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Spellbinders® is dedicated to restoring the art of oral storytelling to connect elders to youth, weaving together the wisdom of diverse cultures throughout time.
Since ancient times storytellers have told stories to pass on wisdom, engage the imagination and foster community. Our storytelling program recreates this age-old tradition, bringing together young and old to create connections, advance literacy and enrich the lives of children and volunteers alike. Please, join us in our vision of fostering humanity, community and literacy.
Spellbinders 2012 Annual MeetingJoin fellow Spellbinders from across the nation for a day of learning learning new skills and making new friends. The morning session will focus on volunteer management -- from recruitment to recognition. Spellbinders storytellers will be treated to an afternoon storytelling workshop with internationally reconginized storyteller Anotonio Sacre. Click here for a full agenda and to register. Stories for Earth Day and SpringIt’s In Your Hands: Students in a high school class who had been discussing environmental challenges said to their teacher, “It’s such a worldwide problem, what can we do about it?” In response their teacher told them this old tale: (click here to read the whole story)
The Starfish: One morning a man was walking down a beach that was covered in dying starfish. The tide the night before had been especially strong and thousands of starfish had been washed up on shore, too far up for them to make it back into the water by themselves. (click here to read the whole story)
Screen of Frogs -- A Japanese Folk Tale as retold by Sheila Hamanaka: Long ago in Japan there lived a wealthy boy named Koji. For as far as the eye could see, the fields and lakes and mountains belonged to Koji’s family. From his great house he saw the peasants working from sunup to sundown. They gave all the rice they grew to his parents, while they themselves ate only millet and barley. (click here to read the whole story) Spellbinders is a Proud Member of:
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Rocky Mountain Storytelling is a non-profit membership organization located in Denver, CO. It's goals are to:
- Create annual storytelling events that perpetuate the art of oral storytelling,
- Educate and expose the community to storytelling,
- Promote the history and traditions of storytelling from various social and cultural backgrounds, and
- Provide a forum for the art, craft, and techniques of storytelling.
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National Storytelling Network is dedicated to advancing the art of storytelling – as a performing art, a process of cultural transformation, and more. NSN is a member-driven organization, with a Board of Directors from seven regions across America. We offer direct services, publications and educational opportunities to individuals, local storytelling guilds and regional associations. These services are designed to promote storytelling everywhere – in entertainment venues, in classrooms, organizations, medical fields, families, and wherever else storytelling can make a contribution to quality of life.
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Storytelling: An Ancient Art
Spellbinders is proud to be sponsored in part by Colorado Creative industries.
Oral storytelling is more than entertainment, it is more than a literacy building tool, it is an art! Colorado Creative Industries, a state arts benefactor, has awarded Spellbinders a grant of $6,500.
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