Zurich Storytelling Community
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ZURICH STORYTELLERS is a non-profit organization producing storytelling events and workshops for our story loving community. Because we believe stories matter. They shape the way we perceive ourselves, our causes, what’s at stake and whether others will care.
ZST live events are an intimate high-energy evening of 5-minute stories by people who have a passion and the desire to share authentic true stories with their hometown crowd. The stage is open to everyone, but our (very cool) L200 event space has limited seating - reserve yours now.
“We tell ourselves stories in order to live.”
Joan Didion 1924- 2021
Why storytelling community is for you?
By sharing stories we connect to each other in a more meaningful way
Boost public
speaking
speaking
Practice your storytelling skills in a safe and fun environment with like-minded storytellers
Get
feedback
feedback
Get feedback from the audience and storytelling experts
Be
inspired
inspired
Get to enjoy lots of beautiful stories scripted by life itself
About Zurich Storytellers
THE PURPOSE
Leveraging the power of storytelling to foster change through meaningful relationships. Ironically, in a world where everyone is digitally connected 24/7, alienation and isolation are endemic.
WHAT GOES DOWN?
Our live event progamme varies but generally includes introducing ourselves with a warm up activity, a cameo by a Guest Storyteller and our main attraction, the StorySLAM.
WHAT’S A STORYSLAM?
The ZST StorySLAM is an open-mic storytelling competition. Anyone with a true story to share on the night’s theme is welcome. All stories must be 5 minutes or less and true, as recalled by the storyteller.
After the doors open, storyteller hopefuls drop their names in “Frank” - our official story-sorting hat. 30 minutes later, names are drawn. Then one after another, the lucky ones grab the mic and take the stage. Their stories are scored by judges selected from the audience.
Each StorySLAM generates a SLAM winner and at a later date, the winners will face off in a GrandSLAM competition to determine the best StorySLAMMER in Zurich. Come add your name to the hat to tell a story, or just enjoy the show!
Leveraging the power of storytelling to foster change through meaningful relationships. Ironically, in a world where everyone is digitally connected 24/7, alienation and isolation are endemic.
WHAT GOES DOWN?
Our live event progamme varies but generally includes introducing ourselves with a warm up activity, a cameo by a Guest Storyteller and our main attraction, the StorySLAM.
WHAT’S A STORYSLAM?
The ZST StorySLAM is an open-mic storytelling competition. Anyone with a true story to share on the night’s theme is welcome. All stories must be 5 minutes or less and true, as recalled by the storyteller.
After the doors open, storyteller hopefuls drop their names in “Frank” - our official story-sorting hat. 30 minutes later, names are drawn. Then one after another, the lucky ones grab the mic and take the stage. Their stories are scored by judges selected from the audience.
Each StorySLAM generates a SLAM winner and at a later date, the winners will face off in a GrandSLAM competition to determine the best StorySLAMMER in Zurich. Come add your name to the hat to tell a story, or just enjoy the show!
