Newfoundland Stories

If you could talk to your younger self … what would you say? 

In March of 2025, PAL Canada will bring senior artists together in St. John’s, to share stories that uncover a personal journey of trials, trauma and triumphs through a range of social issues. By bringing together personal narratives, aging artists can communicate to a broad audience, transcend cultural boundaries and create a special bond between the storytellers and audience as the storytellers let them in on their joys, fears, experiences and healing. As the stories are woven together these diverse personal narratives create a larger emotional narrative with deep-rooted messages.  

The interaction between storytellers and audience is authentic and powerful, and fosters awareness for participants of all ages, abilities and identities. 

 Our Goal:

To bring senior and youth artists together to address isolation, loneliness, joy and hope, through storytelling. This legacy project for the Newfoundland and Labrador Artistic Community will serve as the genesis of a PAL Canada Supporting Cast chapter, across Newfoundland and Labrador and the Atlantic provinces.

About

Our story coach/director June Cupido’s vision: Creating a community that recognizes the dignity and worth of every person. She is passionate about developing more creative approaches to dealing with social, cultural issues around aging, inclusiveness and trauma.  

The performance is a tapestry of unfolding stories set to music. June’s method was inspired by the three main stages of the “Hero’s Journey”, a narrative pattern identified by Joseph Campbell, world-celebrated mythologist. He asserts that storytelling and myths relate to our search for truth, meaning, and significance through the ages. According to Campbell, we all need to tell our personal story and, most importantly, to understand our story. He encourages us to find out what excites us and make that the basis of our journey.

We all have a story …