Kansas Arts on Tour Roster - Storytelling

Ms. Ho’s stories are very entertaining and enjoyed by audiences of all ages. In a unique, theatrical style of her own, Jo invites listeners to participate in the interactive programs. With zany characterizations in delightful dialects, Jo offers many laughs and opportunities for some fun role-playing.

Appearing throughout the U.S. at libraries, schools, and festivals since 1989, she has been a featured teller at the Atlanta Storytelling Festival, Baton Rouge’s Earth Day, Bankoh Storytelling Festival in Honolulu, Hawaii, Nebraska’s Annual Storytelling Festival, Kansas Storytelling Festival in Downs, Kans., and Kansas City’s Storytelling Celebration.

For more information about the lady that children herald as “The King of Storytellers” go to www.johostoryteller.com.

Program Descriptions

Who are our children’s heroes? They cannot fly like a superhero, but they can aspire to ride in a space shuttle like “real” people have done. In these historical tales of hometown heroes listeners will have the opportunity to engage in learning about some of the great men and women that hailed from Kansas and Missouri. Storyteller Jo Ho takes the audience into the fascinating worlds of the real-life heroes and heroines that have made positive contributions to humankind. Whether it’s a tale of Amelia Earhart and her daring adventures in aviation, the entertaining works in literature of Laura Ingalls Wilder and Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain), the amazing discoveries and inventions of George Washington Carver, or the fearless and upright deeds of James “Wild Bill” Hickok, the legacies of these close to home heroes will live on and on as their stories are passed to each generation. Cartoon hero? No way. Real life hero? Yeah! Appropriate for the whole family.