The Oral Tradition On Paper: Latino Writers in their Own
Words.
Back in the day stories were memorized and passed down. The
oral tradition of story telling is NOT a new concept. The passing on of
history, religion, language and music orally through stories is how our
traditions and cultures are preserved. All those stories that our mothers and
fathers, abuelas and abuelos have told us about who we are and where we come
from have been passed down orally.
The roots of where the tambor comes from in Palo Dominicano…
the significance of bomba y plena in communicating with our ancestors through
dance and drum. How gaga, originally Rara from Haiti, arrived to Hispanola that
is celebrated today in the Dominican Republic.
The oral tradition is how we maintain our stories generation
across generation. The storyteller
with her pen… takes the stories told orally and gets them on the page. Storytellers
remind us of why it is important to document, write and perform our stories. Without
storytellers our stories, our history and our culture would be lost.
How do we pass down what has been left for us? What are we
leaving behind? What would happen if there were no storytellers? How will we
preserve our language and history? Why is it important that YOU document, write
and tell our stories?
Join us tomorrow for a wonderful conversation about Oral
Tradition from the mouths of storytellers.
Wednesday, September 19th
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Address: 72 5th Avenue, New York
Room 321 Henry Cohen Conference Room
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