Stories to Fire the Imagination

 

National touring artist Joshua Kane brings a vivid theatricality to the ancient art of storytelling. Kane’s solo performances are true “Theatre of the Mind.” Without sets or costumes, he brings to life a dazzling array of original stories, multicultural myths, literary classics, monodramas, ghost stories, tall tales and folklore.

Joshua Kane’s performances stimulate creativity, opening up students’ minds to the power of the spoken and written word. Packed with participation, and connected to curriculum with study guides, his performances and workshops provide a unique opportunity to strengthen school curricula through the arts.

As a performer and writer, Mr. Kane has created and performed original works for major museums, arts centers and festivals, including New York’s 92nd Street Y (“A Force of Nature, Or How I Survived My Jewish-American Family”), the Jewish Museum (“The Streets are Paved with Gold”), The Peabody Museum at Yale (“It Was This Big” aka “The Great Bamboozler”), The Bruce Museum in Greenwich CT (“Spiders Weave Dragons Tales”), and the Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art in Ridgefield, CT (“We’re Not Weird, We’re Your Neighbors”). His “Stories of Ourselves” workshop was featured as a community outreach program for the Crown Heights History Project at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum, which was sponsored by the New York Times Foundation. He has also performed his original children’s verse on Colorado Public Radio.

Kane served for more than a decade as a Connecticut Commission on the Arts (CCA) Touring Artist. His work as a performer and artist in residence was recognized when the CCA designated him a Master Teaching Artist.

Workshops increase the impact of Kane’s performances in your community.