Living Myth Events

DIANE EDGECOMB - LIVINGMYTH.COM

Winner of the first Oracle Award for Storytelling Excellence in the Northeast and the national Circle of Excellence, Diane is known for the passion and depth of her work whether embodying a true story or bringing renewed meaning to traditional tales. A featured teller at the National Storytelling Festival, the International Storytelling Center and on National Public Radio, Diane’s transformational telling style, in which she fully embodies the characters and scenes of a tale brings listeners into the heart of every story. When accompanied by Celtic harper Margot Chamberlain or multi-instrumentalist Tom Megan the performances include a rich variety of songs and music from cultures around the world. “A storyteller in the grand tradtion, Edgecomb is a virtuoso of the spoken word…an entire cast rolled into one!” -Publisher’s Weekly review.

Diane's Living Myth Events bring together ancient myths and modern landscapes to create new and vital intersections of Myth and Life. The image for Living Myth is of a turtle lifted to new worlds on the wings of birds, symbolizing how ancient truths are carried forward on the wings of story.