell classical stories based on ancient Chinese history while wearing a gown and behind a table, withContinue reading “Cap’s Off to You! – Shan Tianfang (Posthumously) and Celebrating Story”