The Salzburg storyteller Kai visited the middle school in Rheindorf and told the students stories. Just like it was done hundreds of years ago.
Lustenau “Stories have been around for a very, very long time. People told them thousands of years ago. If it was good, they passed it on. If not, they were unfortunately forgotten,” storyteller Reinhard Likar, aka Kai, began to explain to the students at Rheindorf Middle School. The Salzburg artist was a guest at the middle school for two days and told the pupils stories, legends, fairy tales and tales from National Socialism in the old oral tradition. They listened intently to his explanations and immersed themselves in the world of what was being told.
stories for posterity
The setting for the storyteller was – what could be better for this – the school library. “There are a lot of stories here. And all of them were written down by someone,” Likar said. This was also the case with fairy tales, heroic sagas or true events. “At some point someone made it their business to put them down on paper, so that we still have an insight into the stories of that time.”
Stories adapted to school material
Likar told the first graders exciting, funny, romantic, but also scary stories from Europe. The themes of his stories tie in with German and history lessons. “Kai understands it incredibly well to captivate the students with his explanations. When he starts, everyone listens intently,” said teacher Christine Hopfner. He introduced the second graders to gods and heroes, told the third graders true stories and told the fourth graders stories from National Socialism. “We are very happy to have him with us today,” said Hopfner. This was made possible by the “Double check” funding program from the state of Vorarlberg.
Likar has been telling stories for 25 years and has been touring throughout Austria. “I myself was a listener at various storytelling festivals and witnessed the beginnings of this stage art in the 80s,” he said. It was a very inspiring time for him at the time. “I enjoyed listening to the stories. I would like to convey this feeling to my listeners as well,” says Likar. The students loved the stories that Likar brought with them. “I loved his stories. I, too, will now tell my girlfriend about it,” said schoolgirl Sinem Keser (10) and thanked the speaker as she left. bv
