The Archeology of A Story with Sally Pomme Clayton

“The seeds of narrative dynamism are there, ready in the narrative elements, but it requires talented narrators to hit upon and make use of them.” – Max Luthi, The Fairytale as art form.

This playful and practical masterclass workshop digs deep into traditional stories – folktales, fairytales and myths – searhing for the jewels
that make them endlessly meaningful, tellable and alive!

This workshop is for beginners or experienced storytellers alike – each working to their own level of experience. Pomme will take the group through a series of creative tasks, games and processes that explore both storytelling and stories, and help you make a tradtional story your own.

Pomme has distilled her long practise as a performance storyteller into the idea of ’24 Story Seeds’ – narrative seeds that exist inside traditional stories that guide the teller and help shape performance. The seeds range from genre to rhythm, structure to sound, dialogue to character.The ’24 Story Seeds’ are there inside all stories – just waiting for storytellers to find them! Pomme will explore some of the seeds with you, using: writing; telling; improvisation; visualisation; movement; drawing; gesture; memory; sound; listening; discussion and sharing. You will break a story open, dig around in it and discover some of its treasures. You will not have a ‘finished’ story at the end. But you will have some appraoches that you can apply to the whole story later on.

You do not need to bring a story. But bring a notebook and pen, and comfy clothes. There will be breaks for drinks and lunch.