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Friday, February 12, 2010 AGAINST ALL ODDS, LOVE Join Regina for her seventh annual concert of love stories, original and traditional, which explore the unyielding power of love and romance. Universal stories of attraction, rejection, fun and games, the laughter and lessons of human passion.  Stories of that spark which warms our senses and heats our spirits. Against all odds, we seek love. She’ll also have just returned from Bali. She may have a word or two to say about that!   New York University, Education Building, room 35 West 4th Street, room 303   Nearest subway: W. 4th Street (A,B,C,D,E,F,V); Astor Place (#6); 8th St (N,R) Thursday, January 28, 2010 STORYTELLING IN THE LANGUAGE CLASSROOM Professional Development Workshop for Teachers NY Institute of English and Business, Manhattan "Regina has a rare range of emotions and a cache of stories she's collected from all over our world. With classic precision, she both teaches and delights." - Calvin Keet, PhD State of Hawaii, Dept. of Education Thursday, January 24, 2010 3:00pm WE   A reading of Yevgeny Zamyatin’s 1920 Russian novel WE   adapted for the theatre by Fred Tumas   WE is a love story that takes place in 26th-century totalitarian OneState, and the political ramifications and insights into the human heart are timely. Zamyatin’s dystopia is widely credited to have influenced Orwell, Huxley, and many others. Theatre Lab 137 W 14, New York City Sunday, January 31, 2010 3pm WE   A reading of Yevgeny Zamyatin’s 1920 Russian novel WE   adapted for the theatre by Fred Tumas   WE is a love story that takes place in 26th-century totalitarian OneState, and the political ramifications and insights into the human heart are timely. Zamyatin’s dystopia is widely credited to have influenced Orwell, Huxley, and many others. Theatre Lab 137 W 14, New York City
Saturday, February 13, 2010    7:30pm THE RIDDLE OF LOVE The Orchard House Café in conjunction with Parabola Magazine Parabola Live: Celebrating and Exploring the Riddle of Love  Join Parabola editors Jeff Zaleski and Tracy Cochran, along with award-winning storyteller, actor, and educator Regina Ress and author Patty de Llosa for stories and freewheeling exchange exploring and celebrating the riddle of love. As a special Valentine's treat, the evening will open with love songs by Rosalie Login. Rosalie’s songs will bring us through a journey of love and loss, triumph and hope, but most of all leave our minds and hearts a little brighter.   For more about Parabola see www.parabola.org Suggested donation $15 ($10 students and seniors)   Orchard House Cafe 1064 1st Ave. (Southeast Corner 58th St.) New York, NY. 10022 www.orchardhousecafe.comhttp://www.parabola.org/http://www.orchardhousecafe.com/shapeimage_8_link_0shapeimage_8_link_1
Friday June 25 and Saturday June 26, 2010 STORYTELLING INTENSIVE at NEW YORK UNIVERSITY In this highly participatory and enjoyable class, we work with personal and traditional stories, discover methods to quickly learn and tell stories, practice a variety of activities to use in the classroom or in other settings and learn some history and theory. NYUSteinhardt, Program in Educational Theatre EdTheatre@nyu.edu 212-998-5867mailto:EdTheatre@nyu.edushapeimage_9_link_0
April 9-10, 2010     STORYTELLING INTENSIVE at NEW YORK UNIVERSITY In this highly participatory and enjoyable class, we work with personal and traditional stories, discover methods to quickly learn and tell stories, practice a variety of activities to use in the classroom or in other settings and learn some history and theory. NYUSteinhardt, Program in Educational Theatre EdTheatre@nyu.edu 212-998-5867mailto:EdTheatre@nyu.edushapeimage_10_link_0
Friday March 26, 2010         ASSEMBLIES Franklin Park School Franklin Park, New Jersey Through Arts Horizons www.artshorizons.orghttp://www.artshorizons.org/shapeimage_11_link_0
Saturday, February 20, 2010  11am           SCANDINAVIAN STORIES Scandinavia House Heimbold Family Children’s Learning Center 58 Park Avenue (at 37th St.) New York City www.scandinaviahouse.org
