Laura Simms is an internationally renowned storyteller and performance artist. Born in Brooklyn, she has been a major force in the renaissance of storytelling as an art in America since 1968. Her stories range from traditional fairytale, myth epic and folklore from Egypt, Persia, South Africa and Tibet, to contemporary true-life tales. Laura’s major performance works have included, ‘The Seven Princesses’, a retelling of Nizami’s stories within story; ‘Women and Wild Animals’ a collage of ancient myth, poetry and fairytale in honour of the earth and the feminine principle; and ‘Persephone Ascending’ a retelling of the myth of Demeter and Persephone with true life stories. Her work is spontaneous poetry and narrative, often accompanied by uncanny vocalisations, gesture and characterisation.
Riveting child and adult audiences alike, Laura has performed extensively in theatres, colleges, festivals and schools throughout the USA, Europe, Taiwan and New Zealand. She is currently involved with long-term projects supporting Romany culture in Romania. Laura is much respected as a scholar of oral traditions and teacher of storytelling. Her audio and audio-visual recordings have gained many awards.
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