Workshops, courses and master classes with storyteller Yossi Alfi
Courses for companies, organizations and institutions that use storytelling
Yossi Alfi has devoted most of his public activities to the field of community theater.
This field has increasingly become recognized as a serious area of study, as the existence of Community Theater programs at numerous universities demonstrates.
Yossi is the founder of the Community Theater program at Tel Aviv University. He has also taught various courses at other institutions in Israel, including at Bar-Ilan University’s School of Social Work; Israel’s School For Senior Educators; and Kahal — the Israeli Foundation for Community Theater.
Yossi has greatly contributed to the promotion of community theater. His courses are intended for community activists, directors, leaders, social centers, teachers, and social workers; the aim is to broaden their knowledge and encourage independent and original theater creativity.
Yossi is the founder of the Storytelling Festival and serves as its artistic director. He is a well-known Israeli storyteller, whose stories are frequently broadcast by the media (radio, television, videos, and CD).
Yossi has also established storytelling courses in Israeli theater. Students of these courses come from various walks of life: they include theater people, educators, cultural leaders, lawyers, medical staff, businessmen, and senior citizens.
The following is a list of some of the courses and workshops available in English or Hebrew:
Storytelling course
Storytelling before an audience.
Course program:
The Personal Story.
Editing the Story.
The Written Story.
The Audience and the Charismatic Storyteller.
How to prepare a storytelling event.
The story as a one-person show.
The Heart of the Story.
The interaction between an Author and a Storyteller
This course consists of 3-14 sessions of 3 hours each.
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Leadership through drama
The course follows the same standards as acting courses for actors.
Participants in the course are not actors, but people who are interested in expressing themselves through acting techniques.
Subjects studied in the course:
Creating trust and self-confidence.
Creating the political character.
Organization and leadership in the community.
Politics and the media.
Interviews for the written press.
Public speaking.
Interview strategies.
Acting in front of a camera.
Stand-up and performance.
The course is for those who wish to move from local leadership toward national leadership, as well as for people in positions of leadership, such as executives in large companies.
Community Theatre Coordination
The course is a continuation of the community theater courses managed by Yossi Alfi.
The purpose of the course is to train community theater coordinators, who are skilled in aspects of community theater and social work.
The course provides knowledge in aspects of theater in general and community theater in particular.
The course places an emphasis on the ability to combine the tools of a social worker with the training of a community theater director.
Graduates of the course will be capable of coordinating community theater within the community, including artistic direction and administrative management.
Course program:
Introduction to Community Theater.
Basics of Community/Social Drama.
Community events as a stimulant for creation and organization.
The Actor as a leader of group dynamics through theatrical practices.
Theater Production in the Community.
Social workers as directors and participants in the community .
Management and Organization.
The Teacher as an Actor
Course objective:
Provides artistic tools for teachers:
The dramatic presentation of information,
The skills of a performer (actor),
The ability to combine them into an inclusive theatrical event.
Course framework: 14 sessions.
Target audience:
Educators, cultural coordinators.
Subjects learned:
The Teacher as Actor.
Processing a story into a theatrical event.
Creating an inclusive show with all its elements: acting, music, and activity.
Including the children’s participation in the performance.
Storytelling workshop
The storytelling workshop uses special techniques in order to allow students, through words and sound, to tell and act out stories and entertain their families, colleagues, and clients.
The workshop may be used toward forging group solidarity in the workplace.
Workshops can be also oriented toward managers and employees, studying separately or together.
Dynamics evolving during the workshop expose the beautiful stories participants hold inside.
It expands their imagination, and brings a unique experience into the workplace.
The workshop is highly recommended for senior citizens
in elderly citizens homes as a way of enriching their cultural activities.
Workshops can be held on subjects such as:
The story as a one-person show
The personal story
Stories from written text
The oral story
The making of a Storytelling event
Writing and Delivering a Public Speech- Workshop
Providing technical skills of self-expression.
Developing self-awareness and self-confidence techniques.
This workshop is intended for:
public figures, leaders, social activists, and educational workers.
Workshops are held on subjects such as:
The principles of speechwriting
Giving a speech as a one-person show
Public speakers throughout history
Analyzing speeches – theory and practice
The public speaker as an actor on the stage
The making of the event
Workshops can combine subjects according to students’ needs.
The community play workshop
The objective is to practice the techniques of dramatic writing and converting the dramas of community life into an artistic stage play.
(See “Articles”)
Target audience:
Community theater directors
Cultural coordinators
Teachers
Drama instructors
Social instructors
Workshops are held on subjects such as:
Introduction to playwriting
Creation and documentation of drama
The nine principles of the play (See “Articles”)
The practice of dramatic writing
Guided theater observation
Meeting the playwrights