LARRYJOHNSON Larry was born in Swedish Hospital and
took coffee intravenously the second day. In 1961 he did JFK's
50-Mile Hike, because it was a physical
challenge and a story. When he turned 61, he did a 61-Mile Hike,
accompanied by the environmental, social
justice, and conflict resolution stories he's been telling since the 60s,
as a camp director, army medic, originator of participatory children's hospital TV, and public schools
storytelling/video specialist. He plays music on multiple items
others might just throw away,
like FRENCH SHOE HORN, SWING GARDEN HOSE, and HEAVY METAL RECYCLED
WATER FAUCET. He's been able to tell stories and teach storytelling in many places, from the Hutton Yacht in the
Stockholm, Sweden Harbor, to the Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, to "opening" for Captain Kangaroo at a conference
at the Kennedy Center, but his favorite place to tell is still
neighborhood schools, and with his
grandchildren. Larry's favorite letter of recommendation is still one
of the first he got, when doing school assemblies in
the 70s:
Dear Mr. Johnson- Thank you for coming to our school to tell
stories. I was sick that day, but the other kids liked it a lot,
so I'm going with that. Your friend, Keri
Art of Storytelling show :: John H Stevens house Environmental Storytelling |
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ELAINEWYNNE Elaine grew up in a farming community in northern
Minnesota, as well as 4 years in Alaska. Her parents were 1st
generation Americans and her mother spoke only German when she started
school. Farm life was enlivened by the joy of neighborhood dances in
town halls and barns! One of the great themes of her stories is
Dance - her father's dancing in the great ballrooms of
Chicago, together with her family being regularly invited to pow
wows. Cross-cultural life experiences shaped her growth as a
storyteller. Elaine has performed and taught in Minnesota and around
the world since 1976, focusing primarily on the Healing Art of
storytelling. She still believes the most
important storytelling we do is for and with children in our homes and
communities.
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