World-class storytellers Milbre Burch and Antonio Rocha will present a workshop in honing the storytelling artist’s instruments of voice, body, heart, memory, and imagination. Milbre and Antonio represent contemporary storytelling at its highest level of theatrical craft. Their five-day intensive has been shaped by several years of teaching at the late mime master Tony Montanaro’s Celebration Barn Theatre, and they are excited to bring it to the 2010 ETSU Summer Institutes. Each day will begin with stretches for the body, mind and voice. These exercises will be adaptable to various levels of ability. There will be instruction in mime illusions, theatre games and techniques, solo and group improvisations, and character work. Afternoons will be devoted to one-on-one coaching with each of the instructors. Evenings will feature solo performances and group critiques. Students will write or rehearse material on their own or with a partner, and intensively explore the story-making process. The workshop will culminate with a public performance of work developed and honed within the class. Registration will be limited, so make reservations early.

For more information, visit: http://www.etsu.edu/stories/Summ10sched.htm

To register, go to: http://www.etsu.edu/stories/instreg.htm

Milbre Burch will be the featured teller at the Dan Crowley Concert, sponsored by the Storytelling Section of the American Folklore Society at its Annual Meeting in Nashville Tennessee.

Details to Follow.

Performance and Workshop at Central Methodist University

Workshop: Opening the Inner Gates: Getting into Character

Time TBA.

411 Central Methodist Square
Fayette, Missouri 65248-1192

For more informaiton contact Mark J. Kelty
mkelty@centralmethodist.edu

Second Annual Storytelling Event

60 minute concert Storytelling Concert on Friday night January 7th

Workshop on Storytelling Saturday and Sunday, January 8th and 9th

Colonial Williamsburg, VA

Contact Storyteller Sheila Arnold for more details: sheilaarnold39@aol.com

Featured Teller at Mariposa Stoytelling Festival
Mariposa, CA
Contact: Marilyn Rudzik
mar@sierratel.com

Milbre will be a featured teller at the Timpanogos Storytelling Festival, one of the largest and most prestigious storytelling festivals in the country. It is held annually in the tents and pavilions of Mt. Timpanogos Park near Orem, Utah.

For more information, contact Debi Richan, the Timpanogos Festival's Vice-President of Programming at: dkrichan@comcast.net.

Milbre is headed west for the second time in the month of September, 2011, to be a featured teller at the Summer Storytelling Festival in Vernal, Utah.

For more information contact Festival programmer Lori Olmstead at lorio@ubtanet.com.