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May 2018
Diane tells favorite tales of spirit and nature @ “Right Between the Ears” storytelling series, Rochester, NH
Produced by storyteller Joanne Piazzi and held in a cozy space at RiverStones Custom Framing 33 No. Main St, Rochester, NH. This monthly evening of live storytelling features a different teller every month. Diane will be sharing favorite personal tales of spirit and nature.
Find out more »June 2018
Night Lights
Diane performs Night Lights for the New England USO in Kittery, Maine at their family BBQ. There will be a delicious BBQ dinner, and crafts for all ages, followed by Diane’s performance. This is the fifth time Diane has been invited to perform for the USO. This is a private event for military personnel and their families, no preview is possible. Night Lights In Night Lights, entertaining stories of stars take us on a multi-cultural voyage across the heavens. These…
Find out more »Storytelling Workshop
Diane will be leading Storytelling Workshops for the third grade students of the Marsh Grammar School in Methuen, MA! Retelling a folktale is part of the English core curriculum and with Diane’s follow-up workshop, students will gain all the tools they need for success. After the Folktale Superheroes Around the World performance in which Diane demonstrates the storytelling art, students receive a master class in how to tell a story. They also learn the power of their own imagination through…
Find out more »In the Groves: A Summer Solstice Journey at Arnold Arboretum, Boston, MA
Ancient stories of trees with music from cultures around the world accompany this twilight stroll through the beautiful groves of Boston’s favorite tree sanctuary, the Arnold Arboretum. This performance event, created by Oracle award-winning storyteller Diane Edgecomb and Celtic harper Margot Chamberlain, takes us to some of the Arboretum’s loveliest spots.
Find out more »Water Wizards at Discovery Days, Quincy, MA
Let’s go where the wet things are in the entertaining Water Wizards program with master storyteller Diane Edgecomb at Discovery Days this summer in Quincy, MA! Discovery Days is a collaboration between the City of Quincy and Quincy Braintree Family Network-CFCE.
Find out more »Join In! at Simon Fairfield Public Library, Douglas, MA
Travel around the world with these captivating multi-cultural stories and songs. Celebrate age-old narratives, animal characters and home-spun wisdom all the while learning songs in different languages as one of New England’s favorite storytellers takes us from the heart of the Amazon rainforest to the villages of Africa on the wings of story, rhythm and song.
Find out more »Rainforest Legends at Sunrise Montessori School, Franklin, MA
This summer, Diane brings Rainforest Legends to the pre-school children of the Sunrise Montessori School in Franklin, MA. 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.
Find out more »Rock Solid! at North Adams Public Library, North Adams, MA
A play on the 2018 Summer Reading theme of “Libraries Rock,” Rock Solid! explores the world under our feet with animated tales from Fossils to Soil Creatures. Don’t miss out on the fun as the whole audience helps solve the Mystery of the Missing DuckBill Dinosaur Eggs. In more underground fun, we meet up with Mr. Pillbug, Sir Centipede and a fast talking earthworm.
Find out more »Rock Solid! at Millville Free Public Library, Millville, MA
A play on the 2018 Summer Reading theme of “Libraries Rock,” Rock Solid! explores the world under our feet with animated tales from Fossils to Soil Creatures. Don’t miss out on the fun as the whole audience helps solve the Mystery of the Missing DuckBill Dinosaur Eggs. In more underground fun, we meet up with Mr. Pillbug, Sir Centipede and a fast talking earthworm.
Find out more »July 2018
Insect Comedy @ Newington Parks and Recreation Dept., Newington, CT
Diane returns to her home town of Newington Connecticut with her entertaining performance Insect Comedy. Insect Comedy takes a delightful look at our six-legged friends as seen through the lens of folktales and original stories.
Find out more »Rock Solid! at Levi-Heywood Memorial Library, Gardner, MA
A play on the 2018 Summer Reading theme of “Libraries Rock,” Rock Solid! explores the world under our feet with animated tales from Fossils to Soil Creatures. Don’t miss out on the fun as the whole audience helps solve the Mystery of the Missing DuckBill Dinosaur Eggs. In more underground fun, we meet up with Mr. Pillbug, Sir Centipede and a fast talking earthworm.
Find out more »Rock Solid! at Plympton Public Library, Plympton, MA
A play on the 2018 Summer Reading theme of “Libraries Rock,” Rock Solid! explores the world under our feet with animated tales from Fossils to Soil Creatures. Don’t miss out on the fun as the whole audience helps solve the Mystery of the Missing DuckBill Dinosaur Eggs. In more underground fun, we meet up with Mr. Pillbug, Sir Centipede and a fast talking earthworm.
