The Importance of Storytelling

 

“There were six,” he said, still watching the fire while the children’s whispers silenced and their squirming stilled in anticipation. “And each had the choice to accept or refuse. For even when worlds are held in your hands, you must choose to face what would destroy them, or to turn away. And with this choice,” he continued, “there are many other choices to be made.”

“They were brave and true,” one of the children called out. “They chose to fight!”

The old man smiled a little.

Valley of Silence

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Airman 1st Class Preston Cherry, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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“He wrote something, your

Yeats, that made me think of you, and especially

what we have between us tonight. He wrote: ‘I

spread my dreams at your feet. Tread softly

because you tread on my dreams.’”

Valley of Silence

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"Paintings have a life of their own that derives from the painter's soul." ~Vincent Van Gogh

Van Gogh, she knew, could have done no better.

The Art of Deception

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This Exhibit Gives Visitors the Experience of Stepping Inside Van Gogh’s Paintings

Last year, Culturespaces introduced us to the Atelier des Lumières. Putting a technological twist on the glistening work of Gustav Klimt, this luminous exhibition magically transformed an old iron foundry in Paris into an immersive installation. Now, the Atelier des Lumiéres is back, turning that same space into a Vincent van Gogh wonderland.

My Modern Met

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She laughed. “Aye, an elephant. And a zebra

and a kangaroo. I’d like to see the paintings from

the artists you’ve seen, and the ones I found in your

books. Michelangelo and DaVinci, Van Gogh,

Monet, Beethoven.”

“Beethoven was a composer. I don’t believe

he could paint.”

Valley of Silence