The Storytelling Movement: Where to next?

Every day we listen to and tell stories. Join us on our whistle top tour of the history and future of the storytelling movement.

From Ancient Greek amphitheatres to Shakespearean playhouses, for thousands of years theatre was the best way to convey stories to huge audiences of people. The theatre provided a perfect platform to share everyone’s

favourite epics and fairy tales.

The invention of writing dates backs to around 3200 BCE in Mesopotamia, however, the introduction of the printing press to Europe by German inventor Gutenberg in 1450 and the quick development of printing technology made written stories more accessible to the masses.

With the recording and showing of the first ever films in the 1890s, the cinema industry has been evolving ever

since. The introduction of colour, audio, 3D, special effects and much more means that we can tell new and

old stories in exciting and imaginative ways.

The storytelling movement has never had as much momentum as it does now. Digital storytelling allows

the teller to gather an audience and use a combination of media to entertain and engage them in new and

exciting ways. With the rise of social media, there are increasingly large audiences ready to gobble up new

narratives. Digital storytelling gives each and every one of us the power to tell our story.

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It all began when we first learnt how to hold tools and converse. As soon as we discovered a medium to express ourselves, we began to carve pictures into cave walls and cuddle around campfires, sharing body heat and stories.

Campfires and Caves

Theatre

Scribes

Cinema

What next?

Digital storytelling

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