Blog - International Storytelling Center

Blog November 21, 2023

Kids Institute 2023: A Giving Tuesday Sneak Peek

As we move together toward the holidays and the end of the year,...

Blog October 30, 2023

Scenes from the 2023 National Storytelling Festival

On October 6–8, ISC was thrilled to host thousands of visitors for the...

Blog September 28, 2023

Meet “New Voice” Dom Flemons

A 2023 National Storytelling Festival Preview Storytelling is a surprisingly flexible art form that...

Blog August 31, 2023

Meet “New Voice” Mo Reynolds

A 2023 National Storytelling Festival Preview The idea to start telling stories came to...

Blog June 29, 2023

Meet “New Voice” Jasmin Cardenas

A 2023 National Storytelling Festival Preview A multitalented storyteller and actress from Chicago, the...

Blog May 25, 2023

The Journey of Five

by ISC President Kiran Singh Sirah I come from the Sikh tradition, a...

Blog April 27, 2023

Living Religions

by ISC President Kiran Singh Sirah When I was growing up, my grandmother...

Blog March 22, 2023

Ode to the Kitchen Table

by ISC President Kiran Singh Sirah The first time I visited America, it...

Blog February 23, 2023

We’re Getting There

by ISC President Kiran Singh Sirah In the 1980s, the United Kingdom’s national...

Blog January 26, 2023

Storytelling: A Gift of Hope

by ISC President Kiran Singh Sirah When the pandemic pressed pause on our...