Anansi Tales for the Holidays: When They Flew
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ANANSI TALES FOR THE HOLIDAYS, a {theatre}+{náfsi} FOR Youth production will perform at the MuCCC theater located at 142 Atlantic Ave, Rochester, NY Wed, January 1 [Pay What You Will] then through January 4 at 2:00 pm matinee.
Other than the "Pay What You Will & KIDS FREE" night, tickets are $10 for kids/$20 for adults in advance and $25 for adults at the door.
More info can be obtained at www.mpactoday.com, and tickets can be purchased at www.muccc.org. The remaining tickets will be available at the door one hour before the curtain.
WHAT'S IT ABOUT?
Anansi is back with another iteration of ANANSI TALES FOR THE HOLIDAYS. Each year, the anticipation builds as we introduce new folktales and characters to our holiday show, adding fresh layers to the rich tapestry of cultural storytelling. In this year's edition, we proudly unveil new stories from the African-American folklore lexicon—THE LEGEND OF THE FLYING AFRICANS.
This year's Anansi edition, *When They Flew*, which introduces folktales around the legend of the Flying Africans, popularized in books, Toni Morrison's *Song of Solomon*, Virginia Hamilton's *The People Could Fly,* Kei Miller's *Augustown;* in the modern art of Constanza Knight and known through story among the state of Georgia's Gullah/Geeche people, peoples of West-Central Africa. Just us for this year's edition and other Anansi Tales folklore favorites.
{theatre}+{náfsi} FOR Youth is a mixture of Youth and Adults who weave these stories with help from the audience and community guest readers.
ANANSI TALES FOR THE HOLIDAYS is a mixture of African, Caribbean, and African-American folklore presented in interactive theatre, storytelling, and puppetry. Folktales are stories traditionally passed from generation to generation orally to teach a lesson, gain insight into specific situations, or as a pass-time. {theatre}+{náfsi} FOR Youth shares these tales with the whole family, showing "brains" is always a great option when dealing with obstacles—we're one of Rochester's newest Holiday traditions. This interactive production further enhances and frames the holiday season as a time of communal sharing.
SPECIAL KIDS INTERACTIVE SEATING
ANANSI TALES FOR THE HOLIDAYS has special seating for kids who want a closer look at the interactive action. We ask kids in the audience to come on stage to be a part of the play from time to time throughout the performance, playing with villagers, hornets, calabash, and animals.
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