From Hula to Griot, Calypso to Zajal, here are just some of the storytelling traditions used across the globe.
有人说，只要你听过一个人的故事，你就能学会爱上任何人。戴夫·伊赛深知这一点。尊重每一个人、倾听他们讲述自己故事的能力，是他于2003年创立的非营利组织StoryCorps的核心所在。
StoryCorps的理念很简单：由一个人采访另一个人，将他们的对话录制下来留存后世。这是一个极为直接的提议。但说到底，讲故事从来都不在于华丽的形式或高科技的手段，而在于人与人之间的连接与沟通。无论技术如何变迁，人类总能找到引人入胜的方式彼此讲述故事。
这并不是说我们讲故事的方式都一样。恰恰相反。民俗学家、纽约民俗学会董事会独立学者凯·特纳指出：”即便是同一个故事，每种文化的讲述方式也各不相同，因为每种文化都有其独特的体裁和文化规则。”正是这种差异，孕育出了世界各地丰富多彩、各具魅力的叙事传统与实践。以下仅举其中几例。
草裙舞（Hula）
在岛屿度假的传统野宴上，你也许不曾意识到，传统草裙舞的舞者并非随着节拍起舞，而是随着语言——夏威夷语的吟唱或歌曲——翩翩而动。没有了语言，舞蹈便失去了作为故事的意义。草裙舞承载着传统故事、神话传说以及创世故事，其中包括岛屿众神与女神的传说。
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