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April 24, 2011 - 9:46am
When high school students Maho at Lynn Classical High School (who is
orginally from Bosnia) or Sandy at Boston Latin Academy from Mattapan
told their stories the air was taught with the energy and attention
their peers were sending them.
The two students are as different as can be: teachers said they were
surprised to see Maho step up to the mic - he has a stutter, they
said, but it was not at all evident in his performance. Sandy is an
award winning slam poet and practiced performer but the raw memory of
her story caused her to pause for composure.StoriesLive® has brought
forth many more stories; poignant, funny, sad and joyful. For more stories
posted online: http://massmouth.org/storieslive/photos-and-video-from-storieslive%C2%AE...
These are just two of the stories we will hear in StoriesLive®
Scholarship High School slam on April 30th starting at 2:30PM in the
auditorium of the Cambidge's Main Library. Free and open to the
public, this event is supported by StoryStream Cambridge's ctiy wide
storytelling initiative.
hi res pictures available on request
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April 24, 2011 - 9:39am
Please listen to Maho's story...
http://youtu.be/EYSHNfl04hQ
This is just one of many stories that shows why we created StoriesLive
program. And there is a story behind this story too - one of Maho's
teachers said the boy usually had a stutter and she was surprised to
see him step up to perform. Really ? Not evident while he is telling
his story.
Watch and you will see why we organizers at massmouth have borrowed
money, written grants, raised funds and begged for money AND also
worked tirelessly, without pay, to make our first year a success. We
think you will understand why we scheme and dream to make this program
happen again next year, too.
See how quiet Maho's classmates become as they listen and realize who
he is and what he has been through. How better to build a culture of
compassion than to listen to one another - to speak and be heard ?
Crafting, telling and listening to stories involves deep learning of
great value for all the students involved.
StoriesLive® has brought forth many more stories; poignant, funny,
sad and silly. Look here for more stories online:http://massmouth.org/storieslive/photos-and-video-from-storieslive%C2%AE...
And then, please come listen to...
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March 10, 2011 - 9:37pm
Gus Rancatore and I will tell stories about the inevitable. Sunday. Don't miss this, last slam of the season in Cambridge, Sunday, 6PM doors open at 5:30PM.
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January 12, 2011 - 9:33am
Tha audience participated in a short "workshop "and then shared their stories too
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January 10, 2011 - 1:09am
SubText - JAN 8th 2011
5 massmouth.com tellers told 5, five minute (or less) stories, that were real or imagined but all inspired by themes in the play HYSTERIA by Terry Johnson
"Freudian Slip: Did I Just Say That?" ?
A representative from CST chose Michael Anderson as winner of a pair of free tickets at the event.
For your tickets to the show
By phone at 866-811-4111 / office at 617-576-9278 x210
450 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139
Surrealism was a 20th-century avant-garde movement in art and literature that sought to release the creative potential of the unconscious mind, for example by the irrational juxtaposition of images. Launched in 1924 by a manifesto of André Breton and having a strong political content, the movement grew out of symbolism and Dada and was strongly influenced by Sigmund Freud. In the visual arts its most notable exponents were André Masson, Jean Arp, Joan Miró, René Magritte, Salvador Dali, Max Ernst, Man Ray, and Luis Buñuel.
Personally I was struck by how much of the show was NOT about Salvador Dali but this issue:
Freud and the Seduction Theory: A challenge to the foundations of psychoanalysis
The Atlantic Monthly | February 1984
Freud and the...
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November 19, 2010 - 7:14am
The latest story slam was at the Precinct NOV 16th...
The "T" - it took us for a ride, then we brought our stories. Read more here:http://massmouth.blogspot.com/2010/11/2nd-somerville-slam-boston-t-party...
Everybody has a story and I am performing for people of all ages in
Cambridge on NOV 20th at 10:30AM Cambridge Adult Ed - Saturday morning- details above. Really looking forward to this.
Read about this month's show and massmouth's exciting season long collaboration
with Central Square Theater here: http://centralsquaretheater.blogspot.com/2010/10/subtext-storytelling-pr... Fever Chart I will be leading a short "workshop" post show. Details on how to
participate in massmouth contest for free tix, soon.
And on SUN the 21st ? in JP "medical madness" slam "Open wide" - it's time to share some modern health care
adventures....not for the queasy. Check at massmouth for details.
