STORYTELLING: THE GLOBAL RABBIT HOLE ALISON NORRINGTON
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s a storyteller and story consultant, working with networks and studios from Singapore to Sweden, New York to Nigeria, I’m constantly thrilled at how storytellers continue to take narratives to different platforms, expanding their stories to audiences in authentic ways. A few years ago, I met three storytellers from Voice of Nigeria, a public-service radio station that broadcasts global and local news and stories. I was hosting a three-day, cross-platform masterclass and they rocked the room with their project: A Celebration of Ignorance—a Romeo and Juliet story designed to bring together a young couple from Ibo (the East) and Yoruba
Nyadhour, Elevated, Death Valley, California, 2019 © Dana Scruggs
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