Tag: #Story16

There is no one better for telling you what The Power of Storytelling is really about than our past participants.

We challenged #Story16 participants to share their thoughts on what bravery means to them and pin them on our Wanderwall.

What we learned at the sixth edition of The Power of Storytelling.

One week to go, we put together a list of things to read, listen to or watch to get to know the speakers better.

At 73, Florica loves music as much as she did when she was younger; maybe even more after NN Romania helped her go to Electric Castle.

How kids can learn computer programming through games and fun.

By supporting the #UCLTrophyTour, UniCredit Bank wants to inspire people to dream big and strive to overcome obstacles.

Cătălin Tolontan is one of the best known and most awarded investigative and sports journalists in Romania. Here are some of his principles on work and ethics.

We have closed the registration process, as we’ve booked all the spots. However, we’re putting together a waiting list.

Tim Howard is the Executive Producer at Reply All, a podcast from Gimlet Media. In his free time, he writes and records music.

Jonah Sachs, the marketing maven of good causes, is returning to The Power of Storytelling after two years with a talk on exploring different ways of thinking about the world.

As we prepare for our sixth edition, we take a look back at what past participants said about the previous ones. They’re the best indicators of the experience you’ll be signing for.

Jacqui Banaszynski has been with us from the first edition, both as speaker and as a mentor. She told us stories, taught us about craft, gave us multiple tips on writing, but mostly she inspired us.

Not getting admitted to medical school made Tara Skurtu follow her passion for poetry. She is now a poetess, a translator and a creative writing teacher in Transylvania, the homeland of her great-grandparents.

Jon Mooallem is the author of Wild Ones, named the best book of 2013 by the New York Times Book Review, and a writer-at-large for The New York Times.

Romanian readers can now find Dvora Meyers’ book on the evolution of elite women’s gymnastics on local shelves, a perfect read during the Olympics.

Through her drawings, Wendy MacNaughton tries to take viewers out of their everyday life and context and get them to walk into someone else’s shoes.

Brooklyn based journalist Dvora Meyers has been researching her niche since she was eight. That’s when she started practicing gymnastics, a passion she recently turned into a book.

Brian Lindstrom knew he wanted to make films when he was still in primary school. His documentaries aim “to reduce stigma and reveal the humanity of those living on the margins”.

Caroline Paul always knew that she never wanted to have a ”brief case and an office” type of job.

Colin’s extensive vocabulary and well known passion for obscure words turned him into one of the most intriguing songwriters of the past decade.

When she felt she reached “the bottom of her life”, Cheryl Strayed embarked on a three month hiking trip, then wrote a book about how it changed her. It became a #1 New York Times Bestseller.

David Sedaris on keeping a diary and what informs his writing: fucked up human behaviour, racial relations in America and disturbing, disgusting or generally funny events.

Meet 2016 speaker Carson Ellis: insights into her creative process, her charmed life on a farm and being married to The Decemberists’ Colin Meloy.

Check out the latest additions to the list of speakers you won’t want to miss this October.

Book your place for the 6th edition of The Power of Storytelling.

Come meet David Sedaris, one of the best humor writers alive. He will read and sign books on June 20, at ARCUB.

Meet the superstar storytellers coming to Bucharest on 14-15 October for our 6th edition.