ABSTRACT
Chapter 3 presents a contextualized multimodal framework, taking an interdisciplinary approach which combines methodological perspectives from different academic fields (such as narratology, stylistics, discourse analysis, performance studies and multimodal communication) as well as storytelling practitioners’ concern of establishing connection with the audience for successful execution of a live storytelling performance. The three components constituting the framework – the story, storytelling discourse and storytelling event – are laid out in detail. Key elements in each component are examined as to how they can contribute to the development of the narrativity of a live storytelling performance. Particular attention is paid to charting the parameters for a multimodal analysis of verbal, vocal and visual features emanating from a storyteller during a live storytelling performance. The framework promises some much-needed analytical rigour and systematic analysis of live storytelling performances, which have not yet been explored with these tools from different traditions of inquiry.
