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Nannette Watts

Actor - Choreographer - Dancer - Director - Singer - Storyteller

About the artist:

Nannette Watts has been a professional storyteller for over a decade. Growing up, her family life was immersed in stories and storytelling. She holds a BFA in Music Dance Theatre. Nannette is a member of the Utah Storytelling Guild, Timp Tellers Chapter. She has presented workshops on storytelling from local to national venues. Nannette is a founding member and the artistic director of Resonance Story Theatre, a non-profit corporation that funds story work with at risk populations. Resonance brings a story-based character education program to Title One schools and produces Story Theatre works based on classic literature. A coach of youth tellers, including her own children, she has inspired many students that have gone on to perform at storytelling festivals (such as Timpanogos, Zion, Vernal, and Snake River) as well as the National Youth Storytelling Showcase and the National Storytelling Festival. Storytelling by Nannette Watts is full of animation and spunk. She blends movement and voice to create characters that captivate listeners. An ardent nurturer of storytellers and public speakers, she has taught workshops locally and the national level. She was a Western Region Teller at 2006 Timpanogos Storytelling Festival and has told at almost every festival in Utah and Idaho. Storytelling Performance Highlights: • Timpanogos Storytelling Festival, Western Region Teller • Weber State Storytelling Festival, featured performer • Snake River Storytelling Festival, featured performer • Blanding Storytelling Festival, featured performer • Zion Storytelling Festival, featured performer • Thanksgiving Point Gardens • Red Butte Gardens • Ghost Tours, Salt Lake City • Brigham Young University Art Museum • Utah Performing Arts Tour • Timpanogos Outreach Teller Storytelling Presenting/Teaching experience: • National Storytelling Network, Conference workshop presenter • National Storytelling Network SIG, workshop presenter • Timpanogos Midwinter Storytelling Conference, workshop presenter • Weber State Storytelling Festival, workshop presenter • Zion Storytelling Festival, workshop presenter • Snake River Storytelling Festival, workshop presenter • Highland Elementary, intensive workshops • Elementary School Residencies • Brigham Young University, guest lecturer