Catherine Burns on Treasure [Livestream]
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About the speaker
Catherine Burns is a Peabody Award-winning director, storytelling doula, consultant and public speaker. She was the long-time artistic director of The Moth from 2003-2023, where she was a host and producer of The Moth Radio Hour. As one of the lead directors on the Moth's Mainstage, she has helped many hundreds of people craft their stories, including a New York City sanitation worker, a Nobel Laureate, the Tower of London’s Ravenmaster, a jaguar tracker, and an exonerated prisoner. She is co-author of the New York Times Best Seller How to Tell a Story: The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth (Crown), and the editor of the best-selling and critically-acclaimed books The Moth: 50 True Stories, All These Wonders, and Occasional Magic. Born and raised in Alabama, she now lives in Brooklyn with her husband and young son. Find her on Instagram @thecatherineburns.
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🎵 Featuring a Performance by Christian Morant
Christian Morant, author of the critically acclaimed book GROWTH, is an East Coast-based professional spoken word artist most known for his enthralling level of poetry and advocacy on mental health. Beyond writing, music, modeling, and acting, Christian frequently performs at New York’s legendary Nuyorican Poets Cafe, the varied intimate spaces of SoFar Sounds, and has featured for Philly’s internationally curated Voices In Power events. His most proudest milestone however, apart from his book, is embracing the TEDx stage at the iconic Charleston Music Hall. Discover more about Christian on his website christianmorant.com.
