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Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area
2008 Features Storytellers
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| Tagaban | | Gene Tagaban is one of this years features storytellers. |
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Gene Tagaban
Gene Tagaban, is a noted Tlingit storyteller and actor who shares his wisdom and talent via dance, native flute and storytelling. He 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 creates a love of story and language, and includes attention to Native stories by family members and helps to create a value for learning and culture that young children respect and will follow. His gift is a powerful mode of storytelling.
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| M. Parent | | Michael Parent is one of the featured tellers for the 2008 festival. |
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Michael Parent
A native Mainer of French-Canadian descent, Michael has performed as a storyteller and singer, in both English and French, throughout the United States, and beyond, since 1977. He has been featured at many events, including the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, Tennessee, and international events in France, England, Ireland, Poland, and New Zealand. In addition to his performances for a wide range of audiences, including schools, libraries, theaters, and festivals, Michael also leads storytelling, story writing, and performance workshops.
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| J. Slater | | Joyce Slater will be telling during the 2008 festival. |
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Joyce Slater
Joyce Slater was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri. She began her professional career as a high school art teacher. Joyce began her storytelling career in 1989 and has since developed and coordinated a number of nationally recognized storytelling events. Joyce tells stories to a wide variety of audiences, preschool through adult in addition to teaching storytelling to adults and children.
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| F. Wooden | | This years festival will once again be emceed by Faye Wooden |
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Faye Wooden
A Tennessean with Native American heritage, Faye is an “army brat” who spent many of her early years on a dairy farm and in her grandpa’s drug store. Faye has been a nationally recognized public speaker since 1980. She has performed as far away as New Zealand as well as locally at schools, summer camps, festivals, church and civic events, corporate meetings, picnics and parties and coffee houses. Faye is a performing member of the Jonesborough Storytellers Guild.
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| E. Ellis | | Elizabeth Ellis will be telling stories during the 2008 festival. |
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Elizabeth Ellis
Elizabeth Ellis of Dallas, Texas, received a degree in Library Science from East Tennessee State University in 1969. Elizabeth began her career as a storyteller in 1979 and first appeared at the National Storytelling Festival in 1981 as part of the Twelve Moons Storytellers. She returned in 1986 as a solo performer, making her mark as a riveting teller of the personal experience story. In 1997 she received the Circle of Excellence Award from the National Storytelling Association.
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Did You Know?
Longhunters were some of the first Europeans to traverse the Big South Fork region. It is said they were called longhunters either for the long rifles they carried or because the were typically gone on hunting trips for so long, sometimes up to a year.
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Last Updated: February 28, 2008 at 08:48 EST |