November 5-6, 2010    STORYTELLING in the LANGUAGE CLASSROOM New York University, Department of Teaching and Learning   Workshop in Foreign Language Education II   Storytelling is an enjoyable and educationally sound teaching tool for the language classroom. This highly participatory workshop includes a variety of activities which support a creative, communicative classroom. Storytelling can enhance the practice of the “four skills” (listening, speaking, reading and writing), teach  vocabulary, functions and grammar while encouraging cross cultural awareness and personal expression. It engages the "whole learner" and the "multiple intelligences."  NYUSteinhardt,  Department of Teaching and Learning Course Number #   E29.2915 http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/teachlearn/mahttp://steinhardt.nyu.edu/teachlearn/mashapeimage_13_link_0
New York Public Libraries April, 2010     SOUTH EAST ASIAN FOLK TALES Just  back from a trip to South East Asia, Regina will tell tales of Kanchil The Mouse Deer, Buwayah the Crocodile, Why Muruts Wear Tattoos and other tales from Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines.   Thursday, April 8, 4 PM Soundview Branch Thursday, April 15, 3:30 PM, Parkchester Branch Tuesday, April 20, 5:00 PM,  Tremont Branch Wednesday, April 21, 4:00 PM, Castle Hill Branch Thursday, April 22, 4 PM Huguenot Park Branch Friday, April 23, 3:30 PM, Kips Bay Branch Thursday, April 29, 4 PM Mott Haven Branch Tuesday, February 8, 2010 6-7:45 PM STORYTELLING at the CORNELIA STREET CAFE REGINA is one of the featured tellers, along with some swaps,  in this pre-Valentine's evening of stories about  love and life. The Cornelia Street Cafe 29 Cornelia Street, between Bleecker and W. 4th. Greenwich Village, NYC admission $7, includes one drink.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 ASSEMBLY Sacred Heart School Elmhurst, New Jersey Through Arts Horizons www.artshorizons.orghttp://www.artshorizons.org/shapeimage_16_link_0
Wednesday, February 9, 2010 LOVE STORIES Regina tells original stories set in her favorite neighborhood, Greenwich Village. The Story Connection Cornelia Street Café 29 Cornelia Street Greenwich Village, NY 6:00 PM
Friday February 26th, 2010 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm THE ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE ESOL CLASSROOM Many funders mandate fusing ESOL/literacy instruction with broader content, including technology. This workshop focuses on teaching language skills such as listening, speaking, reading, writing, vocabulary, grammar, and so on and computer skills such as internet browsing for research and website navigation, through an exploration of the arts. By engaging the whole learner and tapping multiple intelligences, use of the arts combined with technology can make teaching and learning fun. Literacy Assistance Center 10th Floor 32 Broadway
New York, NY 10004 www.lacnyc.orghttp://www.lacnyc.org/shapeimage_18_link_0
March 2, 2010         N.E.A.-Read Across America Assembly   Woodrow Wilson School   Weehawken, New Jersey   Through Arts Horizons www.artshorizons.orghttp://www.artshorizons.org/shapeimage_19_link_0
March 5, 2010         CROSSING BORDERS III CONFERENCE, BEDFORD HILLS C.F. Dance and storytelling in prison? Absolutely! Dance and Storytelling provide a structured opportunity for self discovery and means of expression. They also provide alternative ways to teach cognitive and social skills.  Regina Ress and Julie Gayer Kris, Artistic Director of the Avodah Dance Ensemble, will demonstrate some of the activities they have successfully presented in prisons and youth shelters in New York, Connecticut, and Delaware.    Crossing Borders III Conference Bedford Hills  Correctional Facility Bedford Hills, New York in conjunction with Marymount Manhattan College/Bedford Hills College Program www.mmm.edu/study/resources/academicachievement/bhcp.htmlhttp://www.mmm.edu/study/resources/academicachievement/bhcp.htmlshapeimage_20_link_0
March 10, 2010         HAITIAN STORIES: ASSEMBLIES Ocean Side High School Ocean Side, Long Island Through Arts Horizons www.artshorizons.orghttp://www.artshorizons.org/shapeimage_21_link_0
