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Ceramics
Ceramic Work I learned at a very young age in Liberia that “Art” fills up space, makes things beautiful and tells stories. This theory has become a driving factor in my work as an artist. Like cave artists thousands of years before me, I too want to fill emptiness. I want to create beauty. I want to tell stories. … Continue reading
Kaleta: West African Children’s Festival
A four-man show for children and adventurous people of all ages. In West Africa, a young boy dreams of a beautiful Kaleta -a Halloween-like festival in which children dress as lions, zebras, and other animals and go door to door to entertain their neighbors. The boy soon enlists the performers to help him bring his dream … Continue reading
Books
Won-Ldy Paye’s Literary Works: The Talking Vegetables By Won-Ldy Paye, Margaret H. Lippert, Julie Paschkis (Illustrator) Henry Holt and Company, 2006. ISBN-13:978-0-8050-7742-1 The villagers are planting a farm, but Lazy Spider refuses to help. Later, he decides to pick some produce. Imagine his surprise when the vegetables start talking. In the same manner it … Continue reading
Talking Vegetables: A Story from Liberia
An enchanting tale of Anise who loves to sleep and avoids working in the village garden. When harvest season comes, Spider is tired of eating plain rice. But when he tries to pick the vegetables he refused to plant, the vegetables cry out, refusing to let Spider harvest them! The audience participates in the great debate that … Continue reading
Tales From The Rain Forest
Meet Won-Ldy Paye Award Winning Children’s Book Author, Liberian Artist and Performer Brings traditional Liberian cultural to life with his unique and exceptional One-Man Sow: Tales From The Rain Forest. This stimulating 60 minute Show includes: Traditional West African musical instruments Stories from the rice farming region of Liberia, West Africa Dances in authentic costumes … Continue reading