Storytelling with “Sophisticated Attitude!”
Artist Statement
I love performing! I get incredible joy in sharing folktales and well researched history and mythology stories. I promise fun, interactive performances and educational experiences.
Biography
Linda Gorham’s performances are filled with surprising twists and unconventional humor. For the past 25 years, Linda has engaged audiences with interactive folktales, distinctive myths, notably twisted fairy tales, riveting well-researched historical stories, and humorously heartfelt stories about family life. Each performance is infused with Linda’s unique, signature ‘sophisticated attitude’.
Programs
My stories include lots of fun and audience participation. Some of my popular themes for schools are listed below:
Multicultural Folktales Respect & Other Character Stories
Greek Mythology Anansi the Spider & Other Trickster Stories
Ghostly Hair Raisers
Christmas Stories
I Shape Freedom – Stories of African American Heroes (see selected programs below)
1) The Barack Obama Story: From Birth to the White House
2) The Story of Ruby Bridges
3) Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
4) Wilma Rudolph & Andy Stanfield, Olympic Heroes
5) 100 Years of Black History
6) Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
7) The Little Rock Nine & School Integration
Quotes
“Mrs. Gorham is better than recess!”
– Carrie Douglas, St. Charles, Illinois
“Linda can rivet people of all walks of life with tales from all over the world – To some, Gorham is a hip, here-and-now, modern day griot.”
– Writer for the Chicago Tribune
“I want to let you know how much we enjoyed working with you. I wish all the people I deal with had as much enthusiasm, love and wisdom flowing from them as you do. Your performance was perfect! I have heard nothing but great things about your stories. I loved them all myself. Thank you for making my job so enjoyable!”
– Janelle Hildeman, Curator: Shared Stories: A Performance Series of the Lives of Women Beach Museum of Art, Kansas