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Welcome to the longest running Storytelling centre of its kind. Since 1994, we continue to run courses and welcome people from all cultures, backgrounds, genders, ages and experience.
What is Storytelling?
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We are all born storytellers. Storytelling is how we make sense of the world, who we are, where we are going and how we communicate this to others, personally or professionally.
Storytelling underpins everything we do: entertainment, education, healing, activism.
Our belief systems are stories, every algorithm tells a story. The myths, legends, folk and fairy tales that every culture has left behind are all "the distilled essence of human experience."
Roi Gal-Or co-founder of the International school of storytelling
THE LOST ISLANDS
Imaginative Relation-Ship Shaping
This is an Online course (six sessions)
Oct. 10th, 17th, 31st
Nov. 14th, 28th
Dec. 12th 2025
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Foolish Story wisdom to help us navigate through these challenging times.
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If this is your first visit to this work...
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13 - 15 June 2025
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Weekend Workshop
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This is the ideal course to lead you into something completely new, something you’ve never done before, but want to start now: Storytelling.
This course is one of the recommended first steps into Storytelling at the School of Storytelling, Emerson College.
Guided by
Stella Kassimati and Henrietta Bowen
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'This course has shone a light on my path, which stood in darkness.
The connection, empathy, strength, and richness I felt from being a part of an incredible community is more than I could hope to receive in a lifetime…and yet I received it in 4 weekends! This course has been life-giving.'
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Nana Tomova. U.K
(Bring Your Stories to Life! 2019)
"I loved being around people from so many different backgrounds and countries.
Deep immersion into deep stories. Yeah! I feel like my brain is different!"
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Lisa Nelson, USA
Bring Your Stories to Life - 4 weekends of in-depth exploration of the magical and transformative art of telling personal true-life stories. Emerson College, UK
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Weekend 1: Fri 12th - Sun 14th Sept 2025
Weekend 2: Fri 10th - Sun 12th Oct 2025
Weekend 3: Fri 7th - Sun 9th Nov 2025
Weekend 4: Fri 5th - Sun 7th Dec 2025
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Part-time Course
Last few places available! Book early to reserve your place .
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Working creatively with our perception, understanding, and interpretation of personal experiences. transforming and polishing the raw diamonds of memories into the invaluable gifts of precious gem stories as gifts for ourselves and others. Suitable for Beginners and professional storytellers.
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The Craft Of The Storyteller - 4 weekends course of in-depth exploration of the Art of Storytelling.
Emerson College, UK
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Folktales:
Fri 19th - Sun 21st Sept 2025
Wonder Tales: 31st Oct - Sun 2nd Nov 2025
Mythology Fri 12th - Sun 14th Dec 2025
Personal project: Fri 16th - Sun 18th Jan 2026
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Part-time Course
Two places left, Book early to reserve your place .
story structure, voice, gesture, movement, audience awareness, improvisation, authenticity, and presence. Discover how storytelling can transform our own lives and the communities around us. Suitable for Beginners and for storytellers with some experience.
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Begin it Now!
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24 - 26 October 2025
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Weekend Course
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This is the ideal course to lead you into something completely new, something you’ve never done before, but want to start now: Storytelling.
This course is the recommended first step into Storytelling at the School of Storytelling, Emerson College.
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Guided by Stella Kassimati and Hannah Moore
Storytelling Beyond Words (SBW)
Creative lab program
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Dates to be announced. Register your interest at storytellingbeyondwords@gmail.com
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Creative lab artist residency programme
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A new three-week residency programme from our Storytelling Beyond Words course leaders Roi Gal-Or and Karmit Evenzur. It offers storytellers and activists an ideal environment, nourishment and encouragement to work on developing their creative projects.
Guided by Roi Gal-Or and Karmit Evenzur
Begin it Now!
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23 - 25 January 2026
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Weekend Course
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This is the ideal course to lead you into something completely new, something you’ve never done before, but want to start now: Storytelling.
This course is the recommended first step into Storytelling at the School of Storytelling, Emerson College.
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Guided by Stella Kassimati
Storytelling Beyond Words
Our Flagship Course
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Dates to be announced. Register your interest at storytellingbeyondwords@gmail.com
This full time, 12 week training in the art and craft of storytelling aims to prepare you to carry the spoken word and a lively imagination into your communities and places of work, to meet the challenges of these times.
Guided by Roi Gal-Or
Karmit Evenzur, Henrietta Bowen, Phil Geenwood and others from the Storytelling Beyond Words team
