“A storyteller in the grand tradition, Edgecomb is a virtuoso of the spoken word, an entire cast rolled into one.” – Publisher’s Weekly
One of the most versatile voices in storytelling today, Diane’s startling adaptations of traditional tales arch from a rollicking “New Age” version of Gawain and the Green Knight to classics like the Irish myth Deirdre of the Sorrows. Her dynamic style of telling, in which she fully embodies the characters and scenes, bringing each moment alive, won her the first national ORACLE AWARD for Storytelling Excellence in the Northeast. Publisher’s Weekly called Diane, “…a virtuoso of the spoken word…an entire cast rolled into one!” Whether exploring folktales, ancient myths, original stories or personal tales, Diane’s beautifully articulated pieces and “embodied telling” bring the listener straight into the heart of the story. A featured teller on NPR and winner of a Year’s Best Performance award for her theater work in Boston, Diane’s storytelling has been featured at prestigious venues throughout the country for over twenty-five years. She has been an invited teller to the National Storytelling Festival and the International Storytelling Center and is the author of A Fire in My Heart, the first book of Kurdish folktales ever to be published in English.
Video Excerpt from The Winter Solstice in Story and Song.
The Winter Solstice in Story and Song: Celebrate the Winter Solstice with classic evergreen lore, haunting legends of light and entertaining tales surrounded by traditional and original music and song.
A Thousand Doorways
Moved by the silencing of the Kurdish language by Turkish laws, author and storyteller Diane Edgecomb embarks on a journey of intrigue and heart to record the last Kurdish storytellers. This deeply moving story tells of her travels through the remote mountains of Turkey and of the extraordinary people who shared their lives and their stories with her.
“An epic story told with consummate skill” ~The Stage, UK
Thank you for sharing your “Journey among the Kurds” with the students, faculty and staff of Green Mountain College. People from each of these constituencies have raved about the show. It is rare to find a performance that touches so many people so intensely. – Shirley Oskamp, professor, Green Mountain College, NH
Performances for Every Season
These storytelling concerts for adults have been favorites at theatres, colleges and festivals for over twenty years.
“What a fabulous performance! The stories were fascinating and the music was beautiful we had so many people stop by to say how much they enjoyed it. It was the perfect way to start off the winter season.” – Liz Bailey Morse Institute Library, Natick, MA
Channeling Rachel Carson
a nature love story for our time…
This empowering one-woman show shines light on the many ways we can find our way home to the wonder of the natural world. From the true North of Rachel Carson’s life work and the remote beauty of the Maine cottage where she wrote Silent Spring to channeling powerful memories of our own key nature experiences, this performance brings to life the Sense of Wonder Rachel wrote about so movingly at the end of her life. The ability to Wonder is a sense that brings renewal and a gift from those that take us by the hand and bring us back to our love and delight in nature. Oracle-award winning author and storyteller Diane Edgecomb weaves a hauntingly beautiful tale of her own journey of poignancy, joy and light.
This evocative performance is complemented by a post-show gathering where we share our own stories of nature.
Storying the Landscape
Diane crafts site specific legends and myths to enhance and deepen our experience of Place. These Living Myth events have been performed in botanical gardens, parks, and urban environments including the labyrinthine subway system of Boston.
“It was one of the most moving storytelling nights I’ve experienced. It reawakened in me, and perhaps all of us there, a sense of the spirit in things.” NEA recipient and Oracle award winning storyteller, Jay O’Callahan
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Diane’s Storytelling Videos of live performances have been expertly filmed in theatrical venues from Scotland to the International Storytelling Center. Make them a unique part of your performance studies classes or order them for download for your own enjoyment.