Sean Buvala has been on the edge of where storytelling is going since the inception of his Storyteller.net, way back when. It's so way back when the site is older than the googly website. In addition to performances all over North America, he's really into coaching other performers on where the world is going to go so that we can all go there, too. So, if someone is doing something "new" online with storytelling, you can bet Sean's probably done that.

Actually, Sean's work is older than that, some 30+ years to be exact. Starting back in the mid-'80s, he knew this gig was going to stick after he converted a classroom of hilariously homicidal 8th-graders into lovers and tellers of story. He had podcasts of great storytellers before the word "podcast" existed.

Sean is the publisher at "The Small-Tooth-Dog Publishing Group" in Arizona where, in addition to his own many books on the art and journey of storytelling, he's producing a bunch of new books from other storytellers, artists, and communicators from all over the United States.

As far as performances go, Sean Buvala is deep into "Inappropriate Folktales Appropriately Told." Why? Because the old stories have much to still teach us all.

Travel: CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, RI, VT, Out of Region

Audience:  Families, Teens, Adults

Genre: Folktales, Personal Stories

Awards:

• Oracle Award from the National Storytelling Network

Testimonials:

“He is not only knowledgeable about the art of storytelling, but his vision advances the art.”- Kevin Cordi Ph.D.

“Sean promised me that when he was finished with the day, our folks would have practical skills to begin their own storytelling. Sean was right. Not only did he give folks practical strategies for forming stories he captivated and inspired us all with stories of his own. As a training coordinator, it is always a challenge to try and provide the best quality training for folks while also being a good steward of the resources. Sean was an investment in our youth ministers that will continue to pay dividends for a long long time.” - Christopher Ashby