Find out more »Insect Comedy at Abbott Learning Center, Wellesley, MA
Diane returns to the Abbott Learning Center in Wellesley, MA to perform her “Insect Comedy” for their preschool students. Open up your imaginations for a fun-filled look at our six-legged friends!
Find out more »The Language of Flowers at Taft Public Library, Mendon, 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, accompanied by Celtic harper Margot Chamberlain.
Find out more »Rock Solid! at Millicent Library, Fairhaven, MA
A play on the 2018 Summer Reading theme of “Libraries Rock,” Rock Solid! explores the world under our feet with animated tales from Fossils to Soil Creatures. Don’t miss out on the fun as the whole audience helps solve the Mystery of the Missing DuckBill Dinosaur Eggs. In more underground fun, we meet up with Mr. Pillbug, Sir Centipede and a fast talking earthworm.
Find out more »Digging Dinosaurs at Whitman Public Library, Whitman, MA
These popular dinosaur adventures complement their scientific facts with a happy dose of humor. Dinosaur lovers of all ages will enjoy the colorful posters, Dinosaur Sign-Language and participation that keeps audiences engaged and asking for MOOORE!
Find out more »Insect Comedy at EcoTarium, Worcester, MA
The EcoTarium welcomes Diane Edgecomb’s “Insect Comedy” as part of their Summer 2018 Performance Series “Nature Explore: LIVE!” Open up your imaginations for a fun-filled look at our six-legged friends!
Find out more »Rock Solid! at Grafton Public Library, Grafton, MA
A play on the 2018 Summer Reading theme of “Libraries Rock,” Rock Solid! explores the world under our feet with animated tales from Fossils to Soil Creatures. Don’t miss out on the fun as the whole audience helps solve the Mystery of the Missing DuckBill Dinosaur Eggs. In more underground fun, we meet up with Mr. Pillbug, Sir Centipede and a fast talking earthworm.
Find out more »Rock Solid! at Carver Public Library, Carver, MA
A play on the 2018 Summer Reading theme of “Libraries Rock,” Rock Solid! explores the world under our feet with animated tales from Fossils to Soil Creatures. Don’t miss out on the fun as the whole audience helps solve the Mystery of the Missing DuckBill Dinosaur Eggs. In more underground fun, we meet up with Mr. Pillbug, Sir Centipede and a fast talking earthworm.
Find out more »Forbidden Stories Workshop @ National Storytelling Summit, Kansas City MO
Diane presents her workshop "Forbidden Stories" on Friday, July 27th at 8:30 pm as part of the National Storytelling Summit in Kansas City, MO. The theme of the conference is "Communities, Conflicts, and Transformational Stories," and Diane's workshop focuses on her work with the Kurdish people. Diane shares experiences from her decades long work gathering the folkloric and true stories of the Kurds of Turkey. This silenced and persecuted community risked their safety for this project. The workshop session alternates…
Find out more »Midsummer Magic at Howland Public Library, Beacon, NY
Master storyteller Diane Edgecomb accompanied by Celtic harper Margot Chamberlain perform their Midsummer Magic this July at the Howland Public Library in Beacon, NY! The performance complements Howland Public Library’s 2018 Summer Reading Theme for Adults – this year, the theme is Music! Midsummer Magic is a story and music celebration of the Summer Solstice drawn from cultures around the world. This delightful and entertaining performance brings to life ancient legends of transformation, tree-spirits and fireflies.
Find out more »Rainforest Legends at Centerville Public Library, Centerville, MA
This summer Diane brings Rainforest Legends to families of Centerville Public Library in Centerville, MA. 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.
Find out more »Rock Solid! at Eldredge Public Library, Chatham, MA
A play on the 2018 Summer Reading theme of “Libraries Rock,” Rock Solid! explores the world under our feet with animated tales from Fossils to Soil Creatures. Don’t miss out on the fun as the whole audience helps solve the Mystery of the Missing DuckBill Dinosaur Eggs. In more underground fun, we meet up with Mr. Pillbug, Sir Centipede and a fast talking earthworm.
Find out more »August 2018
Rock Solid! at Sandwich Public Library, Sandwich, MA
A play on the 2018 Summer Reading theme of “Libraries Rock,” Rock Solid! explores the world under our feet with animated tales from Fossils to Soil Creatures. Don’t miss out on the fun as the whole audience helps solve the Mystery of the Missing DuckBill Dinosaur Eggs. In more underground fun, we meet up with Mr. Pillbug, Sir Centipede and a fast talking earthworm.
