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NewsThe Confluence, Festival of Indigenous Storytellers, 2011, BangaloreTo all who love adventures in storytelling ... Acoustic Traditional is an independent non-profit organisation, led by young indigenous people, working towards the promotion of oral storytelling and tribal folklore, especially of mountain and forest communities. It aims to encourage the preservation of the various myths, legends and stories that have been an integral part of a tribal group, vis-à-vis their cultural, environmental, spiritual and scientific heritage and also to creatively engage mainstream communities, through storytelling, in view of building a collective that supports the need for such preservation. Started as an independent classroom project around 1999 in Nepal, it is now a vibrant group of committed individuals, storytellers and volunteers based in Bangalore with a chapter in Hyderabad. The Confluence, Festival of Indigenous Storytellers, 2011, Bangalore - an initiative of Acoustic Traditional, an independent, non-profit working towards the conservation and promotion of tribal folktales, myths and legends and storytellers from mountain and forest communities of India - cordially invites you to a 3-day event on storytelling, where storytellers from various tribal communities of the country will be sharing some of their disappearing myths, legends and stories with a view to build a collective that supports the need for their preservation. The first and only such Forum in the country on tribal storytelling, the Confluence involves various activities, workshops, individuals and organisations to help enrich our understanding of tribal storytelling, vis-à-vis their cultural, spiritual and scientific linkages and importance, apart from the idea of keeping this ancient tradition alive. Acoustic Traditional is in the second year of organising the Confluence. The first was held in Gangtok, Sikkim with the support of Culture and Heritage Department, Sikkim Government at the Wildlife and Forest Auditorium set against the picturesque backdrop of the Great Kanczenzonga – the mythical birthplace for many tribal cultures in the region. The event brought around 10 storytellers, shamans and medicine-men and women from and outside the region. For registration and programme details see the following link ~ ngoportal |
