Cantastoria (Italian: [ˌkantaˈstɔːrja]; also spelled cantastorie [ˌkantaˈstɔːrje], canta storia or canta historia) comes from Italian for "story-singer" and is known by many other names around the world. It is a theatrical form where a performer tells or sings a story while gesturing to a series of images. These images can be painted, printed or drawn on any sort of material.
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Bänkelsänger Hinterglasbild.jpg
Bänkelsänger mit Frau und ländlichem Publikum. Beromünster.
Hess Baenkelsaenger.jpg
Bänkelsänger in Basel, vor dem «Wirtshaus zur Henne» am Nadelberg. Die besungenen Bilder zeigen das ...
Moritatenerzähler.jpg
Moritatenerzöhler (oder -sänger?)
Wayang Beber Opened.jpg
Wayang Beber (screen wayang) drawed upon fabric or paper and scrolled to depict the battle scene of ...