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Anneliese ,
storytelling as an art form is very much alive in the US. check out the National storytelling Network Storynet.org and the festival in Johannesburg every year. there are many people who use it in a variety of settings as a tool for heal…
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- About Me:
- I was born and raised in Jerusalem, trained in theater & education at Tel-Aviv University and NYU. I have lived in the US since 1990.
I stumbled on Storytelling when I was an actress in Jerusalem and one season, instead of being cast in the play, was "cast out" to do the Story Hour for children. What started as the biggest humiliation of my life became a source of great joy and healing. I discovered that storytelling is the intersection of everything I loved: literature, theater, education, social change, spirituality and psychology.
In my work I use many facets of Storytelling: to entertain, bringing people of all ages together in listening and imagining, but also as tool, to build bridges of understanding and offer a path to dialogue and peace. In organizations my focus is on using stories to harness the power of diversity in the workplace.
My one-woman show for adults “A Land Twice Promised” stems from a dialogue with Palestinian woman I met in the US. I crafted stories from our memories and those of our mothers to illuminate the complex and contradictory history and emotions that surround Jerusalem for Israelis and Palestinians alike.
I have been touring with this show since 2003 (some highlights include: The World Bank; USA Dept. of Defense; Kennedy Center; Brandeis University; Stanford University; Jerusalem Hebrew U.; Fabula Storytelling Festival, Sweden; The Mayo Clinic for Humanities in Medicine).
I feel it is challenging to keep hope alive in the face of the pain and horrific violence of our world. It is easy to fall into despair. But I don’t really know how to live without hope. For me, connecting with people through stories, witnessing the transformational power of a workshop, experiencing the energy shift in a room full of executives as they discover the power of stories – all this and so much more is invigorating and exciting. SO, I continue to try telling the human story, to call out for all of us to surrender prejudice and fear to listening, compassion, dialogue and peace.
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- http://www.noabaum.com
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- At 11:08pm on October 29, 2008,
Reisa Stone said… - Hi Noa,
You are a fan of Vancouver?
Reisa
- At 6:07pm on October 27, 2008,
Reisa Stone said…
- Hi Noa,
You studied with Uta Hagen! How wonderful. I envy your bio and present work. I am also an aficionado and proponent of the power of the voice to move an audience. I hope to see you perform one day.
Kind regards,
Reisa Stone
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