A passionate performer, Wangari infuses her stories with song, dance, chants and other performance delicacies to create an intimate interaction with her audiences. She has vast experience sharing stories to a variety of platforms in Kenya. She has toured India, Iran, Germany, Sweden, Tanzania and Somaliland telling stories and conducting workshops.
Wangari The Storyteller has been featured in the following festivals:
2021: Scottish International Storytelling Festival (Online)
2021: NBO LitFest by The Book Bunk, Kenya
2021: Sharjah International Narrators Forum, UAE
2021: Chennai International Storytelling Festival, India (Online)
2021: National Storytelling Network, USA – LUUV Edition (Online)
2020: Scottish International Storytelling Festival (Online)
2020: Rusinga Cultural Festival (Online)
2019: Ljungby Storytelling Festival, Sweden
2018: DAMADIKIYA World Storytelling Celebrations, Hyderabad – India
2018: Bhubaneswar Storytelling Festival, Orissa – India
2018: Reimagined Storytelling Festival, Nairobi – Kenya
2017: Hargeysa International Book Fair, Somaliland
2016: International Storytelling Festival, Iran
2015: Storymoja Festival, Kenya
2014: Sigana International Storytelling Festival, Kenya & Storymoja Hay Festival, Kenya
2013: Sigana International Storytelling Festival, Kenya & Storymoja Hay Festival, Kenya.
2012: Sigana International Storytelling Festival, Kenya & Storymoja Hay Festival, Kenya.
2011: Sigana International Storytelling Festival, Kenya
2010: Fabula Storytelling Festival, Sweden.
She has also done storytelling for Television, both for children’s show (Jambo Toto – KBC TV) and general audience program (Sigana Motomoto, QTV).
She champions reading for pleasure among children and young people, and has authored 3 children’s books: The Colour Magician, The Forever Tree and Mti wa Milele.