Picture Storytelling (performance)

by Bernard Caleo

Description

A storytelling session using the Japanese 'kamishibai' (paper theatre) storytelling approach from the 1930s, a precursor to Japanese comics (manga) and animation (anime).

Topics covered


* The story of kamishibai (‘Paper theatre’)

* Traditional Japanese kamishibai stories plus new kamishibai stories set in Australia

* Session can be modified to include a workshop element, or a live-drawn performance of the Japanese folk tale ‘Momotaro’ (Peach Boy)

Details

Audience

Primary Students

Duration

50 minutes

Requirements

Table for kamishibai box to stand on. Whiteboard.

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