Artist:
Dann Seki
PROGRAM; STORIES FROM THROUGHOUT ASIA AND HAWAI‘I
Dann Seki is a stage and screen actor as well as a storyteller. He is a member of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) and is on the Board of Directors for Kumu Kahua Theatre.
From Aiea, Hawai‘i, Dann is a proud graduate of Aiea High School. Dann has degrees in Audiology and Health Services Administration. As an actor, he has appeared in numerous local commercials, most of the television shows filmed in Hawai‘i, and on stage at many of the local theatres. He was on the air at KUMU-FM for many years.
A storyteller since 1994, he has performed statewide at various libraries and senior centers; at the Windward Community College Storytelling Festival, the Talk Story Festival, First Night Hawai‘i, on a statewide tour of “Pearl Harbor Remembered,” and many other storytelling events. He enjoys all kinds of stories, but particularly origin stories, ghost stories, and stories that share cultural and life lessons from Hawai‘i and the world.
“Stories about growing up in Hawai‘i.” “Obake and other Ghostly Tales from Japan, Hawai‘i and other places in the world.” “Stories about Hawai‘i’s people.” “Myths, folk tales and stories from Japan, Korea, China, other Pacific-rim cultures and from around the world.” “Stories about origins – how the sea got salty; why the naupaka has only half a flower; why the buzzard looks the way it does and more.” are a few of the many storytelling programs available from versatile storyteller Dann Seki. For upper elementary to senior audiences.
PERFORMANCE NEEDS
Technical: Microphone for audiences of 100 or more.
Age Level Appropriateness: upper elementary to senior citizens
Type of Program: Lecture/Demonstration
