Storyteller Harlynne Geisler
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HARLYNNE GEISLER HAS TOLD AT THE FOLLOWING STORYTELLING FESTIVALS AND GUILDS:

By Word of Mouth storytelling series, Kind Crone Productions
Community Storytellers, Santa Monica, California
Desert Storytelling Festival, College of the Desert, Palm Desert, California
Forest Storytelling Festival, Port Angeles, Washington
Los Angeles Basin Storytelling Festival
Magical Art of Storytelling conference, Michigan
Oral and Moral Storytelling Festival & Conference, Missouri [upcoming]
Prairie Tales New Salem Storytelling Festival, Illinois
Texas Storytellers Guild
Sierra Storytelling Festival, Nevada City, California
Southern California Storyswapping Festival, Long Beach
Story People of the North Olympic Peninsula, Washington
Storyfiesta, Albuquerque, New Mexico

HARLYNNE GEISLER HAS CONDUCTED WORKSHOPS AT THE FOLLOWING STORYTELLING FESTIVALS AND GUILDS:

Advanced Telling Forest Storytelling Festival, Port Angeles, Washington
The Art of Storytelling: Practical Techniques for Telling Stories Los Angeles Basin Storytelling Festival
Creating Improvisational Stories for Children and Adults Bay Area Storytelling Festival
The How and Why of Pourquoi Folktales 13th Annual Southern California Storyswapping Festival, San Diego
How to be a Professional Storyteller Southern California Storyswapping Festival, Long Beach
How to Do Improvisational Storytelling Storyfiesta, New Mexico
Improvisational Storytelling, Participation Stories, and Religious Storytelling The Alberta League Encouraging Storytelling, Canada
Improvisational Storytelling and Participation Storytelling Wellspring Renewal Center
Getting Kids Involved: Participation Storytelling for Grades K-3 National Storytelling Conference 1999
Storytelling Magical Art of Storytelling conference, Michigan
Storytelling in Religion and Storytelling Technique Tellers of Tales conference, Tucson

HARLYNNE GEISLER FOUNDED AND ORGANIZED:

Southern California Storyswapping Festival, San Juan Capistrano 1984
Southern California Storyswapping Festival, San Clemente 1985
Storytellers of San Diego concert series 1981-1985

WHAT STORYTELLERS ARE SAYING ABOUT HARLYNNE GEISLER:

Her generous two sets of stories were extremely well-constructed and well-performed. Harlynne has a real gift for weaving stories together with introductions, quips, personal observations, and anecdotes slipped in seamlessly. An evening of her stories has the smoothness and sheen of a garment tailor-made for that particular audience. Milbre Burch, Kind Crone Productions

Sitting in the audience of the Bay Area Storytelling Festival, I watched Harlynne Geisler take the stage and claim it as her own. Her crisp delivery, assured pacing and subtle, mischievous sense of humor held the audience in a firm, gentle grip. It was clear we were watching a dedicated professional who had worked to hone her craft. Michael Parent, Storyteller, Charlottesville, Virginia

On behalf of the Sonoma County Storytelling Festival Committee I thank you whole-heartedly for your mesmerizing storytelling and worthy workshop. Your workshop was specifically mentioned as one of the highlights of the festival. A special thank you for your splendid positive action on Saturday night: telling a longer tale on the spur of the moment without a whisper of complaint, and telling it beautifully. G. C.

I thank you for making your experience available to us as generously as you did at the Wellspring Storytelling Conference. The improvisational work is of considerable help to me as I outline was to integrate storytelling with curriculum. There is no doubt that you have opened another door for me and an important one. I have a great love for storytelling but have been weak in promoting its value in the school system. Your sharing and your information packet will be valuable for all those teachers and administrators who must have strong academic legs to stand on before using storytelling. Olive Hackett-Shaughnessay, San Francisco

You're a master of words. Your imagery is really wonderful. Olga Loya, San Jose, California

Thank you for all of your many talents and sharing at our festival. I really appreciated your contributions Josephine Pedersen, Founder, Forest Storytelling Festival

I consider Harlynne to be a great storyteller. Whether it's children's stories, national or international myths, legends of the world's peoples--she does it all well. She's definitely a forerunner in the renaissance of storytelling in America. Izzy Tooinsky

Thank you so much for establishing the Southern California Storyswapping Festival. It is a great get-together. You do a lot of terrific things for the storytelling community. Laura Beasley, Orange Coast Storytellers Guild

Your programs sound exciting and truly inspirational. It was refreshing to observe your way of incorporating expressive movement into your work, as well as your willingness to take risks. Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo, Eth-Noh-Tec, San Francisco

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