The future belongs to those who can imagine it.
~ Luis Valdez, Founding Director, TAT
Storytelling is at the heart of human communication. It comes from an instinctual urge to express in vibrant, living terms the essence of our experience. From the ancient world to contemporary times, we've used storytelling to transmit history, ideas, myths, dreams, and legends as cultural narrative. Through imagination and skill, storytelling elevates individual experience into the realm of the universal, embracing the spirit of our local communities and the world around us. Digital communication tools give us unprecedented opportunities to create new forms and structures for storytelling, empowering a greater range and distribution of voices than ever before. TAT is playing a leading role in exploring innovative storytelling.
~ Michelle Riel, Department Chair
Revised 6/28/05