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Mark Kater

Mark is the resident storyteller at the North Park Village Nature Center in Chicago. He leads storytelling walk-abouts through the 46 acre preserve and coordinates other storytelling activities, including an after-school storytelling program for children, festival and the annual Tellabration event.

Mark tells stories exploring his Cherokee Indian heritage. He has programs for children and adults. His programs cover a wide range of topics and include original stories and retellings of myths, animal, nature and folk tales from around the world.

He studied storytelling at Emerson College Sussex, England. Mark holds a BFA in dance from the University of Illinois. Before beginning his professional storytelling career in 1996, Mark taught and performed dance in the schools with Creative Learning, Math On The Move, and GAIA Environmental Theater.

Mark's storytelling and workshop activities take him to schools, libraries, festivals, parties, corporations and community events.

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