Chennai Storytelling Festival '26

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28/11/2025

Hello Story Artists,

With only a month left for the year to come to an end the work for the Chennai Storytelling Festival is on full throttle!!

(DRUM ROLLLLLLL)

Now our page if officially called Chennai Storytelling Festival 2026!!

Celebrating the Power of StorytellingStorytelling is not just an art; it is a force that connects, heals, and transforms...
29/03/2025

Celebrating the Power of Storytelling

Storytelling is not just an art; it is a force that connects, heals, and transforms lives. It has the power to bridge generations, make sense of complex emotions, and inspire meaningful change.

A heartfelt thank you to Dr. Eric Miller for his dedication to this beautiful art form. His passion, knowledge, and relentless efforts have played a huge role in shaping the storytelling community, helping us see the depth and impact of stories in education, healing, and beyond. His work continues to inspire so many of us to use stories as a tool for connection and growth.

Grateful to be part of this journey and to learn from a master in the field!

📩 Reach out for details!


And It's a wrap!! Every Feb the entire world shrinks for us as we meet and greet Storytellers, Workshop leaders and Part...
24/02/2025

And It's a wrap!!

Every Feb the entire world shrinks for us as we meet and greet Storytellers, Workshop leaders and Participants from the length and breadth of the earth..

Our hearts are warm with the endearing stories, and thoughtful workshops. We are thrilled with the new connections and promising collaborations.

Truly Thankful to all those who could be part of the sessions across the 4 weekends!

As you know the entire workshop is FREE, however if you found a workshop extremely useful or a telling touched you deeply please feel free to reach out to make a contribution either towards the festival or the person directly.

Leaving you with a few images of the final week's sessions.

The details of the recordings will be up soon.

Eric Miller Positivity4Success with Sheetal Ambujavalli Nagarajan Lalitha Thilak Vandana Rao Divya Anand Priyanka Puri Shraddha Nigavekar Storyteller Sharada SampathkumarAnagha Prasad Stefania Ganzini Banu Mathy Lavanya Srinivas Gade David Heathfield - Storyteller Barry Stewart Mann Regina Ress Veena Hasan Veena Seethepalli Alvin - Storyteller Shalini Bajaj Surve

Sun 23 Feb –1) 9:00am-10:30am, Lavanya Srinivas (Chennai), Workshop, "Ways Nature Can Touch Hearts and Transform Lives"....
22/02/2025

Sun 23 Feb –

1) 9:00am-10:30am, Lavanya Srinivas (Chennai),

Workshop, "Ways Nature Can Touch Hearts and

Transform Lives".

2) 10:30am-12:30pm, Storytelling for adults (12 of 12). Poster.

Break.

3) 2:30pm-4:00pm, Haritha Kannan (Chennai), Workshop:

"Small Yet Mighty".

4) 4:00pm-5:30pm, Krishna Chaitanya (Hyderabad) and

Lalitha Sastry (Hyderabad), Workshop: "Burrakatha,

Then and Now".

5) 5:30pm-7:00pm, Shraddha Nigavekar (Pune), Debjani

Bhaduri (Chennai), Meenu Sivaramakrishnan (Bangalore),

Pretigaya Haran (Chennai), Workshop: "Improv to Improve!"

6) 7:00pm-8:30pm, Les Shaffer (Virginia), Workshop: "Speaking

Comedy to Power".

7) 8:30pm onward, Closing Session: Community Meeting.

Saturday 22 Feb –1) 9:00am-10:30am, Audra Sisak (Washington State), Workshop: "Storytelling and Autism: Focus on Practic...
21/02/2025

Saturday 22 Feb –

1) 9:00am-10:30am, Audra Sisak (Washington State),

Workshop: "Storytelling and Autism: Focus on

Practical Issues of Telling and Listening".

2) 10:30am-Noon, Ayushi Agrawal (Bangalore),

Workshop: "Emergent Stories: Stories Coming

Alive Through the Arts".

Break.

3) 2:00pm-4:00pm, Storytelling for Adults (11 of 12).