Find out more »Rock Solid! at Snow Library, Orleans, MA
A play on the 2018 Summer Reading theme of “Libraries Rock,” Rock Solid! explores the world under our feet with animated tales from Fossils to Soil Creatures. Don’t miss out on the fun as the whole audience helps solve the Mystery of the Missing DuckBill Dinosaur Eggs. In more underground fun, we meet up with Mr. Pillbug, Sir Centipede and a fast talking earthworm.
Find out more »Rock Solid! at Jonathan Bourne Public Library, Bourne, MA
A play on the 2018 Summer Reading theme of “Libraries Rock,” Rock Solid! explores the world under our feet with animated tales from Fossils to Soil Creatures. Don’t miss out on the fun as the whole audience helps solve the Mystery of the Missing DuckBill Dinosaur Eggs. In more underground fun, we meet up with Mr. Pillbug, Sir Centipede and a fast talking earthworm.
Find out more »Rock Solid! at Prosser Public Library, Bloomfield, CT
A play on the 2018 Summer Reading theme of “Libraries Rock,” Rock Solid! explores the world under our feet with animated tales from Fossils to Soil Creatures. Don’t miss out on the fun as the whole audience helps solve the Mystery of the Missing DuckBill Dinosaur Eggs. In more underground fun, we meet up with Mr. Pillbug, Sir Centipede and a fast talking earthworm.
Find out more »Folktale Superheroes Around The World at Southeast Steuben County Library, Corning, NY
What do China, Africa and South America all have in common? Superheroes!!!
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. Join master storyteller Diane Edgecomb for this exciting adventure!
Rock Solid! at Worthington Library, Worthington, MA
A play on the 2018 Summer Reading theme of “Libraries Rock,” Rock Solid! explores the world under our feet with animated tales from Fossils to Soil Creatures. Don’t miss out on the fun as the whole audience helps solve the Mystery of the Missing DuckBill Dinosaur Eggs. In more underground fun, we meet up with Mr. Pillbug, Sir Centipede and a fast talking earthworm.
Find out more »September 2018
Tell Me A Story @ Newton After School Association Conference, Newton South High School
Learn how to tell a folktale in your words in this interactive workshop! Diane leads workshop participants in group exercises that will develop everyone’s expressive abilities. Explore your voice’s potential and learn how to create a character using Diane’s method of Voice and Body signatures. Skills learned from this workshop can be applied to storytelling and public speaking. There will also be an overview of storytelling games that can be played with groups and a chance to play them. Experience the…
Find out more »The Creative Voice Workshop @ Dancing Tree Story Workshop, Needham MA
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 »Native American Nature Tales @ Dighton Historical Society, Dighton, MA
Join Diane Edgecomb and the Dighton Historical Society 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 »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 »Folktale Superheroes from Around the World @ Steward Elementary, Topsfield, MA Copy
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 »Once Upon A Halloween @ Butler Extended Day, Belmont, MA
What would Halloween be without some chillin’ tales for the spookiest time of the year? Diane brings fun to a fun-filled season with a beloved Halloween event –two performances- complete with a huge cauldron bubbling over with fog for the last dramatic story!
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 »Native American Nature Tales @ Griswold School, Kensington, CT
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. Join one of New England’s favorite tellers as these rich stories create a colorful weave of landscape and people.
Find out more »Folktale Superheroes @ Griswold School, Kensington, CT
What do China, Africa and South America all have in common? Superheroes!!!
Find out more »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 »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
Rainforest Legends @ Runkle Extended Day, Brookline, MA
Diane entertains extended day students with her engaging performance of folktales from rainforest lands around the world. These Folktales and Songs celebrate the birds and animals of Rainforest lands from Africa to the Amazon.
Find out more »Winter Solstice in Story and Song @ New Hampshire Theatre Project, Portsmouth, NH
Celebrate the longest nights with Solstice stories and songs evoking the warmth of the season. Oracle award-winning storyteller Diane Edgecomb weaves together a tapestry of ancient tales: evergreen myths, legends of light and entertaining stories that reveal the deep meaning behind our winter holiday traditions. This theatrical storytelling, accompanied by Celtic harper Margot Chamberlain and multi-instrumentalist Tom Megan, features the Scandinavian “Legend of the Mistletoe,” seasonal music, song and humorous Wassail traditions.
