National
Storytelling Concert
The
National Storytelling
Concert will take place on the Main Stage of the Performing
Arts Center,
Western Washington University at
1:30PM. on July 11, 2004
This afternoon concert features six of the best
nationally and internationally acclaimed tellers in the country.
Join
us for this outstanding opportunity to experience the Power of Storytelling in sight, feeling, and sound as
these gifted tellers wrap you in their stories.
Emcee: Pat Peterson
This concert is sponsored by The Bellingham Storytellers Guild
in
conjunction with the National Storytelling Conference.
Tickets: $10 general admission, festival seating.
Tickets can be purchased by
conference attendees at time of registration, or by the general public
at the Western Box Office at 360-650-6146
Student tickets: $5
Student "rush"
tickets available at the WWU Box Office only, starting at noon, Saturday, July 10th.
Tickets also available at:
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210 11th Street in Old Fairhaven - 360-671-2626
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~ Featured
Storytellers ~
J. G. Pinkerton
J.G. "Paw-Paw"
Pinkerton, the creator of
TELLABRATION!, "the
Worldwide Night of Storytelling", is a world
traveled,
white-haired grandfather who tells all kinds of stories - personal
experiences, Biblical and sacred stories, folktales, down-home humor,
and old and original takes - for all ages, all occasions, anytime,
anywhere. He has told stories across the United States and appeared in
festivals in Australia and Ireland and told stories in Israel and
Japan.
Born and raised in
Texas, where he counts Junction, Texas as his hometown. He served in the U.S. Navy in World War II. Graduated from The
University of Texas at Austin in 1952.
Worked for Texasgulf,
Inc. ( a natural resource mining company) in various administrative
capacities for 37 years during which he and his family lived in Newgulf, Texas; Moab, Utah; Perth, Western Australia,; and Stamford,
Connecticut -- where, initially,, he commuted weekly to work in Panama
for four years. In1981, he became manager of the corporate
headquarters. He
and his wife have three children and seven grandchildren.
He started his
second career after he flew out of Dallas, TX in 1982 on an American
Airlines jet and read an article in the airlines' giveaway magazine
about the renaissance of storytelling already underway in this
country. After retirement from Texasgulf at the end of 1988, he has
devoted his full time to telling, teaching, writing, and promoting
storytelling.
J.G. served six
years on the Board of Directors of the 6,000 member National
Storytelling Association... also known as NAPPS (the National
Association for the Preservation an Perpetuation of Storytelling). He
is currently on the Board of Governors of the International
Storytelling Center in Jonesborough, Tennessee.
In 1988, he launched
"TELLABRATION! The Night of Storytelling" which, over the past years,
has spread around the world to more than three hundred sites in 44
states, 11 countries, on 6 continents. In 2002, "Paw-Paw" was invited
to Japan where he appeared in four Tellabrations.
Appearances at
Storytelling Festivals range as far a field as Australia and Ireland.
In 1997, he was a Featured Teller at the 25th annual National
Storytelling Festival, the "granddaddy of them all," in Jonesborough,
TN.
He travels
extensively performing and teaching and promoting the Art
of Storytelling. With a repertoire that includes Biblical and Sacred
Stories, he has told in churches from New England to California. Also,
he has told stories on radio and television, done voice-overs, and
appeared in commercials.
He says,
"Storytelling keeps the present in touch with the past, reaffirms
values, and passes on wisdom in an entertaining and memorable manner.
It is
for everyone."
For more
information on J. G. Pinkerton go to
http://www.pawpawpinkerton.com
Eth-Noh-Tec
Eth-Noh-Tec is interdisciplinary theater that is at once precision
choreography, lyrical word-weaving, graceful, playful and poetic. By
layering ancient Asian mythologies, folktales and Asian urban legends
with Asian American sensibilities, Eth-Noh-Tec has created an exciting
new blend of storytelling and kinetic theater.
Eth-Noh-Tec was
founded in 1982 and is the combined performance chemistry of Robert
Kikuchi-Yngojo and Nancy Wang.
Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo
Growing up in the late 60's with a Japanese and Filipino American
heritage, Robert was provided with a rich cultural environment from
which to explore the creation of an Asian American identity. His music
background as a songwriter and composer, his interest and talents in
Asian ethnic music, dance and theater, and his innate comedic ability
merged with his social and political philosophy to place Robert in the
exciting art form of storytelling. Synthesizing the spoken word with
kinetic sensibilities, interlacing music to create interludes and
atmosphere, and engaging his audiences into playful participation,
integrates all of the elements Robert values for conveying his
philosophy through performance.
Robert's accolades
include composing film scores for such notable Asian American filmmakers
as Wayne Wang ("Chan is Missing" and "Eat a Bowl of Tea") and Felicia
Lowe ("Carved in Silence"). His musical expertise also includes
performing and songwriting on recordings for such Asian American bands
such as "Yokohama,
California," "Bamboo Brew," and "The Noh Buddies." As pioneer and
master teacher of Kulintang gong music in Northern California, Robert
fathered the Kulintang movement and founded the groups "Kalilang" and
the "San Francisco Kulintang Ensemble." The California Arts Council,
Zellerbach Family Fund, and the National Endowment for the Arts/Folk
Arts Program are a few of the eminent grants Robert has received. He
was acknowledged with a SF Izzy Award and in 1999, he was the
recipient of the National Young Audiences "Artist of the Year."
