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Rocky Bay Hall, Waiheke Island. May 3, 2018
Posted: May 7th, 2018 by Keith Levy | Leave a comment
In ancient times, Poets, Minstrels, and Storytellers wandered from town to town and castle to castle to bring news from afar.
They spoke of comedy and tragedy, love and loss, hope and desire. Through music, poetry and performance, they opened minds to underlying human truths.
Today, Storyteller and Social Commentator Keith Levy fills their shoes.
As ‘The Roaming Rhymester’, Keith connects you to distant times and themes in a wholly contemporary way. From mourning how Baby Boomers have placed a burden on Generation Z, to celebrating a late blooming love affair between seventy year old’s, or seeing adult perspectives through the eyes of a child, Keith creates a connection between then and now.
He does it through original rhyming verse accompanied by beguiling notes on guitar. Witty, whimsical and always warmhearted, Keith leaves a lasting impression.
He makes you think about your world and your place in it.
In doing so, he shows that he is a worthy successor to the countless generations of Wandering Minstrels who came before him.
So, whether you see him in a public venue or book him for a private event, you can be certain your time and money will create a lasting impression on you and your guests.
Richard Margesson,
Waiheke Island, Auckland.
Keith Levy. The Naked Storyteller and Social Commentator.
Posted: December 17th, 2017 by Keith Levy | Leave a comment
He is able to twist the picture so his audience has to figure out if it’s him or a friend
who is the betrayed or the bastard.
When he is showing the wonder, the reflection or the pain, he is really naked in front of his audience.
And he touches their hearts directly.
I guess he had to walk many roads with ‘What Will We Do’ – a story showing and sharing the pain
At Wellington’s Breaker Bay Hall. October 27, 2017
Posted: December 15th, 2017 by Keith Levy | Leave a comment
I have known Keith Levy in a number of different guises. Advertising Artist, Graphic Designer and Creative Director. Then he became an exhibiting and successful Fine Artist before morphing into an Ocean Going Yachtsman and for the last seventeen or so years, an itinerant living a simple off grid life, a freedom loving gypsy traveler and Housebus Dweller.
Keith’s lifestyle and his variety of talents have always been interesting. He’s a larger than life character, extroverted and entertaining. Those who, like me, remember him from earlier days, shouldn’t be surprised at his bourgeoning career as a Storyteller. Interestingly though and despite his earlier commercial advertising career, he has embarked on a search for truths and has seemingly found a social conscience.
His rhyming stories are extremely clever. His observations human and touching, and his stories wonderfully relevant in a world we sometimes find a little difficult to understand. Keith’s best stories are when he tells you about life, love, growing old, human relationships and personal freedoms. When he tells these stories he reaches you in a compelling way. He also delves into populist global issues like the arms race and the refugee crisis. (‘He’s My Brother’ and ‘Not In My Backyard’) But he’s at his best when his stories are personal and local.
At all times you have to admire his rhyming, his use of language and his commitment to social issues.
Where has the glib advertising man gone?
This was an enjoyable and challenging night at Wellington’s iconic Breaker Bay Community Hall. Keith’s background guitar playing unobtrusively emphasised his words.
I cannot conclude this brief revue without complimenting Keith on his choice of the evening’s musical partners. The ‘Kugels’ played ethnically relevant, wonderfully energetic and instrumentally superb music.
Terry Christie. Wellington.
A Celebration Of Life. Mangawhai. November 12, 2017
Posted: November 14th, 2017 by Keith Levy | Leave a comment
Thank you Keith from the bottom of my heart for bathing us in your magnificent stories and in so doing, baring your soul. I hope you too were able to drink in the love and care flowing from myself and my beautiful beautiful friends. You were amazing. We cannot appreciate joy without sadness, celebration without grief,and life without death. And in the words of Leonard Cohen “Cracks are how the light gets in”. If I am brave, it is only because I am surrounded by the caring and courageous.
Andrea White