October 8-9, 2010    STORYTELLING INTENSIVE at NEW YORK UNIVERSITY In this highly participatory and enjoyable class, we work with personal  and traditional stories, discover methods to quickly learn and tell stories, practice a variety of activities to use in the classroom or in other settings              and learn some history and theory.   NYUSteinhardt, Program in Educational Theatre course # E17.2042-001 Ed.Theatre@nyu.edu     212-998-5867mailto:Ed.Theatre@nyu.edushapeimage_22_link_0
May 9, 2010 CRIC? CRAC!  MUSIC, DANCE AND STORIES  FOR HAITI On Mother’s Day, May 9th,  The Storytelling Center of New York is proud to present a celebration of the unique culture of Haiti. In the living arts of Haiti lay seeds of renewal, transformation and hope. Internationally  renowned performers will bring music, dance and stories  to this family-friendly benefit to raise money for the mothers and children of Haiti.  Producer: Regina Ress Artistic Directors: Laura Simms and Diane Wolkstein 2:00 PM Victor Borge Hall, Scandinavia House,  58 Park Avenue, NYC Funds raised  go directly to support  ATD Fourth World, working with families in Haiti since 1981 www.storytelling-nyc.orghttp://www.storytelling-nyc.org/shapeimage_23_link_0
Saturday, September 18, 2010    HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON STORYTELLING SERIES Central Park, New York 11:00 - Noon Regina celebrates her 18th year telling stories in Central Park.          She will be telling Andersen's little know story, The Wicked Prince       as well as other stories, traditional and original, that celebrate the human spirit.      Hans Christian Andersen Statue     72nd Street at Fifth Avenue, west side of the Conservatory Pond     Rain or Shine.     Free
April 25, 2010     NEW YORK UNIVERSITY FORUM on CITIZENSHIP and APPLIED THEATER Moderator for and Participant in Avodah Dance Ensemble’s session Dance in Prisons   Regina has worked often with Avodah at three women’s prisons.             N.Y.U.Loewe Theatre, 35 West 4th Street,  9:00 AM www.avodahdance.org http://www.avodahdance.org/shapeimage_25_link_0
April 1, 2010     STORYTELLING in THE EFL CLASSROOM In this highly interactive workshop for English teachers from Algeria, Regina demonstrates many techniques for using storytelling to create a communicative classroom along with teaching fundamentals of  English.   for The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, International Visitor Program
March 12, 2010         HAITIAN STORIES: ASSEMBLIES Cleveland Street School Orange, New Jersey Through Arts Horizons www.artshorizons.orghttp://www.artshorizons.org/shapeimage_27_link_0
March 23, 2010         TYGER, TYGER: CHINESE NEW YEARS CELEBRATION Greenwich House Senior Center NYC May 30, 2010 RIVERHEAD COMMUNITY MOSAIC FESTIVAL BI-LINGUAL STORIES IN ENGLISH & SPANISH Regina will draw on her repertoire of  folk tales told in English and Spanish (and one sprinkled with Portuguese as well!) for this wonderful day of celebration of the arts and diversity.   Main Street, Riverhead, Long Island Regina’s storytelling is in the Old School House at 1:00PM
JUNE 5, 2010 NY WATERFRONT ALLIANCE OPENING DAY FAMILY FESTIVAL GOVERNOR’S ISLAND, NEW YORK HARBOR Come on out to this beautiful island in NY Harbor for stories and more!   Regina will be telling stories at 12:30 and 2:30 in the brick house by the great lawn Governor’s Island, New York Harbor www.governorsislandalliance.org/newsite/2010/04/gias_fifth_annual_opening_day_family_festival_june_5.htmlhttp://www.governorsislandalliance.org/newsite/2010/04/gias_fifth_annual_opening_day_family_festival_june_5.htmlshapeimage_30_link_0
JUNE 19-23, 2010 IV Festival Internacional de Narración Oral INTERNATIONAL  STORYTELLING FESTIVAL ZACATECAS, MEXICO July 7, 2010 9:45 pm CUENTOS/STORIES FROM LATIN AMERICA Told in English & Spanish Delightful and mysterious stories from Latin America, told in English and Spanish. Tricksters, Lovers, Gods, Godesses, and the origins of chocolate. Deliciosa!    Regina will have just returned from performing in the IV Festival Internacional de Narración Oral in Zacatecas, Mexico. She'll have some wonderful stories to share.   7:00 PM North Shore Public Library 250 Route 25A, Shoreham, NY 631-929-4488 nspl.suffolk.lib.ny.us
