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What does Vision and Purpose have to do with being a storyteller? How does one find a vision and why is it important? What would a storytelling career look like if the artist in in alignment with ones purpose? On a practical side, once the storyteller has clarified their mission in life, identified a community to serve and method of storytelling to serve them, how does one approach the nitty gritty of running a business as a storyteller?
Eth-Noh-Tec with Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo and Nancy Wang explored these issues of the professional touring storyteller during this interview. Whether you are semi professional, a novice or seasoned storyteller, come listen to the challenges of the world of storytelling. Eth-Noh-Tec, now in it’s 25th year of storytelling talks about their humble beginnings from their first performance at a conference when they were asked “can you tell a story”; to their wide and varied storytelling projects that take them across the globe.
Eth-Noh-Tec tours nationally serving schools, storytelling festivals, libraries, correctional facilities, and universities. They teach a weekly course in what they deem “kinetic story theater” classes as well as an annual three day intensive “The Summer Story Institute”. Combining storytelling with cultural and social-political activism they have created several projects: the Forgiveness Project, Green Grows the Story, The Nu Wa Storytelling Exchange project and the India project; all of which are examples of using the power of storytelling to build compassionate communities in a world that hungers for listening.
You can learn more about Eth-Noh-Tec by visiting their website:
Eth-Noh-Tec – http://www.ethnohtec.org/
Listen to Robert and Nancy as guests of Eric Wolf’s podcast, the Art of Storytelling as they discuss their Highest Vision and the Nitty Gritty of their storytelling business.