Find out more »The Winter Solstice in Story and Song @ the historic Loring-Greenough House, Jamaica Plain, MA
Celebrate the longest nights with Solstice stories and songs evoking the warmth of the season. Oracle award-winning storyteller Diane Edgecomb weaves together a tapestry of ancient tales: evergreen myths, legends of light and entertaining stories that reveal the deep meaning behind our winter holiday traditions. This theatrical storytelling, accompanied by Celtic harper Margot Chamberlain and multi-instrumentalist Tom Megan, features the Scandinavian “Legend of the Mistletoe,” seasonal music, song and humorous Wassail traditions.
Find out more »The Winter Solstice in Story and Song @ the historic Loring-Greenough House, Jamaica Plain, MA
Celebrate the longest nights with Solstice stories and songs evoking the warmth of the season. Oracle award-winning storyteller Diane Edgecomb weaves together a tapestry of ancient tales: evergreen myths, legends of light and entertaining stories that reveal the deep meaning behind our winter holiday traditions. This theatrical storytelling, accompanied by Celtic harper Margot Chamberlain and multi-instrumentalist Tom Megan, features the Scandinavian “Legend of the Mistletoe,” seasonal music, song and humorous Wassail traditions.
Find out more »The Winter Solstice in Story and Song @ the historic Loring-Greenough House, Jamaica Plain, MA
Celebrate the longest nights with Solstice stories and songs evoking the warmth of the season. Oracle award-winning storyteller Diane Edgecomb weaves together a tapestry of ancient tales: evergreen myths, legends of light and entertaining stories that reveal the deep meaning behind our winter holiday traditions. This theatrical storytelling, accompanied by Celtic harper Margot Chamberlain and multi-instrumentalist Tom Megan, features the Scandinavian “Legend of the Mistletoe,” seasonal music, song and humorous Wassail traditions.
Find out more »Once Upon A Wintertime @ First Night Needham, Needham, MA
Diane entertains First Night revelers this New Year's eve at First Night Needham, a warm family friendly celebration of New Year's eve. Diane's stories of wintertime magic and fun are drawn from many cultures ranging from the lyrical Grimms tale of Snow White and Rose Red to tales of folksy New England escapades that transform a winter’s day into a time of delight.
Find out more »January 2019
Folktale Superheroes from Around the World @ Bacon Free Library, Natick, MA
Come in from the cold and warm up with Folktale Superheroes from Around the World at Bacon Free Library! 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 »Native American Nature Tales @ Spofford Pond School, Boxford, MA
Native American Nature Tales explores tribal myths and legends of the animals and birds of North America.
Find out more »Folktale Superheroes @ Children’s Center of Weston, MA
This multi-cultural storytelling shows us how folktale characters and plots have the same qualities as today's superheroes! From China to Africa and South America there are folktales about creatures and people who use their extraordinary powers for the good of all.
Find out more »Storytelling Residency @ Blackstone Innovation School, Boston, MA
This four week residency enhances third grade students' narrative abilities. An approved artist educator on the roster of the Massachusetts Cultural Council, Diane knows that an immersion in storytelling develops within each person clear and concrete communication skills. Her residencies stress vocal range and flexibility, active listening skills, visualization, and the ability to frame intangible feelings into physical and vocal language. These residencies skillfully develop young students’ expressive and imaginative abilities within the narrative form.
Find out more »Folktale Superheroes @ Saint Peter School in Cambridge, MA
This multi-cultural storytelling shows us how folktale characters and plots have the same qualities as today's superheroes! From China to Africa and South America there are folktales about creatures and people who use their extraordinary powers for the good of all.
Find out more »Storytelling Residency @ Blackstone Innovation School, Boston, MA
This four week residency enhances third grade students' narrative abilities. An approved artist educator on the roster of the Massachusetts Cultural Council, Diane knows that an immersion in storytelling develops within each person clear and concrete communication skills. Her residencies stress vocal range and flexibility, active listening skills, visualization, and the ability to frame intangible feelings into physical and vocal language. These residencies skillfully develop young students’ expressive and imaginative abilities within the narrative form.
Find out more »February 2019
Rainforest Legends @ Underwood After School, Newton, MA
Diane entertains early release day and after school students at Underwood School with Rainforest Legends from around the world. This participatory program features songs and chants from Africa to the Amazon rainforest of Brazil. A favorite performer, this is Diane's eighth visit to this extended day.
