The Art Of Telling Stories: Workshop by Hitesh Anandani
About
This intensive long-format storytelling workshop is designed for anyone who wants to explore storytelling as a craft—not just as writing, but as performance, presence, and emotional communication.
Blending theatre techniques, performance exercises, storytelling frameworks, and creative writing tools, the workshop helps participants understand how compelling stage stories are crafted, structured, and delivered.
Whether you're a writer, performer, poet, actor, director, speaker, or simply someone with stories to tell, the workshop offers practical tools to transform personal experiences and ideas into engaging live performances.
About the Mentor
The workshop is curated and conducted by Hitesh Anandani, a storyteller who has been actively performing for several years and has presented three solo storytelling shows, each running for over an hour.
Having performed across five cities for more than 3,000 audience members, he has been featured by organisations and platforms including UNESCO, the U.S. Embassy, Abhivyakti, Kommune, SVNIT, Nirma University, and Tape A Tale.
Workshop Flow
This highly interactive 3–4 hour experience includes:
1. Theatre & Movement Exercises
Guided exercises involving movement, rhythm, speed, and spatial awareness to help participants become physically present and comfortable on stage.
2. Awareness & Observation Training
Activities focused on attention, listening, observation, and emotional awareness—essential skills for authentic storytelling.
3. Body Language & Facial Expression
Learn how posture, movement, pauses, and expressions influence storytelling impact and audience connection.
4. Writing for the Stage
Explore the fundamentals of writing stories for live performance, including:
• Emotional beats
• Story structure
• Character perspective
• Memory mining
• Scene building
• Conflict and tension
• Audience engagement
• Vulnerability and authenticity
The workshop simplifies and condenses storytelling principles that creators often spend months learning while developing films, theatre productions, and long-format stage performances.
