Medieval Program
This program presents audience members with music and stories of Medieval time Tales from the Arabian Knights to Stories of King Arthur's court. Derek accompanies his telling with medieval music that he sings and plays on
Spanish medieval bagpipe, Turkish long neck lute, medieval lute, psaltery and flute.
4th grade and up.
Mirror of Race - Stories that deal with issues of Race and Ethnicity
This program uses stories both personal and from literature and folklore to encourage audiences to think about issues of race. For middle school audiences this program uses early photographic images - Daguerreotypes - to generate discussion. See http://mirrorofrace.org
Middle and High school
Stories of Survival and the Environment
Derek tells folktales from Rain Forests around the world. These stories of animals and creatures help motivate audiences to think of the environment and our need to protect it.
Reflecting Stories: How We Respond to AIDS.
This program is for an an adult audience and uses folktales and interwoven with contemporary narrative to help audiences reflect on this issue facing our communities today. The performance is followed by a discussion.
Middle to High School
