StoryFire Phases I & II

Inclusion In Place of Dismissal

Young people have stories that are important. Yet all too frequently, stories and young storytellers alike are dismissed by adults. We believe that it is part of our responsibility to listen, and to give young people tools to blur the boundaries between their stories and those of others.

In StoryFire, content and practice emerge from project partners.

For example, in phases I & II of this residency, fifth graders from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston, Sumner Club in Roslindale, MA wrote lyrics about the meaning of home. When we learned that the Boys & Girls Club hoped to start its own recording program, we took advantage of the Club’s proximity to Futura Productions Recording Studio, down the street. We brought the students to the studio to kickstart enthusiasm about studio work by producing a recording of their lyrics.
In phase III their recording was then interpreted and animated by fifth and sixth graders at the Lesley Ellis School in Arlington, MA.