4) 4:00pm-5:30pm, Sridevi Srinivasan (Chennai),

Workshop: "The Art and Role of Story Reading

(Reading Aloud) for Facilitating Literacy and

Creativity".

5) 5:30pm-7:00pm, Rohini Jayanti (Hyderabad),

Workshop: "Using Story to Reconnect with One's

Inner Child".

6) 7:00pm-8:30pm, Sowmya Srinivasan (Coimbatore),

Workshop: "Exploring Emotional Worlds through

Sangam Landscapes".

7) 8:30pm-10:00pm, Carol Birch (Connecticut),

Workshop: "It's How You Say It!".

***

Friday 21 Feb –1) 6:00pm-8:30pm, Storytelling for Adults (10 of 12). 2) 8:30pm-10:00pm, Rebecca Lemaire (Spain) and Jim ...
21/02/2025

Friday 21 Feb –

1) 6:00pm-8:30pm, Storytelling for Adults (10 of 12).

2) 8:30pm-10:00pm, Rebecca Lemaire (Spain)

and Jim Brulé (New York), Workshop: "A

Transformational Journey: Dying and Living".

We have 2 very interesting workshops, kickstarting the final weekend at the Chennai Storytelling FestivalThursday 20 Feb...
20/02/2025

We have 2 very interesting workshops, kickstarting the final weekend at the Chennai Storytelling Festival

Thursday 20 Feb –

1) 6:30pm-8:00pm, Debjani Bhaduri (Chennai),
Workshop: "Scripting and Sculpting Characters
of Stories".

2) 8:00pm to 8:30pm, Sarita Wariyer, Interactive Talk,
"Creating Stories Based on Real-Life Incidents".

And the final week of the festival is here.See what's in store this long weekendThursday 20 Feb –1) 6:30pm-8:00pm, Debja...
19/02/2025

And the final week of the festival is here.

See what's in store this long weekend

Thursday 20 Feb –

1) 6:30pm-8:00pm, Debjani Bhaduri (Chennai),

Workshop: "Scripting and Sculpting Characters

of Stories".

2) 8:00pm to 8:30pm, Sarita Wariyer, Interactive Talk,

"Creating Stories Based on Real-Life Incidents".

***

Friday 21 Feb –

1) 6:10pm-8:30pm, Storytelling for Adults (10 of 12).

2) 8:30pm-10:00pm, Rebecca Lemaire (Spain)

and Jim Brulé (New York), Workshop: "A

Transformational Journey: Dying and Living".

***

Saturday 22 Feb –

1) 9:00am-10:30am, Audra Sisak (Washington State),

Workshop: "Storytelling and Autism: Focus on

Practical Issues of Telling and Listening".

2) 10:30am-Noon, Ayushi Agrawal (Bangalore),

Workshop: "Emergent Stories: Stories Coming

Alive Through the Arts".

Break.

3) 2:00pm-4:00pm, Storytelling for Adults (11 of 12).

4) 4:00pm-5:30pm, Sridevi Srinivasan (Chennai),

Workshop: "The Art and Role of Story Reading

(Reading Aloud) for Facilitating Literacy and

Creativity".

5) 5:30pm-7:00pm, Rohini Jayanti (Hyderabad),

Workshop: "Using Story to Reconnect with One's

Inner Child".

6) 7:00pm-8:30pm, Sowmya Srinivasan (Coimbatore),

Workshop: "Exploring Emotional Worlds through

Sangam Landscapes".

7) 8:30pm-10:00pm, Carol Birch (Connecticut),

Workshop: "It's How You Say It!".

***

Sun 23 Feb –

1) 9:00am-10:30am, Lavanya Srinivas (Chennai),

Workshop, "Ways Nature Can Touch Hearts and

Transform Lives".

2) 10:30am-12:30pm, Storytelling for adults (12 of 12). Poster.

Break.

3) 2:30pm-4:00pm, Haritha Kannan (Chennai), Workshop:

"Small Yet Mighty".