Nancy Wang
Drawing on her background in modern dance, ethnic dance, theater and
playwriting, Nancy Wang co-scripts and sculptures Eth-Noh-Tec's
synchronistic and seamless tandem movements. With lyricism, rhythmic
and visual counterpoints drawn from Nancy's masterful choreography and
staging skills, Eth-Noh-Tec's stories provide evocative visuals to
stimulate the imagination as audiences listen to their rhythmic
dialogue.
Having studied
various modern dance techniques including that of Martha Graham, Jose
Limon and Hanya Holm,
Nancy's performance
career began with the Performing Arts Workshop under the mentorship of
dancer, choreographer, satirist and Master teacher Gloria Unti. During
the early 70s Nancy performed and choreographed for the Asian American
Dance Company, Choreographers and Company, Performing Arts Workshop,
Kalilang and others. With the addition of traditional Asian dance
forms from Bali and the Southern Philippines, her choreography and dance performances in both
contemporary and ethnic forms were featured in major dance festivals.
These include SF Ethnic Dance Festival, Asian Pacific Festival in Vancouver
Canada, Asian American Dance Fest and in And Still We Dance, a
documentary about ethnic dance. Her plays of Asian American themes
include: "Leave Me My Dreaming" produced by the Asian American
Theater, "Unspeakable Moons," Noh Theater, "Takashi's Dream" (various
festivals and theaters) and the
upcoming
"In Need of Goddesses."
Nancy
is also a practicing psychotherapist and brings to her performances a
strong belief and a community activism that provides her art of
storytelling with the goal of making a difference in people's lives.
Various awards
include: The Creative Work Fund, Zellerbach Family Fund, California
Arts Council, SF Grants for the Arts, G & G Educational Fund, Asian
American Arts Foundation, Haas Foundation, Gerbode Foundation, and the
SF Arts Commission.
David Novak
From the
simple power of the spoken word, to the circus high-jinx of a veteran
entertainer, David Novak offers a unique program of stories with
universal themes of character, courage, caring and wonder. "A gifted
teller….his fluid voice can become a dozen different characters."—
Smithsonian
http://www.storytellingcenter.com/festival/tellers.htm
Combining his
past as a mime and clown with his experience in professional theater
and classical literature, David Novak is an eclectic storyteller with
an amazing repertoire. From fractured fairytales featuring a cat’s
cradle’s string to classic mythology told in iambic pentameter, Novak
keeps his audience on the edge of their seats. In addition to the
variety of his tales, Novak’s character voices glide instantaneously
from a Giant’s gruff baritone to an old woman’s falsetto, captivating
listeners from one suspenseful moment to the next. Novak has performed
in national and international venues and is a veteran of the National
Storytelling Festival where he recently received the 2002 Circle of
Excellence award. He returns to the Timpanogos Storytelling Festival
after a magical performance in 1998.
http://www.timpfest.org/2003/tellers/David_Novak.html
David
Novak has been described as the most eclectic storyteller on the scene
today. The Smithsonian says “Novak, a gifted teller who regularly
performs at festivals around the country, enhances his stories with a
bag of tricks. His fluid voice can become a dozen different
characters. He sometimes takes out a looped string and turns cat’s
cradle tangles into antlers, beards, and other costumes for his
protagonists.” A unique artist with an exciting talent, David has
recently received the 2002 Circle of Excellence Award from the
National Storytelling Network.
http://www.mesastorytelling.org/storytellers.html#novak
Angela Lloyd
Angela Lloyd is a matchmaker of spoken word and music. Combining an
eclectic listener's ear, a penchant for rhythm and a longing for
harmony she performs for all ages sharing her constant companions,
Rhythm, Rhyme and Melody. The daughter of a composer and an engineer,
she was raised in South America
listening to Carl Orff, Gian Carlo Menotti, Miriam Makeba and Mitch
Miller. One of the unique performers on the national storytelling
circuit today, she was featured at the 25th National Storytelling
Festival in ‘97, she regularly appears at regional festivals and
theatres around the country.
A
virtuoso on Washboard, Angela's performances are a whimsical braid of
poetry, story and song played on Autoharp, Tenor Guitar, Spoon and
Bell.
The stories are selected from a variety of sources including
traditional world folktales, the oral tradition, original works based
on personal experience and the best in children's literature, i.e.
(Carl Sandburg's Rootabaga Stories, the poetry of A. A. Milne, Naomi
Shihab Nye).
The songs are drawn from vinyl record albums from her childhood: Mitch
Miller, Duke Ellington, Cole Porter, contemporary singer/songwriters,
folk songs, along with her original musical compositions based on the
poetry of e.e. cummings, A. A. Milne, Pablo Neruda.
The California Arts Council has most recently funded her second and
third years as artist in residence (2001-2003) at The Walden School in
Pasadena.
In
October 2002, August House Publishers will release her second
recording: Sandburg Out Loud a collaborative venture of Story, Song,
Poetry and Music with colleagues Bill Harley, Carol Birch and David
Holt.
For more
information on Angela Lloyd go to
www.angelalloyd.com
Gene Tagaban
Stories are more than entertainment. According to Gene Tagaban,
stories teach. The spirits of our ancestors, who have much to teach,
live in stories as well as in songs and dances. Gene brings his tales
to life with the use of traditional flutes, drums and rattles, dance
and movement, and masks and regalia.
Gene Tagaban is a captivating performer of combined Cherokee, Tlingit
and Filipino ancestry. He began dancing at the age of five and grew up
listening to and learning the songs, dances and stories of Alaska's
Tlingit people.
Gene's programs emphasize the lessons one gains and how one learns to
be a better person through stories. These lessons involve the role of
humans in the natural world and the importance of family and lineage
in one's own identity.
http://www.nwfolklife.org/P_ED/nativeamerican.html#tagaban
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