Sentences with phrase «storytelling traditions of»

The culinary, musical, and storytelling traditions of the region are unique cultural byproducts that emanated from the deeply rooted structures of class, race, and economics that have existed for generations.

The Forbidden Room (Kino Lorber, Blu - ray, DVD, Netflix)-- Canadian iconoclast Guy Maddin has been making strange, surreal films that evoke the images and storytelling traditions of silent movies for decades.

Whereas Hurston's novel takes its form from the storytelling traditions of black culture, The Color Purple is more consciously literary.

Not exact matches

I had been invited to attend as one who supposedly knew something about narrative structure and the role of storytelling in faith traditions.

Part of our challenge as followers of Jesus is to preserve his tradition of storytelling in a culture that demands we get to the point.

That is the kind of productive license writers can take with sacred stories, the kind of story Tóibín could have told, when the storytelling effort is born of a freedom ordered — and indeed enlivened by the challenge of being ordered — to the realities of tradition, Scripture, teaching, and belief.

In this activity, you and your child can practice the tradition of storytelling by creating your own characters and experiences.

Gappah's storytelling draws on a fine tradition that will no doubt be tirelessly compared to the likes of Chenua Achebe, though a less obvious and slightly more accurate comparison might be found with the folksy charm of Zora Neale Hurston.

«We come from peoples with a long tradition of storytelling,» Wildcat says, something that effective communication with lay audiences requires.

Brighton, England About Blog Damh the Bard — is a modern - day Bard whose spirituality and love of folk tradition is expressed through his pagan music, storytelling and poetry.

[/ font][font = Century Gothic] «Two Canoes» is a beautiful exploration of the oral tradition of storytelling in Aboriginal culture.

In unfurling a story of dreams and curses, tradition and redemption, all experienced via the otherworldly adventures of a musically - inclined village boy named Miguel, the animation juggernaut has once more shown how its storytelling acumen and visual splendors are still the surest dance partners in movies today.

Kiarostami shoots Africa with an uncanny verisimilitude, coming close here to his idea of a «poetic cinema» indebted more to poetry and music than the theatrical novelistic storytelling tradition.

Despite much talk of diversity and tradition, Mr. Levine has little fresh to say about gentrification issues or documentary storytelling.

Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls continues developer Spike Chunsoft's tradition of strong storytelling and character development, while adding new gameplay mechanics and an upgrade in graphics.

The results have been encouraging, with Disney both embracing its tradition of fairy tale musicals and also succeeding with creative original storytelling on less conventional films like Wreck - It Ralph and Big Hero 6.

Two thoughts I hope you can comment on: the Maori culture in the past would preserve the ritual tattooing of their chieftains by preserving their heads after death — the idea of a permanent archive and the furtherance of an oral storytelling tradition that film represents for us in modernity.

Drawing on a rich tradition of classical American storytelling that runs from Mark Twain to «Shane» to «Stand By Me,» Nichols adopts a 14 - year - old boy's perspective for this affecting tale of innocence lost and grace gained over one woozy Arkansas summer.

A noble failure from a noteworthy filmmaker, Joseph Cedar's «Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer» — the unofficial winner of this year's «Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)» Award for the most fanciful title — mines a classic storytelling tradition in order to spin a darkly comic parable that often feels as unkempt and intolerable as its title character.

, wherein Dindal makes statements about the film's place in the Disney canon (apparently it's in the tradition of «memorable characters, great storytelling, eye - popping visuals, and emotional music») that would be arrogant if they weren't merely delusional and the Barenaked Ladies jam out an impromptu rap - ballad that's superior to the song they recorded for the soundtrack.

It resembles John Sayles's brilliant The Secret of Roan Inish not only in subject, but also in the understanding that film has the potential to be the most cogent extrapolation of the oral storytelling tradition.

With the film dedicated to both of her grandmothers, Martel says that she comes from a tradition of oral storytelling and finds this a source of inspiration; for structure, more so than for plot.

It's the tap on the shoulder the increasingly derivative Hollywood needs, a gentle, almost soft - spoken, reminder that iconic storytelling traditions are born on foundations of greatness for good reason.

This technique is a combination of the old storytelling tradition and new technology.

