Storytelling with Len Cabral

Len Cabral is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning storyteller and author who has been engaging and entertaining audiences with his storytelling performances for over 30 years. A great grandson of a Cape Verdean whaler whose grandparents immigrated to America from the islands off the coast of West Africa, Len’s strong Cape Verdean ancestry comes alive in his exuberant retelling of African, Cape Verdean, and Caribbean folktales as well as original stories and tales from around the world!

Len is a popular storyteller at theaters, schools and festivals throughout the United States and has performed at festivals in Ireland, Belgium, England, Wales and Austria as well as Amsterdam, Bali and Singapore. He is the recipient of the National Storytelling Network 2001 Circle of Excellence Oracle Award. He also teaches the art of storytelling at colleges and conferences and leads in-service workshops for school departments and businesses. Len is one of the founding members of Providence Inner City Arts/Roots Cultural Center. Founding member of the performing group The Sidewalk Storytellers, The Rhode Island storytelling collective, The Spellbinders, and the Rhode Island Black Storytellers (RIBS). He is a member of the NABS (National Association of Black Storytellers)