Jan Andrews

Widely-recognized as a storyteller who touches her audiences with the depth and power of her work, Jan Andrews has traveled extensively, telling stories at festivals and in concerts across Canada, in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States in her twenty years of performance.

Whether working with traditional or literary material, Jan is drawn to the stories' dark mysteries. She has told from The Iliad, The Odyssey, The Mahabharata and other great epics, inspiring other tellers to do the same.

Her repertoire of traditional folk material is extensive. She is always ready to pull "just the right story" out of her story bag. She tells to all ages and is more than happy to tailor her performances to presenter requirements. She has a number of favourite literary stories for the telling; has worked with artists in other media, and has developed programs of stories from her own life. An inspiring workshop leader, she gives master classes and is glad to share skills with tellers at all levels of ability.

Well-versed in the ways of storytelling administration, connected to storytellers across the country, a community-builder at heart, Jan has been responsible for the artistic direction of two storytelling series in her home community as well as being director of the national StorySave project, recording Canadian storytelling elders for CDs and audio web site.

Author of books for young people, Jan has been short-listed for a number of major Canadian awards. Recent work includes reshaping stories from around the world so that they may find homes in New World settings. She invites you to explore: Out of the Everywhere, Tales for a New World and Stories at the Door.

A storytelling performance by Jan Andrews leaves listeners spell bound. There is a pause of quiet intensity before the applause. Audience members know they have been touched in heart, soul and mind; offered a gift to carry forth with them -- to hold in the memory to use for the rest of their lives.

Available: weekdays (days, evenings), weekends

to contact jan directly email her at janandrews(at)magma.ca

check out her websites, 2 women productions and janandrews.ca