Digital Workshops for Educators | Ages 4-8 | online
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Music, Song, and Stories from the African Diaspora
Join us on an adventure exploring folktales from the African diaspora. Using music, song, and movement, our Teaching Artist will lead participants in the retelling of two folktales: The First Music and Abiyoyo.
Then sit back and watch Anansi and Sister Mud Turtle come to life in a shadow puppet show accompanied by Nigerian drumming and narration. You'll finish your African experience by making your own very own Anansi puppet!
Puppet: Anansi Shadow Puppet
Program Length: 60 Minutes
Capacity: 35
Cost: $185
Note: Discounts are available for multiple orders.
Performer
Brian Harrison
Brian Harrison is a multifaceted actor and educator with a Masters in Creative and Innovative education. Brian Has worked on stage with many Atlanta theaters including Synchronicity Theater, Georgia Shakespeare and The Center for Puppetry Arts. Brian has worked as an educator in libraries, museums and schools as a guest artist and currently works with the Center for Puppetry Arts in the Digital Learning department connecting to families around the world. Brian enjoys creating art that gives a voice to the voiceless and telling stories that empower each other.
