Cherish Bound

“Once upon a time... people told tales to each other. Sharing real-life stories was an essential element in forging friendships, alliances, families and communities. It brought individuals a greater intimacy with each other and, simultaneously, a stronger sense of self.”
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It doesn’t have to be “once upon a time” it can be today. Storytelling can connect generations and get your family talking.

What is storytelling?

Since people began to communicate with each other, "Tell me a story" has been a familiar plea.

Storytelling is one person telling others about anything real (or even made up) and is often a part of our everyday conversations.

Traditionally though, stories were passed from one generation to another by memory. But with written media, this became less important. So about 30 years ago, a group of people, got together to celebrate storytelling in that ancient, oral tradition – they held a storytelling festival. The result is a renaissance of storytelling that has swept the nation.

Cherish Bound is proud to take its place in this movement, and to be among the best storytelling organizations, festivals, and other educational events that have emerged all over the world to promote the power of story. As millions of storylovers already know, there is no substitute for the power, simplicity, and basic truth of the well-told story.

Who is storytelling for?

Teachers, healthcare workers, therapists, corporate executives, librarians, spiritual leaders, parents, children and many others inspired by this renaissance of storytelling, are turning to storytelling to produce positive change in our world; to let each other know who we are, what we care about, where we come from, and where we are going.

Why storytelling?

To regain our footing and give us roots; storytelling can ensure that a family is more than a bunch of people living in the same house, sharing the same food, and having conversations mainly about mundane things. Developing a tradition of storytelling can reconnect us and turn parents’ hearts to their children and the children’s hearts toward the parents, and give us all a stronger sense of self.

Featured Teller/Event

Syd Lieberman is an internationally acclaimed storyteller, an award-winning teacher, and an author. He has appeared at major storytelling festivals across the country, including seven featured appearances at the National Festival in Jonesborough, TN; at the Glistening Waters Festival in New Zealand; and on American Public Radio's Good Evening as a guest storyteller and host. He was featured in The Call of Story, a television special, and has received commissions to write and perform stories across the country.

Visit his website and learn all about his newest CD, Sacrifice at Gettysburg