«I tell kids, «So much of what you consume now, whether it's hip hop or whether it's other forms of oral performative storytelling, comes out of the oral tradition of poetry at its root.

Four well known tales, chosen to illustrate archetypal story genres from the tradition of oral storytelling and early collections of written fairy tales.

Strong storytelling and rich specificity put this impressive debut firmly in the tradition of Ursula K. Le Guin's classic Earthsea books.

Mobile storytelling platforms borrow from tradition but also manipulate digital patterns of behavior and break the barrier between reader and creator.

Fan fiction on the internet is the manifestation of a hybrid, more fluid and nuanced understanding of story and storytelling: drawing on oral storytelling traditions, and is both performative and written.

The rise of radio and television brought the demise of this ancient Arab tradition of public storytelling, and hakawatis all but disappeared from the Middle East by the 1970's.

Caroline comments that she comes from a long southern tradition of storytelling and that she and Charles spent many evenings on her father's porch listening to his life experiences.

A darkly comic crime story in the tradition of a classic Irish trickster tale, complete with a twisting and turning plot, a small - town rife with secrets, and an infectious love of language and storytelling that is a hallmark of the finest Irish writers.

In many ways, Ocean Meets Sky is a tribute to the tradition of oral storytelling, in particular to the stories told by the Fans» Taiwanese grandfather, who lived on the other side of the world and didn't frequently visit (both Eric and Terry were born in the U.S. but moved to Canada as children).

June is Audio Month, and author Becky Masterman joins the celebration with her thoughts on why listening to a story can be even better than reading one.Everyone knows that the earliest form of storytelling took place around the fire at night — what is called the «oral tradition.»

The sinister appearance of the villain and the woman who seems to be the titular prey communicates the story's potential for violence and crime in the great tradition of crime noir storytelling.

1 By Shigeru Tsuchiyama Futabashi / JManga Windows 7, SeaMonkey 2.4.1 — When Shunsuke (or possibly Junsuke — the translation is inconsistent) Aida is sentenced to three years of hard labor for assault and kidnapping charges related to his host club empire, he finds that his eight fellow cellmates at Naniwa South Prison have an interesting tradition: every Christmas Eve, they have a storytelling contest about the best meal they ever ate.

Brighton, England About Blog Damh the Bard — is a modern - day Bard whose spirituality and love of folk tradition is expressed through his pagan music, storytelling and poetry.

It's a nice touch that continues 343's tradition of enhancing the storytelling in the Halo series.

In short, the first Banner Saga is phenomenal, and the sequel looks to continue that tradition of high - quality, strategic combat and engrossing storytelling.

Tacoma is the next game from the creators of Gone Home, and carries on that tradition of detailed, immersive interactive storytelling in a richly - imagined speculative fiction setting.

Uncharted: The Lost Legacy continues Naughty Dog's tradition of cinematic storytelling through gameplay consisting of combat, puzzle - solving and large set - piece adventures.

I just hope that Nintendo creates more characters that are able to continue the proud tradition of being charming, but exploring more storytelling possibilities that make them even more enthralling in their already - incredible gaming experiences.

«The Darkness II continues the 2K Games tradition of delivering quality, innovative games that are filled to the brim with atmosphere and deep storytelling.

Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls continues developer Spike Chunsoft's tradition of strong storytelling and character development, while adding new gameplay mechanics and an upgrade in graphics.

Where the Water Tastes Like Wine brings you back to the early American tradition of hitchhiking and storytelling

Smith draws inspiration from the history of decorative objects and the tradition of biblical storytelling through the form of stained glass in architecture.

The Cleveland Association of Black Storytellers is a non-profit cultural organization whose purpose is to perpetuate black storytelling and the oral tradition.

The combined works in the exhibit represent a multigenerational and trans - Atlantic exploration into the origins of African and African American storytelling traditions that resonate throughout the diaspora.

Mark making, ancient storytelling traditions, the ebb and flow of life, and the enduring, exquisite beauty of nature are all encountered and reflected upon in Twombly's enigmatic compositions.

It's storytelling in the tradition of folk art, patching security blankets for healing and nurture» (P. Ellis in C. Saatchi and P. Ellis, 100: The Work that Changed British Art, London 2003, p. 209).