Oral storytelling is an ancient art that is still very much alive today, although at times and in some places we’ve come close to losing it. Stories have always been passed down by word of mouth. Folk tales and myths come to us out of the distant past, told by our ancestors to their children, and so down to us. Around the world, this tradition continues, the old stories remembered, and new stories created.
Traditional storytelling is the practice of sharing those stories, live, person-to-person, without the story passing through print. These stories aren’t read from books or memorised from a script – they live inside the storyteller, to be passed on to the listener, who may then take the story away and tell their own version.
Storytelling is widely recognised as being extremely valuable for wellbeing and communication and is often used therapeutically. It fosters connection, sparks creativity, and, like other artforms, allows exploration of hopes, dreams and fears. It is also an ancient art that allows people to connect with and share culture and heritage.
It is an art I believe we mustn’t lose.
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