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Every story begins with a call.


The hero departs the ordinary world and steps toward discovery. Whether you’re reshaping personal experience, reclaiming your voice, or seeking deeper connection, I will help you craft stories that inspire, heal, and resonate.

Offerings

Your story has weight. It shapes how you see yourself and how others see you. But with the right tools, you can reclaim that narrative. My Story Slant methodology combines the rigor of story structure with the freedom of performance. Whether you’re looking to build confidence, improve communication skills, or share your experience publicly, I’ll guide you toward a version of your story that empowers and connects.

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Workshops

Interactive, small-group sessions that blend story structure, performance skills, and personal reflection to reshape story, refine delivery, and build confidence in your voice.

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Performance

Curated performances that bring stories to life based on two decades performing stories shaped by folkloric research and lived experience.

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Lectures

Collaboratively-designed lectures and educational sessions on folklore, narrative theory, and participatory storytelling for large groups.

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Coaching

Individual coaching for creative projects to clarify voice, vision, and narrative strategy, rooted in folkloric frameworks and storytelling practices.

My storytelling workshops are more than investigations of the inner working of story structure; they are creative and therapeutic opportunities to connect and re-create experiences. You already are a storyteller and a hero on your great journey. Together, we build a creative tool bag to carry you through the looking glass or fairytale woods to a magical world.

Hello, I’m Kristianne.

Storyteller, Folklorist, Podcaster, Teaching Artist.

My own journey into story took me through worlds both academic and artistic, guided always by the empowering forces of curiosity and wonder.

A picture of Kristianne hiking in the woods with an adorable dog named Maggie.