Sharon Jacksties & Jem Dick

Sharon Jacksties, is a professional performance storyteller, with a practice that also covers community and applied storytelling. With a background in theatre and dance, she has created countless projects and events crossing artforms, mostly with storytelling at their heart. An author of 5 collections of traditional stories, her most recent book is ‘A History of the World in 100 Tales’. She also teaches storytelling here and abroad and continues to work in Romania where, after 15 years, her students are now at the forefront of Romania’s own storytelling revival.

Jem Dick, is a storyteller, musician, musical instrument and giant maker. Also a visual artist in many media including ceramics, he has taught visual arts, music and storytelling in a variety of settings, becoming a founder member and tutor for Europe’s only company of learning disabled storytellers. He has run sacred sweat lodge ceremonies for many years, including for University College London’s anthropology department. Working as a creative therapist for 30 years, he uses his extensive arts practice to enable people to express themselves in ways appropriate to their needs.