Judith Black
Judith Black is an American professional storyteller, who has toured internationally, telling stories to a wide ranging audience in the United States, Europe, and the Near East. She has produced thirteen CDs, and won a variety of awards, such as the coveted Oracle Award. Her work has been featured in venues such as the
Smithsonian Institution and the
Montreal Comedy Festival, and has been featured seven times at the
National Storytelling Festival. In addition she has produced a variety of seminars and workshops for storytellers. She has been commissioned by the
U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Public Radio, religious institutions, and non-profit organisations to create original stories that strengthen their respective missions.
Black studied education at
Wheelock College, and drama at the
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She has also worked as an actress and founded the Three Apples Storytelling Festival. During her 24-year tenure as an adjunct professor with the
Lesley University Graduate School, Black developed and implemented instruction in the use of storytelling to extend cognitive, curricular, social and emotional objectives in the educational setting. Black has also been instrumental in introducing story slams in Amsterdam, Finland, and Sweden, emphasising personal experience and authenticity in shaping stories for public telling.
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