4) 4:00pm-5:30pm, Krishna Chaitanya (Hyderabad) and

Lalitha Sastry (Hyderabad), Workshop: "Burrakatha,

Then and Now".

5) 5:30pm-7:00pm, Shraddha Nigavekar (Pune), Debjani

Bhaduri (Chennai), Meenu Sivaramakrishnan (Bangalore),

Pretigaya Haran (Chennai), Workshop: "Improv to Improve!"

6) 7:00pm-8:30pm, Les Shaffer (Virginia), Workshop: "Speaking

Comedy to Power".

7) 8:30pm onward, Closing Session: Community Meeting.

And this is what Week 3 at the Chennai Storytelling Festival '25 looked like..
17/02/2025

And this is what Week 3 at the Chennai Storytelling Festival '25 looked like..

And here is what's in store for the last day of the 3rd weekend at the festival 1. 9:00am-10:30am, Regina Ress (New Mexi...
15/02/2025

And here is what's in store for the last day of the 3rd weekend at the festival

1. 9:00am-10:30am, Regina Ress (New Mexico), Workshop:

"Fashioning Fiction from Fact: Re-imagining Our Personal

Stories".

2. 10:30am-Noon, Storytelling for Adults (9 of 12).

3. Noon-1pm, Jasmina Žiljak (Croatia), Talk and Tales:

"Storytelling and Teaching- and-Learning with Young Children".

Break.

4. 2:30pm-4:00pm, Lavanya Prasad (Bangalore), Workshop:

"Kolam – A Journey Within".

5. !!! Hindi Storytelling Session !!!

4:00pm onward. Special Zoom link on Poster.

6. 4:00pm-5:30pm, Meera Venkatesan (Bangalore), and

Meenu Sivaramakrishnan (Bangalore), Workshop:

"Integrated Learning: Putting Together the Learning

Puzzle through Stories".

7. 5:30pm-7:00pm, Lalitha Thilak (Chennai), Workshop:

"The 4 C's of Life: Choice, Chance, Change, and Creativity –

Knowing Life Through Stories".

8. 7:00pm-8:30pm, Bruce Kirchoff (North Carolina), Workshop:

"Group Improvisational-Storytelling".

9. 8:30pm-10:00pm, Despina Ariou (Greece), Workshop:

"Celebrating Strong Women from the Past to the Present:

Medea and Us".

Here is tomorrow's list of events - Stories, workshops and much more1. 10:30am-Noon, Sheeja Nair (Chennai), Workshop: ...
14/02/2025

Here is tomorrow's list of events - Stories, workshops and much more

1. 10:30am-Noon, Sheeja Nair (Chennai), Workshop:

"Using Roleplay and Other Methods to Explore the Story,

Dreams and Aspirations: Maya's Inspiring Journey".

Break.

2. 2:00pm-4:00pm, Storytelling for Adults (8 of 12).

3. !!! Tamil Storytelling Session !!!

3:30pm onward. Special Zoom link on Poster.

4. 4:00pm-5:30pm, Renu Narayan (Chennai), Workshop:

"Healing Sound Therapy".

5. 5:30pm-7:00pm, Sridevi Srinivasan (Chennai),

Storytelling for and by Children.

6. 7:00pm-8:30pm, Eric Miller (Chennai): Workshop,

" Ways of Using Storytelling and Drama for Teaching

and Learning; and Oracy (Learning through Speaking)".

7. 8:30pm-10:00pm, Magdalene Jeyarathnam (Chennai),

Workshop: "Psychodrama and a Folktale".

See you there!!1. 6:30pm-8:30pm, Storytelling for Adults (7 of 12).2. 8:30pm-10:00pm, Jennifer Ramsay (Spain), Works...
14/02/2025

See you there!!

1. 6:30pm-8:30pm, Storytelling for Adults (7 of 12).

2. 8:30pm-10:00pm, Jennifer Ramsay (Spain), Workshop:

"The Juniper Tree as Seen Through the Story Art Method".

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