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Is storytelling a dying art? Not if you go by the Champaign-Urbana scene, where there are several monthly, annual and one off events that celebrate the art of performing the “written” word in front of an audience. This includes For a Cold Winter’s Night: Colder Lines in Colder Times, a storytelling/poetry show that will take place on January 21 at Indi Go Artist Co-op. Many of the best local storytellers will be performing, including Benjamin Matheson, Jamie Marlow and Dan Keding, who all join us in the studio to discuss the event and their work. In just 30 minutes each of them performs one of their works, we talk about the inspiration for writing and we explore the benefits of performing in front of an audience.
More information about For a Cold Winter’s Night: Colder Lines in Colder Times is available here.