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Storytelling through Song and Dance at El Museo's Super Sabado!
May 19, 201212:00 pm - 12:45 pm El Café at El Museo del Barrio
1230 Fifth Avenue at 104th Street, New YorkFree event
Join the Museum for African Art for an exciting storytelling presentation of Anansi the Spider told through song and dance. Storytelling artist, choreographer, and vocalist, Michael Manswell of Something Positive, Inc. will captivate audiences young and old with stories of this West African trickster who journeyed from Africa to the shores of the Caribbean islands. Prepare to sing, move, and walk away with life lessons! Something Positive, Inc. is an African Caribbean performance arts organization that specializes in storytelling through a unique blend of poetry, storytelling, theater, music and dance. In addition to this storytelling workshop at noon, the Museum’s Youth Ambassador Interns will lead gallery activities and art-making workshops for families from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Once a month, El Museo del Barrio opens its doors to everyone interested in exploring the vibrancy and diversity of Latino culture through free concerts, exhibitions, gallery and walking tours, art-making workshops, and spoken word recitals. Super Sábado! showcases traditions, cultural expressions, and the latest in Latino art. As many Latino communities and traditions are rooted in African cultural heritage and practices, the Museum for African Art is pleased to collaborate and contribute programs as part of El Museo del Barrio’s Super Sabado! program. For more information, visit www.elmuseo.org.
Museum for African Art education programs are supported in part by grants from the Cultural Development Fund of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the May and Samuel Rudin Foundation, and Jack Rudin.
