Diane Edgecomb

A transformational teller with a rich background in theater, Diane's dynamic storytelling is filled with living characters, movement and song, bringing each story vividly to life. A recipient of the NSN ORACLE award for Storytelling Excellence in the Northeast, the National Circle of Excellence award and five Storytelling World awards, Diane’s performances have been featured in the US and abroad where she received five star reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for her performance of “A Thousand Doorways.” In this tour de force performance, Edgecomb embodies over fifteen different characters, as she enacts scenes from her journey to gather the endangered folktales of the Kurds aided by her courageous Kurdish friends. Their combined  effort resulted in: A Fire in My Heart: Kurdish Tales, the first collection of Kurdish folktales to be published in English. “An epic story told with consummate skill” The Stage, UK.

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 seen at prestigious venues throughout the country and internationally for over twenty-five years including the National Storytelling Festival, the International Storytelling Center, the Scottish International Storytelling Festival as well as theatres, colleges and universities. Passionate about the power of story and what it can do for our world, Diane’s keynotes and workshops often accompany her performances inspiring a renewed vision for our world as well as encouraging each person’s expressive and narrative abilities.

"A Thousand Doorways" the true story of her journey to gather the folktales of the last Kurdish stories, won four and five star reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe. "An epic story told with consummate skill."  The Stage, UK "The long-muffled stories of the Kurds finally come to life in the hands of a skilled performer." The Student Newspaper- Edinburgh

Diane also offers solo performances accompanied by Celtic harp which bring to life ancient myths including those told at the time of the Winter Solstice.

"A storyteller in the grand tradition, Edgecomb is a virtuoso of the spoken word, an entire cast rolled into one." Publisher's Weekly.

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