Storytelling
Animated. Poetic. Interactive.
Storytelling programs are typically 50 minutes long and can be tailored to fit kid, teen, adult, and mixed age audiences. Don't see what your looking for? I can customize a program just for you.
Animal Tales of How & Why
How did Turtle get cracks in his shell? Why do dogs sniff each other's tails? Why does Bear hibernate all winter?
Pairs with "Animal Tales" workshop/school residency.
Best for: ages 5-10
Daring Damsels & Clever Crones
Tatterhood battles a band of trolls. Manka solves impossible riddles. Vasalisa dares to knock at the witch’s door. Adventurous heroines reclaim fairytales as fierce, funny, and feminine.
Best for: ages 7-adult
Delia's Decision: Living History
It’s 1912, and Delia Nilsson has a decision to make: stay in Sweden, or leave the only home she’s ever known for a better life in Minnesota.
Students hear her story, ask questions, and weigh in on what to do next.
Best for: ages 9-12
Favorite & Forgotten Fairytales
A giant without a heart, a goose made of gold, a talking pancake... These timeless tales are at equal parts surprising and familiar.
Best for: ages 7-adult
Folktales from Around the World
Meet a Japanese pearl diver, an Indian aya, Anansi the spider man, and more on this world tour.
Best for: ages 7-adult
Funnier than Fiction: True Stories
Has your little sister ever blurted a family secret in front of the whole church? Have you ever been picked up by the French police? Do you know what happens if you move to India eat curry 24/7?
Best for: ages 16-adult
Light Legends for Dark Days
Legends from every culture tell of those who steal the sun, and of the people and animals brave enough to bring it back. Let story, poem, and song brighten your spirits for the days ahead.
Best for: ages 13-adult
Love Stories
Neither by day nor by night, neither riding nor walking… Love takes many forms in fairytales. Wits are matched, curses are broken, and hearts are opened.
Best for: adults
Midsummer Magic: Nordic Solstice Stories
On Midsummer’s Eve anything can happen. Trolls lurk. Animals speak. Swans turn into beautiful maidens. Wishes and dreams come true.
Best for: ages 8-adult
Old McDonald's Sing-Along Stories
Sing along as Old McDonald has a birthday, Itsy Bitsy the spider goes on her first adventure, and the Dish and Spoon run away together.
Best for: ages 4-7
Scandinavian Sagas
There are adventures to be had East of the Sun and West of the Moon! Watch out for trolls, bargain with the Wind, and learn how to brew Nail Broth.
Best for: ages 6-adult
Silly Spooky Halloween
A skeleton with the shivers, a grumpy pumpkin, and a windblown witch make for a silly-spooky Halloween perfect for young children.
Best for: ages 5-10
Snowy Stories from the North Pole
Snowflakes fall, and cocoa steams. Everything is ready for Christmas Eve... until Rudolph gets stuck in a snowbank! Get the inside scoop from Peppermint the Elf.
Best for: ages 5-12
Tomte Kajsa's Swedish Christmas
Help Tomte Kajsa wish the animals of farm and forest a glad julafton– and maybe even make some mischief if the humans forget her bowl of rice pudding!
Best for: ages 7-adult
Tomte Tales: Nordic Winter Lore
Tomte Kajsa is 333 years old. She can whistle up the wind, speak to animals, and tell you where to find the first snowflake of winter.
Best for: ages 5-adult
Tricky Trolls
What has three heads and no common sense, and wants to eat you for breakfast? Meet the trolls of mountains, forests, and everywhere in between.
Pairs with "Troll Tales" workshop.
Best for: ages 5-12
Why Mosquitoes Buzz & More Minnesota Myths
Magical adventures await in the land of the Northern Lights– but so do the mosquitoes! Find out what makes them buzz, and more.
Pairs with “Making Myth" workshop/school residency.
Best for: ages 5-adult
Custom Program
Ask about building a program for your event, audience, and theme.
Best for: all ages