Arrowheart
Livia Morvay Mark Bedford Caspar von Loeper Pupak Haghighi
Livia Morvay:
Having achieved a medical degree in 1987, Livia found that she sorely
missed
the creative human approach in her purely academic training. Not until
1994,
when she discovered a path of learning and personal growth in studying
Storytelling at Emerson College, did she decide to return to her vocational
training.
Livia finds the combination of science and creative art in her work both
fulfilling and motivating.
She says: "Traditional stories, essence of human wisdom distilled
into tales
over many generations, are a wealth we should draw upon. A tale is what
has
been preserved, handed down through the generations from the elders to
their
children, encouraging the young to choose their own path, to be true to
their dreams as well as their companions and to not lose aim and hope
whilst
undergoing life´s various trials. A tale well told is at the heart
of all
human understanding."
Mark Bedford
Mark began Storytelling at a children's library in 1998. Since then he
has
performed extensively in schools, libraries and many other places. He
is
also a librarian, a reflexologist and a yoga teacher.
He believes that stories can be a gateway to other realms.
Caspar von Loeper
Caspar trained at the School of Storytelling at Emerson College. He works
regularly with adults with mental health
and learning difficulties, where he uses storytelling and social games
to
develop communication skills, social skills and artistic skills. He is
also
a community mediator.
He says: 'Everyone has a story to tell'
The first time I was at a storytelling, I felt zapped by something invisible,
something that was very tangible inside me. I walked back home, feeling
that a big thing had happened. A big thing did happen. I was touched,
and changed, and warmed, and connected to a world that had been stirring
inside me, yet, I did not know.
So I felt the magic of storytelling and I was in the pot. I had to go back to the pot and cook some more. In the year 2000 I went through the fabulous training at SOS, School of Storytelling at Emerson College. This training was one of the best things that happened to me.
And I got into the stories deep. And I learned how stories open up worlds, and how they connect people. And I felt how stories open you up, and give you a voice to speak. Storytelling was all marvelous things.
Besides being involved with Arrowheart, I am a glass artist, and a mother. I grew up in Iran, lived in Japan, United States, Australia, and now I live in UK. My parents are both writers. My father was a storyteller/poet and my mother a painter. I cannot say that my lineage did not influence me.
With Arrowheart I carry a dream. My dream is of opening inner doors and being connected. In our connection a healing happens that washes away old wounds. The heart that heals is the essence of Arrowheart for me, and I wish to see this bird grow in the world.
Storytelling in prisons and with young offenders
