{"id":128546,"date":"2020-10-12T08:57:52","date_gmt":"2020-10-12T18:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=128546"},"modified":"2020-10-12T08:57:52","modified_gmt":"2020-10-12T18:57:52","slug":"fall-international-storyteller-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/10\/12\/fall-international-storyteller-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual storytellers take viewers on international adventures"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Jeff Gere<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Antonio Rocha<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n
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Lyn Ford<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n
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Jeeva Raghunath<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n

The Statewide Cultural Extension Program<\/a> (SCEP<\/abbr>) continues to expand its SCEP<\/abbr> Live Online offerings with a Fall International Storyteller series. From October 19 to November 4, audiences can join storytellers online to hear them share stories from around the world and present their amazing tales.<\/p>\n

The series is a presentation of the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa\u2019s Outreach College<\/a>, with additional support from the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Book and Music Festival<\/a>. It is sponsored in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, Western States Arts Federation, Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Kaunoa Senior Center, Friends of M\u0101noa Library<\/a> and the Alliance for Culture and the Arts.<\/p>\n

Event details<\/h2>\n

The Fall International Storyteller series is free and open to the public. Those interested must register online<\/a> to receive a link for any virtual performance.<\/p>\n

All performances begin at 10:30 a.m. and will run approximately 30–45 minutes. On Saturday, October 31, a special hour-long Halloween performance will begin at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Performance schedule<\/h3>\n

October 19:<\/strong> Jeff Gere (Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>): Tales of Inspiration<\/em>
\nOctober 20:<\/strong> Yasu Ishida (Japan): Dreamer\u2019s Circus<\/em>
\nOctober 21:<\/strong> Giorgiana Elena Popan (Romania): Stories from the Heart of Romania<\/em>
\nOctober 26:<\/strong> James McCarthy (Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>): The Wyld Wonderful Wyrld<\/em>
\nOctober 27:<\/strong> Margaret Read MacDonald (Washington): Frogs, Devils and One-Eyed Fish<\/em>
\nOctober 28:<\/strong> Karin Amano (Japan): Japanese Folktales<\/em>
\nOctober 31:<\/strong> Halloween Special<\/p>\n