How The World Got Wisdom

How the World Got Wisdom: A Celebration of African Folklore depicts several tales from the rich treasure of African legend. These fables are enacted through dance, music, stories and scenes. While showing the colorful wealth of African history and folklore, these fables also make their morals relevant to contemporary life. Directed by Carol Cornicelli Drumming & Dances by Yahaya Kamate INTRODUCING OUR CAST! Noah Akinnuoye ............. Maplewood Beverly McCutcheon..... East Orange Teresita Blake Kellenyi .... Maplewood Doreen Oliver .............. Maplewood Anne-Marie Christians ..... Newark Erica Philpot ............... Maplewood Lucy Freeman................. Maplewood Mya Pope-Aparicio ...... Maplewood Jacob Gonmiah .............. Newark Cassandra Rathevich ... Maplewood Ashley Heacock ............. Maplewood Vicki Ridley ................. East Orange Ibrahim Kamate .............. South Orange Iliana Weisberg ............ Short Hills Victor Kamate ................ South Orange Rebecca Weisberg ...... Short Hills Alex Klint ....................... Maplewood A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE FOR “FIRST NIGHT”: We are performing a dance and a story at 5:00P and 5:20P in the Columbia High School cafeteria downstairs on New Year’s Eve! If you are partaking of the First Night festivities, come join us! 10 PERFORMANCES: Fri, January 23rd at 7:00PM Sat, Jan 24th at 12:00P and 2:00PM Sun, Jan 25th at 12:00P and 2:00PM Fri, January 30th at 7:00PM Sat, Jan 31st at 12:00P and 2:00PMS un, Feb 1st at 12:00P and 2:00PM All performances are at the Burgdorff Center for the Performing Arts in Maplewood. For more information, go to www.TheStrollers.org or email themaplewoodstrollers@gmail.com