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STORYTELLING

BRINGING FOLK & FAIRY TALES TO LIFE

Joyfully imaginative storytelling performances, workshops & coaching for schools, libraries, arts venues, organizations, universities, and individuals.

 

Folktales & fairy tales come alive to inspire engaged creativity, empathy, and community.

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Schools and Libraries

Give students a front row seat to the imaginative, empathy-building world of story!

 

Dynamic storytelling assemblies, in-classroom performances and workshops, and professional learning for educators in school, library, and conference settings.

Promotes literacy, social emotional learning, and inclusion for English Language Learners.

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Storyteller Rachael Harrington performs a folktale to an audience of listeners during a storytelling festival. Behind her is a violist who accompanied the story, and another performer who also told a story.

Arts Venues

Stories for all ages in festivals, theaters, and arts venues in NYC and across the nation.

 

Fresh takes on traditional tales, funny stories from real life. 

Festival Appearances include: New Jersey Storytelling Festival, Day of Water Festival on Govenor's Island, Gotham Arts Festival, and The Uptown Arts Stroll

Organizations and Universities

Storytelling performances, training, and talks to organizations and institutions working to positively and creatively impact the lives of their clients, staff, students, and communities.

 

If you are looking for engaing staff development, or are wondering how storytelling workshops could benefit your organization or clients, contact Rachael!

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Individuals and Coaching

Storyteller Rachael Harrington smile for the camera. She has on a dark green shirt and leans on one hand that is placed on her forehead.

My goal as a storytelling coach is to help you find, craft, and share your story with authenticity and joy.

During coaching sessions we dig into playful story-centered questions, writing prompts, and activities to find the vision, heart, and arc of your narrative. In these sessions I listen deeply, ask a lot of questions, and offer insight on story structure and character voice so that you can write or speak your story with clarity and confidence. 

Consideration of how your story moves and impacts your listeners is a key part of coaching sessions. I work to help you hear your story from the listeners' point of view so that your speaking engagement is not just about telling a great story, but is also about weaving genuine connections with other humans in a room. 

Tell your story with JOY!

Rachael helped me take a 25 minute story down to 8 minutes and the story was STILL super impactful. I also used to hate writing cause I got overwhelmed putting everything down on paper.

Rani Cheema,
Founder + Culinary Travel Specialist at Cheema's Travel

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