The theater students at Mount Vernon High School will put on the world premiere of the play “Tales of Anansi,” written by Prentiss Matthews III. This children’s play, inspired by African folk tales, ...
Foreword : The politics of "Negro folklore" / by Henry Louis Gates Jr. -- Introduction : Recovering a cultural tradition / by Maria Tatar -- AFRICAN TALES. Making sense of the world with Anansi : ...
"This interdisciplinary study examines the cultural and historical significance of the Jamaican Anansi folktales. Anansi the spider is the trickster folk hero West African slaves transported to the ...
Sep. 7—New look, new exhibits, same wonder. The Wonder Workshop Children's Museum in Manhattan, a private, nonprofit organization, is open for business after a summer-long hiatus. The museum at 506 S.
“Anansi's Appetite,” a free puppet show featuring the tales of Anansi the Spider, will play at 11 a.m. on May 4 at the Little Falls Library, 5501 Massachusetts ...
Island residents young and old crowded into the St. John School of the Arts on Nov. 18 for some good old-fashioned storytelling, Virgin Islands style. St. John culture bearers, known locally as griots ...
A West African folk tale about a spider who is presented with a dilemma when each of his six sons saves his life and he must determine which one he should reward ...