"Thank you for a truly amazing performance!"
LISA BERTUZZI, AUDIENCE MEMBER |
"Mesmerizing...the audience was rapt and transported.
I absolutely loved it." CAROL HOCKETT, CORNELL UNIVERSITY |
"Jay’s beautifully told tales
transport us to other worlds, even as they take us deeper into our own." JONATHAN MILLER, STORY HOUSE ITHACA |
Jay Leeming is a performance storyteller adept at bringing ancient myths and stories alive through the power of the spoken word. A regular performer in theaters, schools, libraries and National Parks, he is the creator of the Crane Bag Storytelling Podcast, the author of three books of poetry and the recipient of a fellowship from the National Endowment for the arts. |
THE MAHABHARATA
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STORYTELLING COMMUNITYStories flourish when told in community, for
each listener brings the diversity of their own experience to the images of the tale. Members of my Patreon community receive free admission to all of my online storytelling events and classes, as well as access to additional storytelling recordings and resources. Consider joining that community to deepen your connection to the mythologies of the world. |
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MYTHOPOETIC
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THE CRANE BAG PODCASTThe traditional stories of the world are not simply entertainment but something more, each one a dream of the tribe, a ceremony of the breath, a map to the many territories of this life. The Crane Bag Podcast is where I bring this mythworld to life, a growing library of over 80 episodes now encompassing Norse Myth, the Epic of Gilgamesh, Sufi wisdom stories, the Odyssey, "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight," numerous fairy tales, and much more.
Thanks to the continuing generosity of my Patreon community, all of these recordings are available free of charge at the link below. |
Still photo, top: Sara Tro Photography/saratrophoto.com