Ms. Stacey, from LJMS, was approached by a man in Bismark, Ghana. He was a student from FCPS and wanted to show a musical called San Kofa. He wanted first to have them watch it, and then he could do a live Zoom call with the people in Ghana. Many months later, the students watched it for about an hour and a half. It is a Ghana musical with a lot of dancing and about a family that moves to Richmond as a Ghana native. The lead starts to lose hope and lets her subconscious make her feel better by reminding her of their roots, past, and culture that was taught to her. Hence, the students watched it and did a Zoom call to ask the staff questions, and they said they wanted to bring it to Ghana one day to express African culture. Regardless of our culture, language, and color differences, we are all part of the same race.
People do not know much about other cultures, so being able to express others through theater is very important to Ms. Stacey. She does a global class project with people from Ghana, and next month, some students will have a partnership with Ghana schools. Ms. Stacey is glad she got to do something so diverse.
RELATED STORIES:
https://www.britannica.com/art/African-theatre-art
https://www.cultureco-op.com/sankofa-play-digital-viewing-for-kwanzaa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Africa
https://www.unesco.org/en/working-towards-african-renaissance-through-culture-and-history
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