We invite you to join us because … thinking
is fun, talking is nice, dancing is good and singing is splendid!
In the knowledge that there are
storytellers with an unquenchable curiosity to learn more about the great
stories that have been passed down through time, Storytelling Australia Vic and
Friends have formed The Mahabharata Project. Living in places near and far and
from a variety of cultural and linguistic backgrounds; we are a loose
collective of folk. For these reasons we formed our Project on Facebook.
From ancient India, The Mahabharata, is ten
times the length of the Iliad and the Odyssey combined, and with roots in the
oral tradition, is one of the world’s great texts inspiring all art forms:
music, painting, sculpture, cinema, comics, animation, performance, comedy and
philosophical debate.
In this group we are sharing ideas, links
and resources and where geographically possible, gathering around food, making music
and telling stories. Ignorance is the starting point for many of us, so we are
grateful to have some on board who can lead the way.
We understand that the subject is as vast
as the ocean but a toe in the water, is a beginning. Our goal is to present the
results of our quest in a celebratory event sometime in 2015.
Hopefully this is the beginning of a series
of projects where we can examine and learn something of the stories so
carefully handed down to us, over thousands of years.
We welcome folk who are not storytellers but
wish to participate wherever you are in the world. We’re particularly excited
to see people joining us from Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia.
HERE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mahabharataproject/
