Iris Curteis

Iris Curteis is a Storyteller and Social Artist who encountered Threefolding as an 18-year-old and had the privilege to meet and learn from some of the leading innovators in this field in Europe. She understands how storytelling empowers our imagination and creative thinking and encourages us to appreciate our lives as works of art. As a social artist, she is passionate about using threefolding and creativity to examine and change the way we think, build our capacity to shape more humane communities and support transformational change. The focus of her work is the relationship between storytelling and community building. Grasping an idea through storytelling means we get inside the idea together - like an orchestra synchronising individual skills and instruments to interpret the idea of the whole symphony. Her background includes studies in visual art, storytelling, speech formation, and dramatic art (Europe), a B.A. and B.A. hon. in creative writing and a Ph.D. in storytelling and community building (Australia).