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Live Storytelling: A Soviet Childhood Gang

Posted by Ellie Mirman on Thu, Apr 16, 2009 @ 07:49 AM
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In this short video, my brother tells a story of his childhood gang - a group of 7-year-olds in Soviet Riga, Latvia - in a wonderfully entertaining way. And I say that not just because he's my brother, but because (1) a Soviet childhood is surprisingly funny, and (2) my brother has a knack for storytelling. "Look up communism. You'll find out."

"On My Street" - First Person Arts Story by Dan Mirman

About First Person Arts: First Person Arts is an organization in Philadelphia (where my brother lives) that hosts a "story slam" (like poetry slam but for storytelling) the 4th Tuesday of every month. Each story slam has a new theme and volunteers are invited to tell a *true* story from their lives related to the theme. They have a bunch more info on their website http://www.firstpersonarts.org

Bonus Video! "Bad Idea" - First Person Arts Story by Dan Mirman

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Your brother is really funny! Thanks for sharing. 
 
What a cool group!
Posted @ Thursday, April 16, 2009 8:53 AM by Tabbatha Marcus
Just to clarify because it doesn't really show up in the video: the "Look up communism..." comment was directed to a guy in the front row who apparently didn't know that under communism, you have to stand in government lines to get toilet paper.
Posted @ Thursday, April 16, 2009 11:41 AM by Dan
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