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Tangle of Tales

Tangle of Tales

Grey Seal Puppets | (704) 589-1304 | [email protected]

Three favorite folks tales come to life with a touch of the familiar and a taste of the new.

  • Program Type: Performance
  • Discipline: Music, Storytelling, Theatre
  • Grade Level: Elementary
  • Cultural Context: European
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
The Circus King

The Circus King

The Story Ship - Sean Driscoll | (912) 663-6320 | [email protected]

Reading adventure with interactive animation, comedy-theater, puppets, music and magic.

  • Program Type: Performance
  • Discipline: Literary, Multi-Disciplinary, Music, Storytelling, Theatre, Visual Arts
  • Grade Level: Elementary
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
The Emperor’s New Clothes

The Emperor’s New Clothes

Grey Seal Puppets | (704) 589-1304 | [email protected]

The classic, as a fable! Foxes, camels, walruses! Even the audience takes part as animals!

  • Program Type: Performance
  • Discipline: Literary, Music, Storytelling, Theatre
  • Grade Level: Elementary
  • Cultural Context: European
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
The Footprint of Kindness (Formerly Jungle Tales)

The Footprint of Kindness (Formerly Jungle Tales)

Antonio Rocha | (207) 329-0849 | [email protected]

An Educational trip to the Jungles of Brazil and Africa with exquisite movements and sound-effects.

  • Program Type: Performance
  • Discipline: Storytelling
  • Grade Level: Elementary
  • Cultural Context: African, European, Latinx
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
The Griot’s Gourd

The Griot’s Gourd

The Magic of African Rhythm | (919) 638-8221 | [email protected]

The Griot’s Gourd is a musical performance with West African storytelling instruments.

  • Program Type: Performance
  • Discipline: Dance, Music, Storytelling
  • Grade Level: Elementary, High, Middle
  • Cultural Context: African, African-American, Caribbean, North Carolina
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
The Magic of Mask Theater

The Magic of Mask Theater

Doug Berky | (518) 647-5916 | [email protected]

Explore movement, character development, masks, and the illusions of mime.

  • Program Type: Workshop/Residency
  • Discipline: Storytelling, Theatre, Visual Arts
  • Grade Level: High, Middle
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
The Troubadour Tradition

The Troubadour Tradition

Billy Jonas | (518) 647-5916 | [email protected]

Demonstrating the role of the “musical historian / storyteller / news bearer” throughout history.

  • Program Type: Performance
  • Discipline: Music, Storytelling
  • Grade Level: Middle
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
The Wonder of It All (Science Through Musical Stories)

The Wonder of It All (Science Through Musical Stories)

Zak Morgan | (518) 647-5916 | [email protected]

An interactive, joyful celebration showing that science is fun, exciting, and all around us; and it’s used to make music!

  • Program Type: Performance
  • Discipline: Music, STEAM, Storytelling
  • Grade Level: Elementary
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
Travelin’ Shoes: A Multi-Cultural Storytelling Extravaganza!

Travelin’ Shoes: A Multi-Cultural Storytelling Extravaganza!

Rona Leventhal, Storytelling, Movement | (413) 586-0624 | [email protected]

Multi-cultural folktales told in a dramatic, participatory style. Rona embodies characters to engage the imagination….fun, thought provoking, curricular based!

  • Program Type: Performance
  • Discipline: Storytelling
  • Grade Level: Elementary, Middle
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
Under African Skies

Under African Skies

Antonio Rocha | 207-329-0849 | [email protected]

Take a unique trip to Africa with a world class storyteller who has climbed Kilimanjaro, and be presently surprise each step of the way.

  • Program Type: Performance
  • Discipline: Storytelling
  • Grade Level: Elementary, High, Middle
  • Cultural Context: African, African-American
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
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