Kathleen Mavournin
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Kathleen grew up in Minnesota and has always loved folktales and fairytales. She moved to
East Tennessee more than 40 years ago, but when she starts to talk, you'll know that
she's not native there. She holds a Ph.D. in Microbiology and worked for many years at the
Oak Ridge National Laboratory as a Genetic Toxicologist. Now retired, she has a lot more
time for stories — a whole world of stories.
Kathleen has performed at Storytelling Festivals, Tellabrations, and Renaissance Fairs around the southern Appalachian region. She belongs to the Smoky Mountain Storytellers Association, the National Storytelling Network, the Healing Story Alliance, and the Guild of Sacred Storytellers. She tells stories to school children, youth groups, women's groups, in retirement and assisted living centers, and to her grandchildren. Kathleen's interest in storytelling goes back to her childhood. She learned her craft through practice and performance, detailed observation of master storytellers, and coaching and intensive workshops with superb tellers. Her repertoire includes rarely heard stories from distant places as well as familiar European fairytales, Appalachian, Native American, Hasidic, and Celtic stories. She leads workshops on telling life stories, creating fairytales from personal experiences, and goddess mythology. She teaches storytelling to children and also teaches teachers how to teach storytelling to children. |