Find out more »Storytelling Residency @ Blackstone Innovation School, Boston, MA
This four week residency enhances third grade students' narrative abilities. An approved artist educator on the roster of the Massachusetts Cultural Council, Diane knows that an immersion in storytelling develops within each person clear and concrete communication skills. Her residencies stress vocal range and flexibility, active listening skills, visualization, and the ability to frame intangible feelings into physical and vocal language. These residencies skillfully develop young students’ expressive and imaginative abilities within the narrative form.
Find out more »Storytelling Residency @ Blackstone Innovation School, Boston, MA
This four week residency enhances third grade students' narrative abilities. An approved artist educator on the roster of the Massachusetts Cultural Council, Diane knows that an immersion in storytelling develops within each person clear and concrete communication skills. Her residencies stress vocal range and flexibility, active listening skills, visualization, and the ability to frame intangible feelings into physical and vocal language. These residencies skillfully develop young students’ expressive and imaginative abilities within the narrative form.
Find out more »Folktale Superheroes from Around the World @ Pawtucket Public Library, Pawtucket, RI
Come in from the cold and celebrate vacation week fun with 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 »March 2019
Folktale Superheroes @ Shaw Elementary School, Milton, MA
This multi-cultural storytelling shows us how folktale characters and plots have the same qualities as today's superheroes! From China to Africa and South America there are folktales about creatures and people who use their extraordinary powers for the good of all.
Find out more »“Art & Spirit” in Residency at First Church Boston, MA
Diane will be artist in residence for the week of March 16th-24th at First Church Boston as part of their acclaimed Art & Spirit series. At the Sunday service on March 17th she will be joined by Kurdish musician Andrew Mazlum Aytac on saz.
Find out more »Tell Me A Story Workshop @ First Church, 66 Marlborough Street, Boston
In this intergenerational storytelling workshop, we’ll play with the basics of storytelling: learning how to re-tell a classic folktale in our own words and exploring storytelling games that help us discover anecdotes from our own life to share.
Find out more »Fairy Legends of Ireland @ First Church, 66 Marlborough Street, Boston, MA
Expect music, songs and merriment in this special program by Oracle Award winning storyteller Diane Edgecomb accompanied by Margot Chamberlain on Celtic harp. This animated retelling of Ireland’s best-loved gems includes Irish favorites like Gilly Blackfoot where a young lad’s aversion to washing his feet causes him to fall in with a fairy band. Cloaks of invisibility and magic spells abound as hapless Gilly sets out to help free the Princess of France. Known for her vivid comedic style, Diane brings out the best in these interpretations of classic Irish favorites.
Find out more »A Thousand Doorways @ First Church, Boston, MA
Moved by the silencing of the Kurdish language by Turkish laws, renowned American storyteller Diane Edgecomb embarks on a journey of intrigue and heart to record the last Kurdish storytellers. This is the deeply moving, richly humorous story of her travels through the remote mountains of Turkey and of the extraordinary people who shared their lives and their stories with her.
Find out more »A Thousand Doorways @ First Church, Boston, MA
Moved by the silencing of the Kurdish language by Turkish laws, renowned American storyteller Diane Edgecomb embarks on a journey of intrigue and heart to record the last Kurdish storytellers. This is the deeply moving, richly humorous story of her travels through the remote mountains of Turkey and of the extraordinary people who shared their lives and their stories with her.
Find out more »A Thousand Doorways @ First Church, Boston, MA
Moved by the silencing of the Kurdish language by Turkish laws, renowned American storyteller Diane Edgecomb embarks on a journey of intrigue and heart to record the last Kurdish storytellers. This is the deeply moving, richly humorous story of her travels through the remote mountains of Turkey and of the extraordinary people who shared their lives and their stories with her. This special matinee is followed by a reception hosted by First Church Boston and a talk-back with Diane Edgecomb and Kurdish artist Selahattin Sep whose evocative paintings are on exhibit at First Church throughout the month of March.
Find out more »Welcome in the Spring @ Steward Station at Steward Elementary School, Topsfield, MA
This engaging performance by master storyteller Diane Edgecomb weaves together the best of spring folklore, nature tales and contemporary stories to create the perfect accompaniment for this joyful season.
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 »Storytelling Performances to celebrate Arts Equinox at Driscoll School, Brookline, MA
After last year's successful Equinox event, Diane has been invited back to bring a variety of stories to celebrate and demonstrate the art of storytelling. This year, Native American Nature tales and Favorite Stories will entertain students from Kindergarten- 5th grade.
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 »The Storyteller’s Paintbox Workshop @ Silk Road House, Berkeley, CA
Would you like more expressive tools in your paintbox? Come explore a whole range of new ways to enhance your storytelling and spoken word art in this interactive workshop that tunes up all of our expressive tools.
