Dan Yashinsky: Purveyor of Funny, Profound, and Moving Stories

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danYashinskyA well-known storyteller, author, and community organizer, Dan Yashinsky has received numerous prestigious awards including the Jane Jacobs Prize and a Chalmers Arts Fellowship.

He founded the Toronto Festival of Storytelling, co-founded the Storytellers School of Toronto, and has performed at many festivals around the world.

Dan has edited several acclaimed collections of Canadian storytelling, and is a renowned author recognized with an Ann Izard Storytellers’ Choice Award.

He has done much to encourage the renaissance of storytelling in all parts of Canada.

His performances are funny, profound, and moving, and they’re delivered with alacrity and panache.

Get yourself comfortable and enjoy!