Story Circle Workshop

Bring two photos or mementos for a lively afternoon of storytelling with Suzanne Snider of the Hudson Valley’s Oral History Summer School. She will lead us through a program of talking, listening, and exploring the use of story circles for collecting oral histories and community memories.

FREE: Registration required. Registration link available on our event webpage.

In this virtual workshop, participants will use objects and photographs as jumping-off places for storytelling, engaging collaboratively, and exploring the use of story circles as an accessible oral history practice that can be used in a wide range of settings: families, community groups, schools and museums.

This workshop is appropriate for anyone interested in storytelling, those who wish to learn about oral history and story circles, and/or those interested in family history and regional history. This supportive learning environment values all forms of participation; those who wish to record and archive their short-form narratives (10 minutes) will have the option to do so. No experience necessary.

All registrants should bring two photos and/or objects to the workshop, regardless of their plans to share a story. Further details will be sent to all registrants.

Program: 3:00-5:30 pm virtual workshop (with a 15-20 minute break)

– Introductions

– Story circles, an introduction

– Object/Photo exercise

– Responding to Stories [playback theater, gesture, Imago, other examples]

– Stories

– Discussion/Wrap-up

A Zoom link will be added to this page and sent to all participants before the workshop.