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LUUV – February 6th
What makes you swoon or gets your heart pumping? Delve into romantic or playful love stories that are personal, from folklore, or original. This particular program focuses on teens and adults. The NSN LUUV event will consist of three different shows:

LUUV Show
SWOON STORY SLAM
LATE NIGHT PASSION
There are two registration options for the LUUV event. You can either register for the entire event with the All Access Registration, which includes the SWOON Story Slam, or you can register to attend only the SWOON Story Slam. The accordion tabs below include more information about performers.
NEW REGISTRATION OPTION!
ALL ACCESS REGISTRATION
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR LUUV ALL ACCESS
(includes admission to LUUV Early Show, LUUV Late Show, and SWOON Story Slam)
NEW!
INDIVIDUAL LUUV EVENT REGISTRATION
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR LUUV EARLY SHOW
(ticket to Early Show ONLY, does not include admission to any other shows)
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR LUUV LATE SHOW
(ticket to Late Show ONLY, does not include admission to any other shows)
SWOON STORY SLAM ONLY REGISTRATION
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE LUUV STORY SLAM ONLY
(ticket to Story Slam ONLY, does not include admission to any other shows)
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Peter Cook (Illinois)
First Kiss
Internationally-acclaimed deaf performing artist, Peter Cook, has been featured everywhere from PBS to the Kennedy Center and beyond.
PETER COOK (Illinois)
Peter Cook is an Associate Professor, and Chair of ASL Department, Columbia College Chicago and an internationally known Deaf performing artist whose work incorporates American Sign Language, pantomime, storytelling, acting, and movement. Cook has an MA in Storytelling from East Tennessee State University (2011) and a BFA in Graphic Design from Rochester Institute of Technology (1986). Since 1986, Cook has traveled extensively, both nationally and internationally with Kenny Lerner, to promote the Flying Words Project and ASL literature. He appeared in the Alive from Off Center episode “Words in Your Face” and in “The United States of Poetry” (PBS), both of which were produced by Emmy-award winner Bob Holman. He also was featured performer for the ITV’s Signed Stories. Cook has been featured nationally in numerous festivals, including the National Storytelling Festival, Oklahoma City Winter Tales, Illinois Storytelling Festival, Indiana Hoosier Storytelling Festival, Tales of Gratz, Austria, International Poetry Festival, Rotterdam, Netherland, and the Millennium Stage at the Kennedy, D.C. In 2003, he was invited to the White House to join the National Book Festival. Internationally, Cook has worked with Deaf storytellers/poets in Northern Europe, Latvia Brazil, Israel, and Japan.

Jay Leeming (New York)
Birth of Athena
Performance storyteller Jay Leeming connects the wild river of poetry with the earth-based stories humans have carried in their voices for thousands of years.
JAY LEEMING (New York)
Jay Leeming is a performance storyteller adept at connecting the wild river of poetry with the earth-based stories humans have carried in their voices for thousands of years, bringing these stories alive to audiences in theaters, schools, libraries and National Parks. He is the author of two books of poetry, the creator of the Crane Bag Storytelling Podcast and the recipient of a fellowship from the National Endowment for the arts.

Danielle Daniel (Minnesota)
Oscar
Danielle Daniel uses vibrant storytelling, drama, literature, and creative movement to help students create programs celebrating cultural diversity in schools, businesses, and community organizations.
DANIELLE DANIEL (Minnesota)
Danielle Daniel is a storyteller and teaching artist. Her storytelling programs have received rave reviews from parents, educators, business and community organizations, and most importantly, students of all ages. She has worked with numerous schools and community organizations to help create programs to promote cultural diversity. Danielle uses the art of storytelling, drama, literature, and creative movement to enhance students writing and critical thinking skills.