Find out more »A Thousand Doorways @ Ashkenaz Community Center, Berkeley, California
Moved by the silencing of the Kurdish language by Turkish laws, renowned American storyteller Diane Edgecomb embarks on a journey of intrigue and heart to record the last Kurdish storytellers. This is the deeply moving, richly humorous story of her travels through the remote mountains of Turkey and of the extraordinary people who shared their lives and their stories with her.
Find out more »“We Stand for the ‘Stans!'” a House Concert with Diane Edgecomb and Cathryn Fairlee, Cotati, CA
Join us at this intimate house concert to hear traditional tales personally gathered in the "stans." Diane and Cathryn share the stories they gathered in remote regions - Diane's folkloric stories from Kurdistan and Cathryn's from Uzbekistan and other regions. Cathryn has been to Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan and will tell Turkemenistan stories from their most famous bard, Dede Korkut. Diane will be sharing new Kurdish folk and fairy tales never before translated or told in English.
Find out more »Tales for the Earth @ Munroe Center for the Arts
Diane performs at Lexington's own Munroe Center for the Arts with Tales for the Earth, a celebration of Nature and all the simple things we can do to help. This beloved performance is both educational and entertaining, exploring topics such as water conservation, recycling and the wonder of the creatures all around us through involving and participatory narratives.
Find out more »Digging Dinosaurs @ Southborough Library, Southborough, MA
Diane returns to Southborough Library this April school vacation week to entertain families with Digging Dinosaurs. Digging Dinosaurs engages students with descriptive dinosaur information, colorful posters, sign language, and lively interactive stories.
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
Flower Legends and Songs of the May @ York Public Library, York, ME
Celebrate flowers and the stories that have been told about them through the ages with this enchanting performance. Winner of the national oracle award for Storytelling Excellence in the Northeast, 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 »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 »The Language of Flowers ~ a Myth and Music Event @ AFTer Hours -Arts at the Armory Cafe in Somerville
Celebrate Mother's Day with this performance dedicated to Flowers and Mother Earth with Oracle Award-winning teller Diane Edgecomb accompanied by Celtic harper Margot Chamberlain. Held at the delightful Arts at the Armory Cafe in Somerville, the AFTer Hours Adult Folktale series brings the best in traditional tale telling to adult audiences. Come to listen and share tales at the open mike!
Find out more »Troubadour Day to Celebrate the May! @ Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Boylston, MA
Enjoy each springtime path with this engaging performance created for Tower Hill's unique landscape by Oracle award-winning storyteller Diane Edgecomb and Celtic harper Margot Chamberlain.
This delightful event begins with a Maypole dance to wake up the earth and then takes the audience on a story and music journey through favorite gardens entertaining travelers with pieces from around the world that celebrate our love of flowers. Don’t expect Tower Hill’s signature Greek statuary to be silent!
Find out more »Insect Comedy @ Community School, Cumberland, RI
Diane returns to the Community School with her entertaining performance Insect Comedy. By using their imaginations to visualize insects as characters, students learn to empathize and gain additional interest in our six-legged friends.
Find out more »June 2019
Insect Comedy & Tales for the Earth @ Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, Lenox, MA
Diane brings two great performances, "Insect Comedy" (11:15 AM) and "Tales for the Earth" (1:30 PM), to the beautiful Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary as part of their free Family Fun Day, featuring learning and fun for the whole family.
Find out more »Folktale Superheroes! @ Berlin Memorial School, Berlin, MA
What do cultures around the world have in common? Folktale superheroes! In this rich, exciting performance, Diane weaves together the past and the present with people from all walks of life through our shared love of imagining beings with extraordinary abilities.
Find out more »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 »Night Lights! @ Berlin Public Library, Berlin, MA
Free and open to the public, Night Lights comes to Berlin Public Library! From fireflies to favorite constellations Diane spins tales about the Night Lights that make our world bright. Lots more in this animated performance as enchanting tales take us on a multi-cultural voyage across the heavens. This event is funded in part by the Berlin Cultural Council a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
Find out more »Insect Comedy @ Discovery Days, Wollaston Beach Playground, Quincy, MA
Take a closer look at our six-legged friends with storyteller Diane Edgecomb as part of Discovery Days in Quincy, MA. Due to the strong chance of rain, the performance will be held at Thomas Crane Library Main Branch-40 Washington Street, in Quincy.
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Diane’s storytelling has been featured several times on NPR’s “Living On Earth” Program!