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About Jo Ho, Storyteller
Jo Ho
is an accomplished storyteller, actress, and
drama instructor. The year 2011-12 marks 23
years of storytelling for Ho. In 1989, she
created the storytelling company to delight all
ages with collections of folktales, fairytales,
holiday stories, and curriculum enhancement
stories. She spins tales year round at
preschools, elementary and middle schools,
libraries, museums, and festivals, including the
Annual Historic Storytelling Festival in
Atlanta, Georgia, The Bankoh Talk Story Festival
in Honolulu, Louisiana’s Earth Day and Zippity
Zoo Day, Kansas City’s Annual Storytelling
Celebration, the Kansas Storytelling Festival in
Downs, KS, the Nebraska Storytelling Festival in
Omaha, the Edina Elementary Schools in
Minnesota, and performances across North and
South Dakota.
Awarded a grant
from the Louisiana Arts Commission to interview
naturalist Annie Miller, Ho developed and
continues to perform the culturally rich
storytelling program entitled “Cajun Tales From
Bayou Black” and many more artistically designed
programs. Ho was chosen as the Johnson County
Libraries Performing Artist of the summer for
2005 and 2009 and was honored by KC Parent
Magazine in July 09 as a top entertainer for
children in the Greater Kansas City area. In
September of 2010, Ho was honored as an Alumni
Fellow from Dickinson University, in Dickinson,
ND for outstanding accomplishments in the arts.
Ho has
developed over 100 thematic programs for
preschools, elementary schools, seniors, special
needs groups, and educational workshops for
students and teachers. She attributes her unique
theatrical style of storytelling and lively
workshops to her background in children’s
theatre and musical theatre.
Ho is also a
sought after drama instructor for the Kansas
City area teaching an excellent and diverse
curriculum for 3-12 year olds. She has
personally authored more than 25 student
scripts, both original works and adaptations of
classic literature. Ho designs and constructs
the student sets and costumes.
She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in
Theatre/Speech from Dickinson State University,
Dickinson, North Dakota. Although a native of
North Dakota, Jo fondly calls “Kansas” her
second “Home Sweet Home!”
From the Dickinson
State University Alumni Foundation
Congratulations Jo! You have been selected as
the 2010 Alumni Fellow for the Department of
Fine and Performing Arts-Music at Dickinson
State University. You are being honored because
of your demonstrated excellence in your field.
DSU realizes that its most valuable assets are
in successful alumni that have proven themselves
as leaders. Fellows are chosen to return as
distinguished guests to their alma mater to
share their experience and expertise with the
campus community.
Being an Alumni
Fellow is not only an esteemed award, but a
chance to share your life experiences with
students, faculty and community members.
Fellows are given the opportunity to be mentors
when they return to the classroom to help
students who are currently attending. We look
forward to having you back on campus to
celebrate your accomplishments and share your
knowledge with the future alumni leaders of
Dickinson State.
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