Rebecca Lemaire (Spain)
Zahra
Rebecca Lemaire tells in English, French, and Spanish to travel with listeners in a prison, a yoga school, a Tibetan monastery in the Himalaya, a theatre, a festival, and now online.
REBECCA LEMAIRE (Spain)
Rebecca is Belgian-British and is currently based in the South of Spain. She tells stories in English, Spanish and French wherever the wind takes her; Spain, India, Little Tibet, France, Belgium and online. Her passion is to look into people’s eyes, and travel with them through stories, whether in a prison, a yoga school, a Tibetan monastery in the Himalaya, a theatre, a festival, or online with young Palestinian refugees in Gaza. Rebecca trains primary, secondary and language teachers in storytelling techniques and activities in the context of language learning and education in general. She also gives introductory courses in storytelling in Spain and online. Lately, she has been telling stories about grief and death for healing. She likes to use sounds (flute, kalimba, voice, and drum) to give a depth to the stories she tells. Storytelling is a form of communication that goes way beyond words; it is a heart to heart interaction, and that is why she loves it! She has been telling stories for as long as she can remember. She studied with Numancia Rojas in Barcelona for three years, and has done shorter workshops and courses with different teachers from different backgrounds, including Jan Blake, UK and Martha Escudero, Mexico. She loves and continues to learn from other storytellers.

Anne Rutherford (Oregon)
Peacock Love
Award-winning storyteller Anne Rutherford delights audiences nationwide with funny, touching performances, including tales of personal adventure, Pacific Northwest folklore, and prize-winning lies.
ANNE RUTHERFORD (Oregon)
Award-winning storyteller Anne Rutherford delights audiences nationwide with funny, touching performances that include tales of personal adventure, Pacific Northwest folklore and prize-winning lies. Her singing and mandolin playing add to the fun, along with vivid vocal and physical characterizations such as her original Wild West alter-ego, the adventurous Clementine Ryder. A featured teller at the 2018 National Storytelling Festival, Anne has also twice been a Teller in Residence at the International Storytelling Center. Rutherford’s CD, The Habit of Joy, is a Storytelling World award winner. However, she is also five-time first place winner of the Northwest Folklife Liar’s Contest — so don’t believe everything she tells you. Rutherford performs and leads workshops across the country, often in with her husband Norm Brecke as Anne & Norm: Storytellers. Besides telling in festivals, Anne enjoys working as a teaching artist in schools, telling at libraries, and devising new stories. Treat your audience to Anne’s storytelling — contact her at (503) 830-2398 / anne@annerutherford.com.

Wangari Grace (Kenya)
Man Tree of the Lake
Author and storyteller Wangari is based in Nairobi, Kenya, and brings an enthusiastic and interactive style to listeners at home and away.
WANGARI GRACE (Kenya)
Wangari is a performance storyteller based in Nairobi Kenya. An enthusiast in using an interactive approach, she has shared stories in her country and away, and is the author of three children’s books.

Ingrid Nixon (Alaska)
Lawns
World traveler and champion liar, Ingrid Nixon takes listeners on a journey of imagination – from nail-biting international expeditions to her own front yard.
INGRID NIXON (Alaska)
Ingrid Nixon is a world-traveling storyteller who whisks listeners away on journeys of the imagination. Exploration nailbiters, tall tales, traditional and personal stories—she tells them all on international expeditions, and at venues around the country, including the National Storytelling Festival. Two of Ingrid’s story recordings have received the Storytelling World Gold! She is a champion liar many times over, a claim that makes her mother both proud and worried. She holds a Masters in Storytelling from East Tennessee State University. She currently hails from Southeast Alaska. Learn more and check out her recordings at IngridNixon.com.

Daniel Allison (Scotland)
Six Swans
Based in Scotland, storyteller, author, and podcaster, Daniel Allison has a lyrical and evocative style that breathes new life into ancient tales.
DANIEL ALLISON (Scotland)
Daniel Allison is an international Scottish storyteller, author and podcaster. Equally at home telling stories in schools, prisons or onstage at global festivals, Daniel has a lyrical and evocative style that breathes new life into ancient tales. Like all old-style storytellers, Daniel never uses a book or a script – his vast repertoire of stories are told entirely from memory and interlaced with the magic of the moment. Daniel’s debut novel, The Shattering Sea, is available now. His debut story collection, Scottish Myths & Legends, is available now. Finn & The Fianna, a collection of Celtic warrior tales, will be published by The History Press in December 2020. The Roundhouse Storytelling School, a membership site for oral storytellers founded by Daniel, will launch in January 2020. Daniel recently returned to Scotland after a period living in Thailand. He is available for bookings in Scotland and internationally.

