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September 2018
Acting Workshop @ Smith College, Northampton, MA
Diane will have the pleasure of leading a workshop on voice, the body and performance with acting students from the Department of Theatre at Smith College.
Find out more »October 2018
Digging Dinosaurs @ Heights Elementary School, Sharon, MA
Diane returns to Heights Elementary School Extended Day to entertain Kindergarten - second graders with Digging Dinosaurs.
Digging Dinosaurs engages students with descriptive dinosaur information, colorful posters, sign language, and lively interactive stories. Stories include Pattysaurus, Diane’s original tale about a young girl so obsessed with her dinosaur collection that she turns into a gigantic sauropod herself.
Find out more »Rainforest Legends @ Heights Elementary School, Sharon, MA
Diane returns to Sharon Community Education at an extended day program at Heights Elementary School to entertain third, fourth, and fifth graders with Rainforest Legends.
More about Rainforest Legends: From the banks of the Amazon River to the heart of the West African jungle, Rainforest Legends brings to life favorite folktales and songs about the animals and plants of these lands.
A Thousand Doorways @ Oasis, Cardiff, Wales
In Cardiff, Wales, Diane will give a benefit performance of A Thousand Doorways for Oasis, an organization that provides services for refugee families and asylum seekers. The event is part of the University of South Wales' Storytellers in Conversation Series. This performance and talk back were arranged by Dr. Joseph Sobol, professor of storytelling at the University of South Wales.
Find out more »A Thousand Doorways @ Bardon Mill & Henshaw Village Hall, Northumberland, UK
As part of her October tour of the United Kingdom, Diane will be performing at Bardon Mill & Henshaw Village Hall in the Lakes District of England, produced by Highlights Rural Touring Scheme.
Join Diane Edgecomb and embark on a journey of intrigue and heart to record the last Kurdish storytellers!
Find out more »A Thousand Doorways @ Appleby Hub, Cumbria, UK
As part of her October tour of the United Kingdom, Diane will be performing at Appleby Hub in the Lakes District of England, produced by Highlights Rural Touring Scheme.
Join Diane Edgecomb and embark on a journey of intrigue and heart to record the last Kurdish storytellers!
Find out more »Transforming Voice Workshop @ Scottish International Storytelling Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland
Storyteller Diane Edgecomb’s unique vocal and physical training helps us to strengthen the connection between the imagination and the voice, increasing its flexibility, authenticity, expressiveness, range and resonance.
Find out more »A Thousand Doorways @ Scottish International Storytelling Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland
Moved by the silencing of the Kurdish language by Turkish laws, storyteller Diane Edgecomb embarks on a journey of intrigue and heart to record the last Kurdish storytellers. This true account takes us to those mountain villages, forbidden to outsiders, where the true stories of their lives and of their struggle mix with startling ancient legends.
Find out more »Ceilidh @ Scottish International Storytelling Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland
Diane tells stories in a "ceilidh style" exchange of story and song. Happy to be sharing the gathering stage with traditional tellers and musicians including George Macpherson (teller and host), Ruairidh Maclean and Michael Kerins.
Find out more »Folktale Superheroes from Around the World @ Steward Elementary, Topsfield, MA
Diane will be at the Steward Elementary school for two performances of Folktale Superheroes from Around the World! Long before the Superheroes of today, people all over the world used their SUPER IMAGINATIONS to create folktales about creatures and people with extraordinary powers. Celebrate our common love of story with these exciting and engaging multi-cultural tales.
Find out more »November 2018
Workshops @ Newton After School Conference, Newton MA
Diane presents two interactive workshops for after school staff at this popular conference. Topics include: Tell Me a Story- on the art of telling a story and Storytelling and the Art of Play - motivating children to tell their own tales.
Find out more »Native American Nature Tales @ Plymouth Library, Plymouth, MA
Native American Nature Tales explores tribal myths and legends of the animals and birds of North America. Ranging from the humorous to the heart-felt, these stories celebrate native culture and its strong links to the natural world.
Find out more »Native American Nature Tales @ Worcester Library, Worcester, MA
Join Diane Edgecomb at the Worcester Library for Native American Nature Tales! Native American Nature Tales explores tribal myths and legends of the animals and birds of North America. Ranging from the humorous to the heart-felt, these stories celebrate native culture and its strong links to the natural world.
Find out more »Digging Dinosaurs @ Tower School, Marblehead MA
Diane returns to Tower School to entertain the Kindergarten classes as they celebrate their unit of study on DINOSAURS!
Find out more »December 2018
Winter Solstice in Story and Song @ New Hampshire Theatre Project, Portsmouth, NH
Celebrate the Winter Solstice with classic evergreen lore, haunting legends of light and entertaining tales surrounded by traditional and original music and song. Featured stories include the beautiful Legend of the Mistletoe from Scandinavia, humorous English Wassail traditions, and the poignant Greek legend The Halcyon Days of Peace. Master storyteller Diane Edgecomb accompanied by multi-instrumentalist Tom Megan and Celtic harper Margot Chamberlain offers a fascinating look at the stories behind our holiday traditions. Songs evocative of the season and lovely instrumental melodies round out the event.
Find out more »The Winter Solstice in Story and Song @ the historic Loring-Greenough House, Jamaica Plain, MA
Celebrate the Winter Solstice with classic evergreen lore, haunting legends of light and entertaining tales surrounded by traditional and original music and song. Featured stories include the beautiful Legend of the Mistletoe from Scandinavia, humorous English Wassail traditions, and the poignant Greek legend The Halcyon Days of Peace. Master storyteller Diane Edgecomb accompanied by multi-instrumentalist Tom Megan and Celtic harper Margot Chamberlain offers a fascinating look at the stories behind our holiday traditions.
