The performance begins like this: Erica Siskind, librarian at Oakland (Calif.) Public Library, rides her bike to the front of the room, parks it, and pulls from her basket two sticks and a small ...

Kamishibai is Japanese performative paper theater storytelling. The storyteller shows the audience a series of large picture cards telling a tale, dramatically narrating and representing the voices of ...

Humans love stories. We love to tell them, hear them, remember and invent them, starting from childhood and lasting until forever. In a way, no one loves stories more than kids. In recognition of this ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. The Melbourne Writers' Festival is underway, and this year there's a whole part of the program that's ...

In a world where technological advancement seems to be at the forefront of almost everything, it can sometimes feel like if it doesn’t have a screen or a keyboard, it isn’t worth engaging with.

In this 5-lesson plan unit, students will be introduced to the culture of Japan through its food, clothing, art, entertainment, and literature with a literary focus on Sei Shonagon's Pillow Book, the ...

With a wooden box and a happi coat, professional storyteller, theatre artiste, and educator Ramya Srinidhi has brought the quiet magic of Japan’s oldest form of street theatre — Kamishibai — to the ...

2 OLIVER! THE MUSICAL Will Come to Artscape Opera House Jemma Kahn's THE EPICENE BUTCHER AND OTHER STORIES has taken South Africa, and the world, by storm. During the recent run of the show at the ...

Rooted in Japan's visual storytelling traditions, Kamishibai emerged in the 1920s and continues to charm audiences worldwide. The event was organised by the Indian Kamishibai Association (IKA), ...

Natsu Onoda Power with the kamishibai theater she built for the show Credit: Courtesy of Spooky Action Theater In a church basement on 16th Street NW, an experimental theater company is rehearsing a ...