StoryPowering – African Stages http://africanstages.org Engineering a Safe Society by Traditional Storytelling Wed, 20 Dec 2017 21:48:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 https://africanstages.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/cropped-II_African_stages_logo-32x32.png StoryPowering – African Stages http://africanstages.org 32 32 Black History Month Celebration with A Difference! https://africanstages.org/2017/01/19/black-history-month-celebration-with-a-difference/ Thu, 19 Jan 2017 22:59:54 +0000 https://africanstages.org/?p=436

African Stages Association of BC Celebrates Black History Month 2017 with a world renowned Poetic Prophet and dramatized storytelling!

This event will feature special guest, Neal Hall, M.D., A US – based ophthalmologist and multiple award-winning international poet. Dr. Neal Hall has traveled across the globe bringing his message of fairness; justice and equality to people across the world. His four books of poetry have been translated into numerous languages. Seeing is believing! Come and listen to and interact with this poetic prophet of the 21st century!

The event will also feature African Stages’ youth group who will use dramatized storytelling, drumming and dancing to herald messages of solidary and inclusion.  This performance is directed by BC-based, award-winning teacher, writer, and storyteller, Comfort Adesuwa Ero.

Event’s Schedule

Events: Special guest, Dr. Neal Hall’s poetry rendition

African Stages’ Story-Powering our youth opening

Date: Thursday, February 23rd, 2017

Time: 5pm

Place: Centre Stage, Surrey City Hall, 13436 104 Ave., Surrey BC V3T 4B8

Entry by minimum donation of $10

 

Facebooktwittergoogle_pluslinkedinmail]]> Story-Powering Our Youth (SPOY) Workshop https://africanstages.org/2016/05/27/story-powering-our-youth-spoy-workshop/ Sat, 28 May 2016 04:59:49 +0000 https://africanstages.org/?p=275 Story-Powering our Youth Workshop (SPOY)  is a project for youth of any kind but mostly new-comers, or at risk who are in need of guidance. The SPOY workshops are sponsored by the Province of British Columbia. The Province of British Columbia is supporting this on-going project since 2012. Also, African Stages get grants and sponsorship from other bodies of government and private sector. This year, 2016, SPOY got sponsorship from two sources: The Province of British Columbia and the City of Surrey – Cultural Grant.

The Story-Powering our Youth (SPOY) is a combination of different ethnic performing arts and modern theatre which the process of rehearsal will help the youths with self-exploration of their abilities, gaining self-esteem while performing on the stage, and experiencing peer-support during dance and drumming practices and team-work for theatre. The process is put together by Comfort Ero, the founder of African Stages Association of BC.

Comfort Ero, the former high school principal from Nigeria with Master Degree in Education, and Narges Sonya Govahi, the former high school drama instructor from Iran with Master Degree in Dramatic Literature, are the instructors of SPOY with more than 50 years (put together) experience in theatre and working with youth and education. They are perfect match for delivering a life changing workshop for youth in British Columbia.

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