Education and Inspiration through the ancient art of storytelling!
I just posted another piece of our video "Voices for the River" on YouTube. The Dance of the Whooping Crane is a poem I wrote, beautifully animated by Vin Luong with film footage from my brother Bruce. Next week I head off to Texas to perform as John James Audubon at the Grace Museum in Abeline. Visit my Calendar to see when I might be in a town near you so you can piggy-back a program and share travel expenses.
Within the pages of this website you will find Stories, Lesson Plans, Poetry and Articles that celebrate history and science through stories and poems.
There are ideas to help you strengthen your voice, motivate and instruct your students, and climb higher into your family tree.
There are also Books, CDs, and DVDs, for sale as well as stories to listen to and share with your friends.
My goal is to inspire folks to awaken to a deeper understanding of who they are within their relationship to human history and the natural world around them. I hope to evoke the storyteller within you.
Storytelling Performances are always entertaining, but offer something more, an opportunity to breathe together, laugh, and touch life more deeply. My Workshops are grounded in practical skill development and geared towards building the self esteem that comes with finding your voice and adding your voice to the choir of humanity!
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Sincerely,
Brian "Fox" Ellis
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We are moving ever closer to being finished with my new film about the Illinois River. Here is short music video I wrote and produced. It features Barry Cloyd and some amazing Chicago bluesmen, Filmed and edited by Frank Blain of ProVideo: "The Catfish Blues"
After years of work, and a big chunk of summer spent filming and editing, my first film is nearly done! We are in post-production and hope to release this fall, enter a few film festivals and distribute free copies to regional schools in the spring, but just for you, here is a sneak peek of “Voices For the River", a trailer, posted today on You Tube. Please drop me an e-mail and tell me what you think!
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Fox has written several essays on Audubon's Mammals for Princeton Audubon the premiere sight for purchasing Audubon Prints. They have everything from original Havel Editions to the very best modern facsimiles. When you make a purchase, type Fox Tales in the notes and you will receive a discount for the regularly priced double elephant and imperial portfolios.
Fox is excited to announce two new books Charles Darwin and His Revolutionary Idea based on his performance as Darwin and Content Area Reading, Writing, and Storytelling a collection of thirty short stories with lesson plans to inspire teacher and students to tell their own tales while immersed in science, math, and social studies. Purchase a copy today!
Fox is now writing stories for a wonderful web site, Saint Francis Garden. They have now published several stories Saint Francis and the Birds, The Saint Francis Fountain, and Saint Francis and the Wolf. Later this summer I will add a few Christmas stories to their web page Christmas Night Inc.!
Fox is currently touring several one man shows: Charles Darwin, is receiving rave reviews. Invite A Friend of Abraham Lincoln to celebrate his 200th birthday! John James Audubon is a big hit at museums, nature centers and birding festivals. Invite Gregor Mendel, to your school, conference, festival or museum.
