Bobby Norfolk - Workshops
Storytelling Technique:
- Beginning: The Art of Storytelling
- Advanced: Compelling Characters, Enriching Your Stories!
- All: Owning the Stage, Theatre Craft for Beginning, Advanced and Non-Performers
Storytelling for parents, teachers, counselors, and youth group leaders:
Compelling Characters: Enriching Your Stories!
Wouldn't you love the characters in your stories to be so vivid that you could simply step out of the way and let them tell the story? Bobby Norfolk is acclaimed for his brilliance in creating unforgettable characters. Bring one or more characters you want to work with and Bobby will provide activities that lead you to their essence. Learn to mine your own imagination for forgotten memories that will help you dress your characters, make them move, and put words into their mouths. (Adult)
Owning the Stage: Theatre Craft for Beginning, Advanced and Non-Performers
Available as a small group workshop or larger group performance, this presentation introduces students to the basics of public speaking using a series of self-esteem building games and role-playing. Join Bobby as he demonstrates:
- Vocal Warm-ups
- Relaxation and Meditation Techniques
- Improvisations
- Scene Work
- Acting Tips
Students receive practical tools to improve their oral communication skills from an Emmy winning actor/storyteller. (Adult)
Tricksters and Heroes: Timeless Lessons
Anansi the Spider, Coyote, Monkey and Br'er Rabbit are favorite hero/tricksters that appear in the myths of many different cultures. How can these characters help teachers address modern day social problems? In this workshop, Bobby will guide you through these stories, helping you to discover the universal character traits within: teamwork and cooperation, respect, honesty, courtesy, and responsibility. Through a deeper understanding of the stories, you will be empowered to share these values with your students, whether through reading, telling, or hearing them on CD. This workshop will show hidden pathways towards enhancing literacy skills, character education, and the art of active listening.
Creating Compassionate Classrooms through Storytelling
A storytelling classroom is a compassionate classroom, one in which teachers and students relate in humane and respectful ways to each other and to their work. In this hands-on workshop, Bobby Norfolk, co-author of The Moral of The Story (August House 2006), will help participants discover why storytelling works, how to find the right story, and how to tell a story that engages, inspires, informs, and provides a positive social environment in and out of school.
Teaching History through Storytelling
History comes alive! Bobby demonstrates through story-theatre, how to enliven social studies and make it exciting and interesting for students in the classroom. Teachers will first observe Bobby perform a living history program such as: Through the Eyes of York; The Lewis & Clark Expedition, The Underground Railroad, Lincoln and The Civil War, or his newest offering, The Negro Baseball Leagues; A Historical Perspective. Following the performance, Bobby will work with teachers and discuss unique methods of teaching these topics using comedy, stories, and performance art.
