Now Streaming - Bay Area Storytelling Festival

Don't miss this great festival! Enjoy five internationally known tellers with a Now Streaming Ticket and watch at your convenience from the the comfort of your living room, or on the go, your choice! You can watch as many times as you like and the sessions will be available until August 31st.

This VIRTUAL option is now streaming on YouTube. This will include all of the sessions from the festival. Here is the list of the sessions that you will be able to stream:

Opening Storytelling Concert with all featured tellers and Emcee Linda Yemoto

Shared Storytelling concert with Eth-Noh-Tec, Willy Claflin, Diane Ferlatte with Erik Pearson and Emcee Kirk Waller.

Workshop: Creating Personal Stories & Traditional Tales with Sheila Arnold & Corey Rosen and Emcee Claire Castell

Deep dive into Storytelling: A panel discussion with all featured tellers and Moderator MaryGay Ducey and Tim Ereneta

Open Mic/Story Swap: Hosted by Brandon Spars and featuring eight excellent tellers including JP Frary, Kate Farrell and Neshama Franklin.

Closing Storytelling Concert with all featured tellers and Emcee Sara Armstrong.

Sheila Arnold has been performing since age eight. She presents Storytelling Programs, Historic Character Presentations, Christian Monologues, Professional Development for Educators and Inspirational/Motivational Speaking for schools, churches and organizations throughout the US.

Sheila was selected as a Mt. Vernon Research Fellow and a 2019 Hewnoaks Artist Colony summer residence Noted Artist. She was recently awarded a MacDowell Fellowship. . www.mssheila.org

Diane Ferlatte has traveled internationally for over 30 years, captivating audiences while using songs, sign language, humor, and audience participation. Diane is beautifully accompanied on guitar and banjo by recording artist, Erik Pearson. Diane has received numerous honors, including The National Association of Black Storytellers’ Zora Neale Hurston Award, The National Storytelling Network’s Oracle Circle of Excellence Award, as well as a Grammy Nomination. www.dianeferlatte.com

Eth-Noh-Tec is Kinetic Story Theater. Moving through Ancient Myth and Metaphor, illuminating Modern Messages, co-directors Nancy Wang and Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo, present seamless synchronous tandem telling. They have performed at two Presidential Inaugural Celebrations and many National and International festivals.They have led several storytelling delegations to China, and are recipients of the Circle of Excellence Award by the National Storytelling Network. www.ethnohtec.org

Corey Rosen is a well-known writer, actor, improvisor, visual effects artist, and teacher living in San Francisco. He performs at BATS Improv, hosts The Moth StorySlams in the Bay Area and is a writer, creative director, and visual effects producer. He leads highly-recommended storytelling, communication, performance and stand-up comedy workshops, Corey hosts The Moth StorySlams in the Bay Area and his recently published book,

"Your Story, Well Told" is a humorous and practical guide to discovering and telling your stories. www.coreyrosen.com

Willy Claflin is a one-man festival. Spanning historical sagas, intergalactic yarns, Mother Moose Tales, and counter culture misadventures, he covers the full spectrum of spoken word entertainment. He also sings traditional ballads from the British Isles and Appalachia, blues, and his own original tunes. Claflin has authored multiple award-winning recordings and has performed across the globe, including at the International Storytelling Festival in Ireland. He is an NSN ORACLE Circle of Excellence award recipient. www.willyclaflin.com.