Hip Hop Anansi
Hip Hop Anansi
ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE
The story of Anansi and his trickster family is put into a sleek hip hop context for Hip Hop Anansi, a modern, all-ages adaptation of a traditional Ashanti folktale. Anansi wants the Golden Fly Pie Award for Tricksterism and is not above outwitting his own family to win it. But his rhyming, break dancing, graffiti-ing children are ready to claim the prize in their own right. Paige Hernandez, Associate Artistic Director of Everyman Theatre in Baltimore, directs this new vision of a classic African folk tale as penned by the acclaimed actress, playwright and singer-songwriter Eisa Davis.
All performances include integrated open captions.
PERFORMANCE DATES
Fri, Apr 18, 2025 • 7:30PM
Sat, Apr 19, 2025 • 1PM & 4PM
Fri, Apr 25, 2025 • 7:30PM
Sat, Apr 26, 2025 • 11AM
ABOUT TDPS
The UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies (TDPS) advances and transforms the research and practice of theatre, dance, and performance studies through a commitment to inclusive excellence and educational innovation in the performing arts.