Thanks See you soon and please pass this along?
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November 18, 2010 - 9:44pm
The latest story slam was at the Precinct NOV 16th...
The "T" - it took us for a ride, then we brought our stories.http://massmouth.ning.com/events/2nd-somerville-slam-a-boston
Everybody has a story and I am performing for people of all ages in
Cambridge on NOV 20th at 10:30AM Cambridge Adult Ed - Saturday morning- details here:http://massmouth.ning.com/events/storytelling-for-adults-and Really looking forward to this.
Read about this month's show and massmouth's exciting season long collaboration
with Central Square Theater here: http://centralsquaretheater.blogspot.com/2010/10/subtext-storytelling-pr... and here: http://centralsquaretheater.org/season/10-11/fever.html
I will be leading a short "workshop" post show. Details on how to
participate in massmouth contest for free tix, soon.
And on SUN the 21st ? in JP "medical madness" slamhttp://massmouth.ning.com/events/bella-luna-slam-medical
"Open wide" - it's time to share some modern health care
adventures....not for the queasy.
Thanks See you soon and please pass this along?
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November 5, 2010 - 1:01pm
Co-host Patrick Maguire, is the editor/author of the award winning blog : http://www.servernotservant.com/about/ and
Service is the theme...
Lip service. Service, please. Customer service. Public service? You've done the work, now - bring the story.
Norah Dooley has been a waitress, dishwasher, bicycle courier, xerox operator, copy shop manager, taxi driver,graphic artist, burglar alarm "listener" and mother of four. Service is her middle name. She is also a writer and storyteller and a gadfly. Her website is http://www.norahdooley.com/www.norahdooley.com/Norah_Dooley.html
Patrick has been engaging people in a dialogue that he hopes will result in more respect for service industry workers and greater civility among human beings. His core beliefs:
* That the customer has almost as much to do with the success of every customer service interaction as the service worker.
* That the customer, especially the abusive customer, is often dead wrong.
* That all of us are responsible for serving each other with mutual respect and civility.
Well - he is running uphill, against the grain and upstream on this one and that means? He has some great stories!
His blog will serve as a vehicle for...
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October 25, 2010 - 10:32pm
Hey, everyone:
This is a reminder that there will be a house rockin' story slam this Tuesday, October 26th, 8PM at Johnny D's in Davis Square, Somerville, produced by massmouth http://massmouth.ning.com/ & hosted by yours truly. The theme is "Horrified!"
Joining me will be Grammy-nominated recording artist & world's foremost electric harpist Deborah Henson-Conant. Deborah liberally incorporates hip, top-flight storytelling into her stunning musical act. Check her out at: http://www.hipharp.com//index.html. She fills concert halls & fronts orchestras; it's rare to see her up close on a small stage. Don't miss this!!
Also on the bill is singer/songwriter extraordinaire Jim Infantino: http://jiminfantino.com/, http://bigego.com/. Here's a highly entertaining video of Jim's signature song "Stress": http://bigego.com/index.php?page=video I guarantee this will be the most hilarious 4:14 of your day, & you might really relate!
If that's not enough, we welcome to our distinguished judging panel two very special guests: Boston Globe Columnist Robin Abrahams, a.k.a. "Miss Conduct" & Hon. José Sánchez, an active, sitting, genuine JUDGE, judge from the Massachusetts...
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October 25, 2010 - 10:09pm
Loving paper and pens as I do, it was pure fun to spend a few hours shooting stationary objects while listening to Gail talk about "life, the universe and everything". Gail and Barry have been finding office supplies and pens we need or just want, for years. I spent a few hour on a Saturday AM with Gail talking about her work. I loved the way the stacks of merchandise created patterns and I am afraid I was thinking about "paintings" as I shot and not film. Considering my turgid filming and editing, Gail's lively personality has a lot of dead weight to carry in this project - but she is up to the task.
Prepared as an assignment for Digital Media Production at Emerson College, OCTOBER 2010
Music: "Stand By Me" Ben E. King Playing for Changehttp://www.playingforchange.org/
Several years ago, a small group of filmmakers set out with a dream to make a documentary film about street musicians from around the world. That dream has grown not only into a reality, but into a global sensation called Playing For Change, and has touched the lives of millions of people.
While traveling to around the world to film and record these musicians, the crew became intimately involved with the music and...
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