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An Afternoon of Palestinian Storytelling and Music
August 14, 2023 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Join your friends and neighbors on Monday, August 14, from 3 to 5 PM, as we experience contemporary Palestinian storytelling and music. We will gather at Mifflin Avenue United Methodist Church (905 Mifflin Ave, 15221) in Regent Square. Ethnomusicologist Hanna Salmon will be our guide.
Oral storytelling has a well established history in Palestine. It is a form of entertainment, a didactic tool, a mode of political critique and an arena for navigating communal identity. Contemporary Palestinian storytellers continue this practice with folk tales and and personal tales. A variety of vocal and musical techniques help these storytellers share the story-world with their listeners.
Hanna Salmon is a PhD candidate in Ethnomusicology at the University of Texas at Austin. She is currently conducting fieldwork for her dissertation, which examines the practices of contemporary Palestinian storytellers. Ms. Salmon will explore the power of storytelling in Palestinian communities in the West Bank, the Interior, and in the Diaspora.
Bring your friends. RSVP to Tina at tinawhitehead2@hotmail.com or Eileen at eileeno31@gmail.com.
This event is hosted by Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA) Pittsburgh.
