Omar and Lori Hansen began telling stories together 13 years ago, as a way to contribute to their children's elementary school classes. With Omar's acting and playwriting background, and Lori's Theatre Education experience, once they were parents, tandem storytelling became a natural evolution.
Since then, they have told at festivals around the west, including the Weber State Storytelling Festival, The Timpanogos Storytelling Festival Western Region Showcase, The Festival of the American West, and in Iowa, the Donna Reed Festival, and the LAUGHS festival in Virginia. Omar told at the Naitonal Storytelling Network conference in Denver, CO. In 2006 they were both featured at the Exchange Place Program at the National Storytelling Fesstival in Jonesborough, TN.
Omar teaches storytelling at BYU-Idaho as art of his narrative theatre program, and Lori teaches storytelling through the community education program in Rexburg, ID. They, together with Teresa Clark, are the founders of the Snake River Storytelling Festival in Southeastern Idaho. |