Jem Dick

Jem Dick is a professional traditional storyteller, musician and illustrator. Starting young, and coming from a theatrical family, Jem Dick has been a performer for decades in theatres, festivals, storytelling venues and in Grandfather Jem’s Little Tent of Wonders, a pop-up solar powered performance space. Grandfather Jem is a Victorian showman who has been touring for 150 years with his Museum of Curiosities where each exhibit holds a story. He teaches storytelling and has run cross-art form projects in schools, day centres and residential homes. He was also a founder member of Openstorytellers, a storytelling company of adults with learning disabilities. He has toured with shows including, The Dawn of Music, Otherworld and Nornagest. He also performs with Sharon Jacksties as Bard for Life and their storytelling and music piece ‘ A Tongue of Stone’ was commissioned by Festival at the Edge. Together they run SPOKEN WORLD a multi-disciplinary social arts organisation with storytelling at the heart of all their projects. Combined with their innovative approaches, they have a passion for enabling participants to create unique artworks to be proud of. Do visit our website through the link above.