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Students sing, dance and drum as J’miah fashions storytelling ensembles from his student audience. Based on the “story-dance-musical drama” form of Ghanaian performance storytelling, J’miah’s innovative combination of spoken word oral traditions, music and creative movement make for a rhythmic, exhilarating and authentically African adventure in learning.
J'miah Nabawi
Employing a variety of voices, languages from distant lands, hand-held instruments, colorful fabrics, and creative movement, J'miah Nabawi's interdisciplinary brand of storytelling programming has been invited to appear at concert halls, museums of art, theaters, universities, public and private schools, and educational conferences around the U.S. and abroad.
His excellent work with young people has been recognized by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and the William J. Faulkner Friends of Folklore. He was named a Traditional Master Artist by the Georgia Council for the Arts, through its National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) sponsored Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program, to encourage, preserve, and perpetuate the African American oral traditions of the southeast, and has received many more recognitions.
Nabawi is known for his fun and engaging programs and love of storytelling.
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Grade Level:
4, 5, 6, 7
Program Type:
Assembly
Audience Limit:
300
Duration:
50 minutes
Requirements:
Microphone; one chair; one table
Cost:
Single Assembly: $505
Two Back To Back Assemblies: $795
Three Back To Back Assemblies: $1330
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