New York Public Libraries July, 2010     THE SUMMER SILLIES: STORIES, SONGS & POEMS for SUMMER Whether you are in New York City or escape to green mountains and sandy beaches, summer brings out the smiles, grins, and giggles in all of us. Join storyteller Regina Ress for some laughs with words and music…and maybe a little movement just for the fun of it.   July 8:  Tremont Branch, Bronx 2:00 PM July 9:   Epiphany Branch, Manhattan, 2:00 PM July 10: Bronx Library Center, Bronx, 2:00 PM July 12: Hunt’s Point Branch, Bronx, 4:00 PM July 13: Castle Hill Branch,  Bronx, 3:00 PM July 14: Westchester Sq. Branch, Bronx, 3:00 PM July 15: Kingsbridge Branch, Bronx, 2:00 PM    www.nypl.orghttp://www.nypl.org/shapeimage_33_link_0
Saturday, July 24, 2010 CITY OF WATER FESTIVAL Join Regina and other Storytelling Center of NY tellers for a celebration of the rivers, bays,  inlets, narrows, kills, estuaries, harbors and ocean of our great City of Water, New York.   Governor’s Island, NY Harbor http://www.cityofwaterday.org/http://www.cityofwaterday.org/shapeimage_34_link_0
August 12-22, 2010 LETTICE AND LOVAGE   Regina returns to the Highlands Playhouse as the title character, Lettice Douffet,  in Peter Shaffer’s delightful comedy about a woman with a passion for Elizabethan cuisine, a flair for dramatic embellishment of history, a sharp wit, and a keen sense of survival.   August 12-22 The Highlands Playhouse Highlands, North Carolina 828-526-2695 www.highlandsplayhouse.orghttp://www.highlandsplayhouse.org/shapeimage_35_link_0
Sunday, September 26, 2010    Storytelling at the Provincetown Playhouse REJOICE! : The New York Story Continues Regina Ress & Laura Simms 3:00-4:00 pm Regina Ress and Laura Simms celebrate the re-opening of the Provincetown Playhouse with stories, mythic and true life, of ordinary magic. Joy and transformation abound. New York is an international fairytale city filled with dreams, adventures and remarkable tales of resilience and true grit. The Provincetown has a long history of artistic daring, community renewal and open heart. Join us for a great event by two of New York's magicians of words and undiluted direct experience. Storytelling at is most entertaining and profound.   Storytelling at the Provincetown Playhouse 133 MacDougall Street (between W. 3rd. & Washington Square) Admission: $5 General; children and students free For tickets, contact NYU Ticket Central online: www.nyu.edu/ticketcentral/calendar by phone: 212 352 3101 in person: 566 LaGuardia Place at Washington Square South Tickets at the box office go on sale at 1:00 PM For additional information, please call 212 998 5868 (appropriate for adults and children 8 and older) Sponsored by NYU/Steinhardt, Program in Educational Theatre Philip Taylor, Program Director Regina Ress, Producerhttp://www.nyu.edu/ticketcentral/calendarshapeimage_36_link_0
Friday , September 24th, 2010    IT’S JUST SO SCARY... SOMETIMES 8:00 PM Storyteller Regina Ress and dancer Daniela Hoff explore some of the nuances of love… I’ve heard it said that there are only two emotions in life, love and fear……. Collaboration in Dance Festival Triskelion Arts 118 North 11th Street, 3rd Floor Brooklyn, NY 11211 www.triskelionarts.orghttp://www.triskelionarts.orgshapeimage_37_link_0
Tuesday, September 14, 2010    WHAT I DID ON MY SUMMER VACATION: Lettice, Lovage & Pancho Villa’s Skull POSTPONED TO OCTOBER 12TH October 12, 2010    LETTICE, LOVAGE & PANCHO VILLA'S SKULL: THIS SUMMER WAS NO VACATION!” Regina returns to the Cornelia Cafe and reports on a wild summer, ranging from the Sierra's of Mexico to the Blue Ridge of North Carolina with stops in Manhattan, the Bronx and eastern Long Island's Shorham Nuclear Power Plant...What story do George W. Bush's grandfather & Pancho Villa share? Was The Virgin Queen Elizabeth saved by a feat of daring unachievable by the greatest Olympic athlete? Is the vodka now made on the former potato fields of Long Island radioactive? Join us and learn the answers to these compelling questions!
Saturday January 8, 2011    SCANDINAVIAN STORIES Scandinavia House Heimbold Family Children's Learning Center 58 Park Avenue (at 38th St.) New York City free www.scandinaviahouse.orghttp://www.scandinaviahouse.org/shapeimage_40_link_0