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Unlock the Art of
This Winter
Led by renowned master storyteller
DAVID GONZALEZ
Dates
January 29 – 31, 2027
Location
Art Society of Kingston
97 Broadway, Kingston, NY 12401
Tuition
Sliding scale: $400 – $500 – $600
Participants are responsible for arranging their own lodging.
Schedule
• Friday, January 29: 5:00 – 9:00 PM · Opening session
• Saturday, January 30: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Full-day intensive
• Sunday, January 31: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM · The confluence: shaping and sharing your story
Workshop Focus
This immersive weekend workshop is built on the Four Rivers Method — four essential currents of human expression: Language, Voice, Gesture, and Imagination. When these currents meet, communication becomes connection.
Through guided practice, demonstrations, and individual feedback, you’ll shape a story of your own and learn to bring it to life with greater presence, clarity, and emotional truth.
Participant Preparation
Please bring:
• A 5–10 minute story
or
• A portion of a story you’re developing
No performance experience needed — just something worth saying.
Featuring David’s Four Rivers Method:
Language, Voice, Gesture, and Imagination.
You don’t have to be a polished storyteller. You simply need something worth saying. Whether you’re an educator, a professional, a facilitator, a writer, or an artist, this weekend gives you the tools to bring your stories, ideas, and experiences to life.
Where Craft, Creativity, and Human Connection Flow Together.
“Expect to be delighted. Expect to be challenged. Expect to leave renewed.”
Our Mission:
To offer transformative arts training where technical skill, fearless self-expression, and service to others meet. Through storytelling and the arts, we help people find their voice, connect deeply, and inspire change.
Storytelling with David Gonzalez:
Award-winning storyteller, poet, playwright, musician, educator, and cultural ambassador, David Gonzalez has explored storytelling for more than four decades — not only as an art form, but as a powerful way of teaching, communicating, and connecting with others. He has brought stories to life in more than 5,000 presentations around the world.
What Awaits You:
The Source: Discover the stories that call to you.
Voice & Presence: Explore breath, sound, character, gesture, and stage presence.
The Confluence: Bring all four rivers together in a story you can carry into the classroom, the workplace, the stage, or wherever you connect with others.