Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.9, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Kristianne Huntsberger Narrativist ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://kristiannehuntsberger.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Story Circle](https://kristiannehuntsberger.com/story-circle/) - [My Favorite Part is the Stories](https://kristiannehuntsberger.com/my-favorite-part-is-the-stories/) - My favorite part of workshop is hearing everyone’s story in the last session. I finished the first of my 4 Culture grant-funded workshops just after Summer Solstice. The stories that the cohort at Greenwood Senior Center told were appropriately inspiring for this bright time of year. Their heroes learned who to trust, how to move - [Living it up at Folklife](https://kristiannehuntsberger.com/living-it-up-at-folklife/) - Seattle Folklife Festival packs hundreds of performances into the long Memorial Day Weekend at the Seattle Center each year. It always seems like a great idea, a friend said to me when we bumped into one another that Sunday afternoon amid elephant ear and lemonade stands. It’s also quickly overwhelming. There’s simply too much to - [storytelling resolutions](https://kristiannehuntsberger.com/storytelling-resolutions/) - A New Year to resolve to reduce commitments and tell stories that imagine the future. - [Art de rue... Street Art in Paris](https://kristiannehuntsberger.com/art-de-rue-street-art-in-paris/) - I spent the first week this month in Paris. We strolled the streets, lounged in parks and ate delicious cheese and croissants. Though we did not participate in the extraordinarily long lines for the Louvre and other classic spots, we still got to see artwork all over the city. Street Art is one of my - [folklore in the year of the horse](https://kristiannehuntsberger.com/folklore-in-the-year-of-the-horse/) - Last year I caught an episode of the Myths and Legends podcast called Rat Race, which tells the origin story of the Chinese Zodiac and how the animal participants in the Jade Emperor's Great Race each marked a year in a repeating 12-year cycle. The most recent cycle started in 2020 with the rat, who - [Making New Myths](https://kristiannehuntsberger.com/making-new-myths/) - My first 4Culture storytelling workshop starts in just over a week. I'll work with storytellers at the Greenwood Senior Center for five weeks to creatively transform experiences into fairy tales. I also had a great meeting with Hugo House about hosting the second workshop with them during introspective season this Autumn. I'll have more on - [Spring cleaning with hobgoblins](https://kristiannehuntsberger.com/spring-cleaning-with-hobgoblins/) - In some folk traditions spring wasn't only the time to clean the windows, shake out heavy quilts and rugs, sweep the floors, clear away clutter and empty the junk drawer. It was also a good moment to thank your household brownie. These moody spirits putter around your home at night and do little chores or - [Grant News](https://kristiannehuntsberger.com/grant-news/) - I'm honored to be a recipient of a 2025 4Culture Projects grant. Exciting things are ahead! - [Discovering Storytelling](https://kristiannehuntsberger.com/storytelling/) - Storytelling is a ritual art. We take a journey together and return to the ordinary world changed. I drove two and a half hours alone to the annual storytelling festival in Ojai, CA my senior year of college. I went alone because I assumed the place would be full of grade school children. Wouldn't my college peers consider me juvenile? Weren’t stories just for kids? - [Heroes Showcase](https://kristiannehuntsberger.com/heroes-showcase/) - Fall 2024 Workshop Performance 1: Randy Performance 2: Lorraine Heroes Showcase Fall 2024 Explore the episodes Podcast - [Storytelling Workshops](https://kristiannehuntsberger.com/workshops/) - Explore individual and small group storytelling workshop opportunities & interactive lecture options. - ["Language is wine upon the lips." -virginia woolf](https://kristiannehuntsberger.com/written-words/) - Here are Some samples of things I’ve enjoyed writing... ## Pages - [Home](https://kristiannehuntsberger.com/) - You are called to set out on adventure, depart the ordinary world on a journey of discovery and return transformed. Storytelling is a ritual art. Your story has weight. It shapes how you see yourself and the world. With the right tools, you can re-claim the full - [Welcome](https://kristiannehuntsberger.com/about/) - I'm Kristianne. Storyteller, Folklorist, Ritual Artist and Teacher. I am a devoted Narrativist. My own journey into story has taken me through both academic and artistic worlds, guided always by the empowering forces of curiosity and wonder. I believe stories speak for themselves. When performing on stage, I have felt the little tug in a - [Story Slant Workshops](https://kristiannehuntsberger.com/workshops/) - tell all the truth but tell it slant —emily dickinson Slanting stories is a technique to tell the full emotional reality of our experiences and beliefs. A story slant is a creative re-visioning of a tough and important life experience, re-framed with plucky animal heroes or supernatural battles. Story slanting encourages imaginative embellishment and exploration - [Let's Connect](https://kristiannehuntsberger.com/connect/) - I would love to hear from you. Please reach out with any questions or to get a conversation started about how we might work together. You can also ping me on Instagram. - [Home Old](https://kristiannehuntsberger.com/home-old/) - A story begins with a call... The hero in a tale is called to depart the ordinary world and move toward discovery.This is your call. Where will your story take you?Come find out... Hello, I'm Kristianne.I am a storyteller, folklorist, podcaster and teaching artist. 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