Inevitable Circling: the work of dreams is a collaborative project by the second-year MFA cohort. This project is a recurrence, a spiraling return to origin and imagination. The collaborators come from a variety of nationalities, community origins, and cultural identities, to weave together their own imagined stories of the cosmos and creation. Through the performance,Continue reading “Inevitable Circling:the works of dreams”
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Storytelling and Shadow Play
Enrolling in this class (Research Studio), I knew I would be required to come up with a project at the end of the semester. I did not beat myself too hard about it because I knew I had time to come up with something. Within a few weeks, we were tasked to start fleshing outContinue reading “Storytelling and Shadow Play”
Adesa
“Adesa” is a Ga word that means story and as a native of the Gas, I chose this title for this piece. The storytelling tradition is one of the cultural practices in Ghana which is going extinct. Growing up as a child, older folks of households usually told stories of historical events, myths, and legendsContinue reading “Adesa”
From Ghana to the US
The Ghanaian Smock also known as Fugu/Batakari is popularly worn by Chiefs and people in the Northern part of Ghana where it originated from but it is now widely worn across the entire country. It is the costume for some dances in the Northern part and the most popular is Takai. The smock exhibits itsContinue reading “From Ghana to the US”
The Creative Process 