PHILIPSBURG:--- The Beyond Kultura Events Foundation (BKE) will start its STORYTELLING-workshop next week.
Beyond Kultura invites you to participate in its Storytelling weekend workshop of 22-23 and 24th of March coming. Times for Theory: Friday 22th from 18.00-20.00, Saturday 23th and Sunday 24th from 12.00-4.00 pm. The participants will get the basic skills in storytelling, inclusive the techniques of the puppet show. Teacher and facilitator of the weekend training are the well known DIANA Lebacs and Loekie Morales.
Right thereafter they will embark in a Practical phase, which will last from April, May to June. Beyond Kultura has engaged 10 primary schools, 2 community Centers, some afternoon schools and a Children home to participate in this project. Candidate storyteller will tell stories to their children.
During the information session last Friday, enthusiastic potential storytellers have gotten information on the ins and outs, the requirements etc. of the project.
This is their opportunity to become a certificated storyteller! If you as adult 18 years and older are interested you can register before 15th of March coming at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call for more information Morales at tel.+ 1721-5271223. The registration fee for the storytelling module is for each student is $20,00. He or she will get a stipend for each storytelling session in the practical phase after the weekend training.
‘We are in need of 2 coaches with knowledge on Storytelling to visit the storytellers and judge them based on our criteria, to be certificated. Children are participating for free. We are most happy that we can kick off next week. The commitment of financial support from the Prins Bernhard Cultural Fund Caribbean, the Nederlandse Taal Unie and the Collaborative Funds has made this possible. They are helping us out to put happy smiles on the faces of so many children on Sint Maarten,’ Morales stated.
