Motoko Award Winning Japanese Storytelling!

Award-winning storyteller Motoko enchants audiences of every age with her weaving of ancient lore, original tales, lyrical movement and traditional music. A native of Osaka, Japan, Motoko has performed professionally since 1993 in schools, libraries, colleges and festivals across the U.S. Her featured appearances include PBS' "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood", the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, Tennessee, Timpanogos Storytelling Festival in Orem, Utah, Bay Area Storytelling Festival in Oakland, California, as well as CarnegieKids in Miyazaki Project, sponsored by Carnegie Hall. Her debut CD, "The Promise of Chrysanthemums" won a 2002 Parents' Choice Silver Honor Award, a 2003 Storytelling World Award, and a 2007 National Parenting Publications Award (NAPPA.) Her third CD, "Like a Lotus Flower: Girlhood Tales from Japan" was released in 2009. www.folktales.net

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• Japanese Culture
• Storytelling
• Japan
• Mime
• Chinese Culture
• Folktales