Education and Inspiration through the ancient art of storytelling!
Fox is often a guest speaker in the pulpit on Sunday mornings. He celebrates the lives of Saints in dynamic, educational performances and workshops. He performs and/or leads workshops for Catholic Schools, CDC classes, summer Bible school programs, family nights, and youth retreats. He has taught 3rd and 4th grade at an inner city Catholic School and Quaker History at a Quaker High School. He is a sought after keynote speaker for educational conferences and presents teacher training workshops for Religious Educators. Following are several programs you may wish to host in your school or church community:
Old, familiar biblical ideas come to life in new, exciting stories. Combing the world's religious traditions, Fox has woven together dynamic stories with Christian themes to affirm our faith and inspire our worship of the Lord. You choose the themes, Fox will find the stories!
Using traditional hymns and both secular and sacred stories, Fox explores the origins of many of the customs of Christmas. Sing-a-long and remember Christmases past, build memories for Christmases to come. A great way to celebrate the Holy Day Spirit!
A Christmas tale, a Hanukkah story, a fable for Kwanza, and a myth for the winter solstice, mixed with songs and poetry, all combine for a magical, multicultural celebration of the midwinter holidays.
Through stories and songs journey back to the dawn of the Renaissance, to the Umbrian Valley of medieval Italy. Walking in the footsteps of Saint Francis of Assisi, master storyteller Brian "Fox" Ellis retraces the life of this blessed little poor man. From the miracle of his conversion to his rebuilding of the church, Fox shares the joys and struggles of one of histories most influential leaders. Fox traveled to Assisi, Italy to research this performance.
From the Patron Saint of Television, Lady Claire, to the Patron Saint of Hounds, Saint Hubertos, Brian “Fox” Ellis celebrates the miraculous and martyred in this performance of the stories of saints well-known and unknown. With enough advance notice he is willing to research the stories of your patron saints.
From Buddhist priests in ancient Japan to Quaker abolitionists in early America, there have always been individuals who dared to confront violence with the truth of their lives. The audience will visit the German prison camps of World War II and the jungles of Central America. They will sing the songs of the Underground Railroad and celebrate the freedom that one finds inside oneself when you find the courage to live your faith.
Could you imagine sitting around a campfire with the wiliest Native American trickster, a Zen Buddhist madman, and Christianity's most beloved mystic? This performance is a cosmic olympics of spiritual story telling, ritual, poetry, and song. Brian "Fox" Ellis moves easily from character to character, challenging the audience to rethink its values and move into the presence of "the spirit." With humor and confusion, sing-a-long and ceremony, folks are moved through the full range of emotion and left in a place where magic just might happen.
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