Rebecca Hom (Washington)
Life In The Pits
Rebecca Hom brings her experience and skills as a columnist, public radio correspondent, interpretive naturalist, trained social work facilitator, and full-time mom to her love for sharing stories with a deep message.
REBECCA HOM (Washington)
Rebecca Hom is a master storyteller, with experience as an exhibit writer, group and classroom facilitator, columnist, public radio correspondent, interpretive naturalist, and full-time mother. She’s gathered and shared stories on six continents, with groups of all kinds, from toddlers to tottering elders. Trained in the field of social work at Wartburg College, Iowa, Rebecca has spent 25 years using her human resource skills and the art of storytelling to share stories with a message.

Laura Packer (Minnesota)
Hanging Laundry & The Ring
Acclaimed for her writing, counseling, producing, and coaching, Laura Packer shares a supportive and compassionate approach to all she does to leave listeners with new insights and new stories.
LAURA PACKER (Minnesota)
Laura Packer has been performing, coaching, writing, consulting, giving keynotes, and leading the storytelling field for more than 25 years. She knows the best way to the truth is through a good story and that this universally accessible artform creates empathy, builds bridges, and has the power to change the world. As the author of the award-winning From Audience to Zeal: The ABCs of Finding, Crafting, and Telling a Great Story and the accompanying workbook, she is committed to helping others find their voice. As the creator of #storyseeds she is dedicated to helping others deepen thrive creativity. Laura has received many awards. In 2020 she was inducted into the National Storytelling Network’s Circle of Excellence in recognition of her mastery, excellence, and dedication to the art of storytelling. Other awards include the 2020 Storytelling World Award for her Audience to Zeal books; 2018 Minnesota GrandSlam; best in Fringe in Kansas City in 2016 and 2018; the J. J. Reneaux Mentoring Grant from the National Storytelling Network in 2016; 2012 League for the Advancement of New England Storytelling Brother Blue Award; finalist in the 2009 and 2010 Boston Story Slam series; recipient of the 2010 National Storytelling Network Oracle Award and others. Laura has told in venues as wide ranging as festivals, theaters, government agencies, corporate stages, in the streets, in prisons, schools, assisted living facilities, libraries, hospices and more. Her audiences range from 4 years old to over 100 and in size from the intimacy of a good-night story to 5000 seat auditoria. She is a past Chair of Sharing the Fire, the oldest, largest regional storytelling conference in the US, past board member of both the League for Advancement of New England Storytelling and the National Storytelling Network, and current board member of StoryArtsMN. Laura has also hosted several Boston, Kansas City and Minneapolis area storytelling venues. In addition to her performances, Laura’s keynotes and talks are interactive and engaging. She strives to leave her audiences with new skills and new stories. Her coaching is supportive and full of curiosity. In her quest to help people tell their own stories, Laura has taught storytelling, writing and public speaking globally. Students have ranged from aspiring storytellers to corporate executives to librarians to elders to mental health professionals to artists to IT leaders and more. As sole proprietor of thinkstory organizational storytelling, Laura helps both for- and non-profit organizations communicate more effectively through coaching and storytelling techniques. Through listening and speaking exercises as well as story gathering and telling experiences, organizations come to a clearer understanding of their vision, needs and possibilities. Her one-day storytelling workshop, Stand Up and Speak Out: Tools for Effective Self Promotion, presented at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center was endorsed as “More useful than you could possibly imagine.” Her previous work at iRobot, the nation’s leading consumer robotics firm, was seminal in shaping the company’s view of its own history and future mission.

Noa Baum (Maryland)
The Vatican: A Love Story
Israeli-born, Noa Baum focuses on the power of storytelling to heal across the divides of identity and build bridges of peace in her work with audiences as diverse as the World Bank, US Defense Department, The Mayo Clinic and online audiences.
NOA BAUM (Maryland)
Israeli born Noa is an award-winning storyteller, author and coach. She focuses on the power of storytelling to heal across the divides of identity and build bridges of peace. Noa presents internationally to diverse audiences, including the World Bank, US Defense Department, The Mayo Clinic, National Storytelling Festival and the Kennedy Center. Noa’s memoir “A Land Twice Promised – An Israeli Woman’s Quest for Peace” won multiple awards including the Anne Izard Storytellers’ Choice Award. She lives in the US since 1990 and was voted by Washington Jewish Week as one of 10 most interesting local Jews.

