version german		STORME WEBBER " In African societies and in Native American societies there were always cross dressers " "Love is my sword and truth is my compass." Assatta Shakur Stormepoet@hotmail.com	"Internationally acclaimed bard-diva Storme Webber conjure/weaves the fabric of poetry and song with pain, love and victory to heat you, soothe you, move you..." M. Jonson/WOMRecords Storme Webber is a singer/poet/performer originally from Seattle. She has performed extensively throughout the USA, England, the Netherlands and Germany. Her varied credits include BBC Radio, ITV Television,and theater: ("For Colored Girls..."/London;"Gross National Product"/the kitchen,NYC).	She has performed her one woman show "Wild Tales of a Renegade Halfbreed Bulldagger" to sold out audiences in Europe and the US;and her literary work has been anthologized in several countries.Other recent film work includes:vocals on the soundtrack of "Hope in Heart: May Ayim"/ Germany 1998, and narration on the documentary"Black Russians"/ USA 2001. In addition to her own work,she has promoted the creative expression of women of color worldwide,and remains inspired by such brilliant forerunners as Angela Davis, Audre Lorde, Essex Hemphill and Assatta Shakur. She remains committed to expanding definitions of sex/race/gender/sexuality, and struggling for social justice via the medium of art,believing as Bertoldt Brecht said that" Art is not merely a mirror held up to reflect reality, but a hammer with which to shape it."