As noisy traffic drives traditional storytellers out of the Djemma el Fna, Caf\u00e9 Clock Marrakesh is trying to provide an alternative venue for storytelling, along with an apprenticeship in storytelling. \u00a0Each Thursday night, stories are told both in Darija and in English, by a traditional storyteller (Darija) and his young apprentices (English). \u00a0Here are a few of the stories performed \u00a0on March 13th, 2014.<\/p>\n
Three sons<\/a>\u00a0(Darija; subtitles coming)<\/p>\n Two\u00a0wisdoms<\/a>\u00a0(English)<\/p>\n Thanks to Melissa Topacio Long for organizing this venture and allowing me to film the stories.<\/p>\n I\u00a0was so impressed with the storytelling that I returned to Caf\u00e9 Clock Marrakech in early June to interview El Hajj Ahmed Ezzarghani and some of his apprentices. \u00a0Here are two interviews; snippets from a longer interview with Hajj will be coming soon, as will a few of the stories performed at this later date.<\/p>\n Morocco’s female storytellers<\/a><\/p>\n Preserving cultural heritage<\/a><\/p>\n The origins of storytelling<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As noisy traffic drives traditional storytellers out of the Djemma el Fna, Caf\u00e9 Clock Marrakesh is trying to provide an alternative venue for storytelling, along with an apprenticeship in storytelling. \u00a0Each Thursday night, stories are told both in Darija and in English, by a traditional storyteller (Darija) and his young apprentices (English). \u00a0Here are a … Continue reading Stories from Caf\u00e9 Clock Marrakesh<\/span>