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Join in-person and/or for the celebration of multi-generational and multicultural oral storytelling and learning.
Story Crossroads is the culminating event of selected youth, adult, and senior tellers in the Salt Lake Valley as well as featuring performers that merge song, dance, and visual arts with storytelling. ASL available.
Thanks to funding from National Endowment for the Arts; National Endowment for the Humanities; Western States Arts Federation; Utah Division of Arts and Museums/Utah Legislature; Utah Humanities; City of Murray; Zoo, Arts & Parks (ZAP) of Salt Lake County; Salt Lake City Arts ... view more »
ADMISSION INFO
Summit & Festival Ticket Prices*
Ticket Type
Early Bird Price(Before May 1, 2023)
Standard Price
Household
$15
$20
Class
$25
$35
Homeschool group
$5
$10
*Tickets may be used for in-person and/or virtual attendance.
Featured Story Artists: TAHIRA (DE), Norm Brecke (OR), Julie Barnson, Alan Griffin, Ginger Parkinson, Nannette Watts, Stephen Gashler, Lynn Wing, Cherie Davis, Carol Esterreicher, Clive Romney, George McEwan, John Adams, Annie & Dan Eastmond, Charlotte Starks
Featured Professors: Tēvita O. Kaʻili, Ph.D. (“Language of Story: Tongan,” BYU-Hawaii) Dr. Delanna Reed ("Immersed in Performances," Storytelling Masters Program, East Tennessee State University) John Alba Cutler, Ph.D. ("Making Space through Storytelling in The House on Mango Street," University of California, Berkeley)
Plus 40 community tellers!
INDIVIDUAL DATES & TIMES*
Additional time info:
We are Hybrid! Join us in-person, virtual-live, or viewing recordings.
May 8, 2023 - Professional Development Day
5-hour hybrid workshop "Dare to be Funny" by Norm Brecke from 9:30am to 2:30pm
Keynote by TAHIRA from 7:00pm-7:50pm
State of the Art Addresses from Jewish, Muslim, and Deaf communities from 8:00pm-9:00pm
Murray Park Church of Christ, 494 East 5300 South, Murray, UT 84107 OR virtual/computer
May 9, 2023 - Performance Day
Three Pavilions at the same time of performances of professional story artists and youth (K-12th grade) to older adult community tellers in morning with sessions at 9:30am, 10:30am, and 11:30am. One Pavilion in the evening with sessions at 7:00pm and 8:00pm. ASL for all sessions.
Murray City, 495 East 5300 South, Murray, UT 84107 - will be recorded an added to unlisted YouTube playlist later
May 10, 2023 - Virtual Field Trip Day
Pre-recordings available to view from 7am MDT and onward to June 15, 2023 - includes TAHIRA from Delaware, Norm Brecke from Oregon, Lynn Wing, Julie Barnson, Carol Esterreicher, Clive Romney, and premiere of youth and older adult community tellers. ASL for all films. Virtual/Computer - unlisted YouTube playlist to ticketholders.
May 11, 2023 - Academic Day
10:30am-11:30am MDT
"Language of Story: Tongan" with Dr. Tevita Ka'ili - live-streamed on Story Crossroads YouTube channel for free and open to all, able to ask questions
Starting from 7am MDT
"Story Education Bites" with Dr. Delanna Reed with "Immersed in Performance" as well as Dr. John Alba Cutler with "Latinx literature, Storytelling, and The House on Mango Street"
4:30pm-5:30pm MDT
Teachers! Stories Do Work workshop taught by Nannette Watts - focusing on helping teachers with storytelling - Zoom link shared with anyone upon free registration
Virtual/Computer for all parts.
Viewing from May 8-June 15, 2023
While the events that are experienced and recorded are May 8-11, 2023, viewing is until June 15, 2023. People can even order now and all the way to June 15, 2023.
See full details and find downloadable pdf schedule at http://storycrossroads.org/festival.