Chetter Galloway (Georgia)
The VIP Room
The youngest of ten children, Chetter Galloway grew up with stories and has honed his craft as a raconteur of African and African-American stories.
CHETTER GALLOWAY (Georgia)
Storyteller Chetter Galloway is as raconteur of African and African-American stories. He is a native of Suffolk, VA, the youngest of ten children and remembers his father telling stories on road trips. He first experienced the power of storytelling at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation in Williamsburg, VA. He honed his craft at East Tennessee State University in their Masters of Storytelling Program. Chetter has worked with the Woodruff Arts Center, the SC Arts Commission, and Better Basics Enrichment Program of Birmingham, AL. He has recorded (3) storytelling CDs: Evil Knows Where Evil Sleeps, Fresh Squeezed Carrot Juice, & A Story, A Story, Let It Come, Let It Come. Chetter has performed across the country at notable venues such as: Atlanta Botanical Gardens, Atlanta Dogwood Festival, The Fernbank Museum, The High Museum of Fine Art, The National Black Arts Festival, & The Smithsonian. His programs are perfect for schools, churches, family reunions, civic groups, holiday celebrations, assisted living homes, and more. Chetter is a member of the National Association of Black Storytellers, National Storytelling Network, Kuumba Storytellers of Georgia, and the Southern Order of Storytellers. Engaging and entertaining, Chetter invites you to Feel the Rhythm & Live the Story!

Judith Heineman (New York)
The Gambler
Now based in New York, Judith has performed, produced, recorded, and won multiple awards at The Moth and beyond for her stories – ancient, modern, grim, sexy, and always compelling.
JUDITH HEINEMAN (New York)
Judith is an international award winning storyteller, arts educator, producer. She is a Chicago Moth winner, NSN Oracle Award recipient for Service and Leadership, and a co/ founder of the LA Women’s Theatre Festival, Judith introduced Tellabration! to Chicago in 1997 and produced it for 20 years, founding the Chicago Storytelling Guild simultaneously. Her CD, Grimm’s Grimmest: The Darker Side of Fairytales won a Parents’ Choice Gold, Storytelling World Honor and Parenting Press awards. “Sheltering” in her native New York, she has become obsessed with making earrings during the pandemic – “Corona Creations: Every earring tells a story!” An original story will be created for each. Juhestories@aol.com

Richard Martin (Germany)
Three Crones
Richard has spent thirty years telling stories from India to Singapore, Hong Kong, Europe, and America. On his much-viewed and much-praised website, he generously shares a video gallery of more than 120 folktales.
RICHARD MARTIN (Germany)
Richard has been telling stories professionally for 30 years – throughout Europe and as far away as India, Singapore, Hong Kong and America. He usually tells in English, although having lived in Germany since 1976, he is sometimes asked to tell in German. The last 12 months have been a steep learning curve as, working intensively online, recording, live-streaming and leading workshops. His large website offers resources as well as a video gallery of more than 120 folk tales: www.tellatale.eu.

Lillian Rodrigues-Pang (Australia)
Love Done
A bilingual storyteller (English/Spanish), Lillian combines stories with song, rhyme, props, percussion, actions, and language for a full-bodied, fully engaged performance style.
LILLI PANG (Australia)
A bilingual storyteller, Lillian Rodrigues-Pang tells stories to audiences of all ages for fun, education, personal and community acceptance/awareness. Combining stories with song, rhyme, props, percussion, actions and language, Lillian enthralls the audience with her full bodied, theatrical performance. storytellersnsw.org.au/lillian-rodriguespang

Archy Jamjun (Illinois)
Ladyboy Wants Gabies
Moth winner, program curator, and featured podcast performer, Archy Jamjun brings his much-in-demand personal stories to adult listeners in person, online, and everywhere.
ARCHY JAMJUN (Illinois)
Archy Jamjun is the curator of Outspoken at Sidetrack. He is a two time winner of The Moth Grand Slam and has been featured on the RISK! Podcast and StoryJam. His show I LOVE EVERYTHING!!! debuts at the Fillet of Solo Storytelling Festival this January. You can find him on Facebook and Twitter as Archy Arch J
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