Find out more »The Winter Solstice in Story and Song @ the historic Loring-Greenough House, Jamaica Plain, MA
Celebrate the Winter Solstice with classic evergreen lore, haunting legends of light and entertaining tales surrounded by traditional and original music and song. Featured stories include the beautiful Legend of the Mistletoe from Scandinavia, humorous English Wassail traditions, and the poignant Greek legend The Halcyon Days of Peace. Master storyteller Diane Edgecomb accompanied by multi-instrumentalist Tom Megan and Celtic harper Margot Chamberlain offers a fascinating look at the stories behind our holiday traditions.
Find out more »The Winter Solstice in Story and Song @ the historic Loring-Greenough House, Jamaica Plain, MA
Celebrate the Winter Solstice with classic evergreen lore, haunting legends of light and entertaining tales surrounded by traditional and original music and song. Featured stories include the beautiful Legend of the Mistletoe from Scandinavia, humorous English Wassail traditions, and the poignant Greek legend The Halcyon Days of Peace. Master storyteller Diane Edgecomb accompanied by multi-instrumentalist Tom Megan and Celtic harper Margot Chamberlain offers a fascinating look at the stories behind our holiday traditions.
Find out more »March 2019
Diane tells favorite Kurdish folktales @ “Right Between the Ears” storytelling series, Rochester, NH
Diane will be sharing favorite Kurdish folktales she gathered in the mountains of Southeastern Turkey along with anecdotes about those who shared their stories with her.
Find out more »April 2019
Digging Dinosaurs @ East Elementary School, Sharon MA
Digging Dinosaurs engages students with descriptive dinosaur information, colorful posters, sign language, and lively interactive stories. Called a “virtuoso of the spoken word” and an “entire cast rolled into one,” Diane has created popular dinosaur adventures that complement scientific facts with imagination, humor, and active student participation.
Find out more »Rainforest Legends @ East Elementary School, Sharon MA
Diane returns to East Elementary School extended day to entertain third, fourth, and fifth graders with Rainforest Legends. More about the show: From the banks of the Amazon River to the heart of the West African jungle, Rainforest Legends brings to life favorite folktales and songs about the animals and plants of these lands. Legends tell why the Amazon Birds have feathers as brilliant as the colors of the rainbow, why three Invisible Hunters came to haunt the Nicaraguan rainforest,…
Find out more »The Language of Flowers @ Taunton Garden Club, Taunton, MA
Diane will be accompanied by Celtic harper Margot Chamberlain for a private performance of The Language of Flowers in Taunton, MA celebrating the 85 year anniversary of the Taunton Garden Club. Master storyteller Diane Edgecomb brings to life the legends that surround favorite garden flowers revealing the deep meaning cultures around the world have found there.
Find out more »The Language of Flowers @ Great Island Garden Club at Pinehills, Plymouth, MA
The Language of Flowers celebrates flowers and the stories that have been told about them through the ages. Master storyteller Diane Edgecomb brings to life the legends that surround favorite garden flowers revealing the deep meaning cultures around the world have found there. Harp accompaniment by Margot Chamberlain.
Find out more »Digging Dinosaurs @ Cottage Street School, Sharon MA
Digging Dinosaurs engages students with descriptive dinosaur information, colorful posters, sign language, and lively interactive stories.
Find out more »Rainforest Legends @ Cottage Street School, Sharon MA
Diane returns to Cottage Street School to entertain third, fourth, and fifth graders with Rainforest Legends. More about the show: From the banks of the Amazon River to the heart of the West African jungle, Rainforest Legends brings to life favorite folktales and songs about the animals and plants of these lands. Legends tell why the Amazon Birds have feathers as brilliant as the colors of the rainbow, why three Invisible Hunters came to haunt the Nicaraguan rainforest, and how…
Find out more »A Thousand Doorways @ Silk Road House, Berkley, California
A chance meeting with a young Kurdish refugee sets in motion a journey of danger and discovery to bring to the world the forbidden stories of a people silenced. This inspiring true story told with "consummate skill" by renowned American storyteller Diane Edgecomb takes us to the remote mountain villages of Southeastern Turkey where her legendary quest echoes the struggles of the resilient people who shared their lives and their stories with her.
Find out more »Fairy Legends of Ireland @ Wood Memorial Library, South Windsor, CT
Diane entertains seniors at Wood Memorial Library in South Windsor, Connecticut with a delightful excursion into Irish fairy legends. Expect music, songs and merriment in this special program with harp accompaniment by Margot Chamberlain.
Find out more »May 2019
May Songs and Midsummer Magic @ Hillside Village, West Boylston, MA
This story and music celebration of this time of springtime flowers is drawn from cultures around the world bringing to life ancient legends of transformation, tree-spirits and fireflies.
Find out more »June 2019
In the Groves @ Thayer Memorial Library, Lancaster, MA
Master storyteller, Diane Edgecomb,along with Celtic harper, Margot Chamberlain, perform In the Groves: World Stories and Songs that Celebrate Trees at the Thayer Memorial Library as part of the Rosemary Davis Nature Series.
Find out more »October 2019
The Language of Flowers @ SeaCoast Garden Club, Kennebunk, ME
The Language of Flowers celebrates flowers and the stories that have been told about them through the ages. Master storyteller Diane Edgecomb brings to life the legends that surround favorite garden flowers revealing the deep meaning cultures around the world have found there. Harp accompaniment by Margot Chamberlain.
Find out more »Once Upon A Halloween @ Westport Public Library, Westport, MA
What would Halloween be without some chillin’ tales for the spookiest time of the year? Once Upon A Halloween is a fun-filled, Halloween event – complete with a huge cauldron bubbling over with fog for the last dramatic story!
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Diane’s storytelling has been featured several times on NPR’s “Living On Earth” Program!