Storytelling, 2017–2018 academic year

Learning objectives

A creative workshop where you can unleash your storytelling talent and learn the techniques and forms of storytelling. This course, through writing exercises designed to nurture and enhance the artistic creation process, will guide participants from the initial idea to the realization of an artistic work.

Contents

The course consists of 7 lessons, and each session features a creative writing exercise inspired by an artistic stimulus—be it a reading, an image, a painting, music, or a video—with the goal of crafting a narrative. Session by session, participants will explore different narrative techniques and forms, allowing them to experiment with writing styles and creative approaches and discover their own talents. This will lead to the creation of a final piece, which will be presented during the last session, which is dedicated to a reading.

Schedule

• Lesson 1 - March 5, 2018: Art and Storytelling - The Creative Process
• Lesson 2 - March 12, 2018: The Music of Storytelling – The Tempo and Character of Writing
• Lesson 3 - March 19, 2018: Telling Stories through Images.
  This lesson is held in collaboration with the Photography course led by photographer Anna Di Prospero.
• Lesson 4 - March 26, 2018: Narrative Forms – Embarking on a journey to discover your own creative world
• Lesson 5 - April 9, 2018: Key Theme – Brainstorming: From Idea to Writing
• Lesson 6 - April 16, 2018: What story are you? – Structuring the creative project for the final paper
• Lesson 7 - May 10, 2018: Reading & Watching: Stories and Images in Dialogue.
  A session in collaboration with the Photography course led by photographer Anna Di Prospero.

The sessions, led by instructor Valentina Faloni, take place in the Political Science Room of the LUISS Library at Via di Santa Costanza 53, from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM, except for the final session on May 10, which will be held from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM.

Registration

Interested students who can ensure regular attendance at the sessions can register by February 28, 2018, by sending an email to attivitaculturali@luiss.it using their LUISS email address and providing a phone number.

The first 20 registrants will be admitted to the course, and additional applicants will be placed on the waiting list.