{"id":385,"date":"2011-04-05T03:43:01","date_gmt":"2011-04-05T03:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www2.wonldypaye.com\/?page_id=385"},"modified":"2024-04-15T09:24:50","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T13:24:50","slug":"kaleta-west-african-childrens-festival","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www2.wonldypaye.com\/?page_id=385","title":{"rendered":"Kaleta: West African Children&#8217;s Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.wonldypaye.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Kaleta-poster-31.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-712 aligncenter\" alt=\"Kaleta poster 31\" src=\"http:\/\/www2.wonldypaye.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Kaleta-poster-31.jpg\" width=\"335\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www2.wonldypaye.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Kaleta-poster-31.jpg 335w, https:\/\/www2.wonldypaye.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Kaleta-poster-31-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.wonldypaye.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/LIBERIA-USA-637-e1301972245760.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-373 alignleft\" title=\"Kaleta: A West African Children's Festival. Gansango Dance Company\" alt=\"Kaleta: A West African Children's Festival. Gansango Dance Company\" src=\"http:\/\/www2.wonldypaye.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/LIBERIA-USA-637-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>A four-man show for children and adventurous people of all ages. In\u00a0West Africa, a young boy dreams of a beautiful Kaleta -a Halloween-like festival in which<a href=\"http:\/\/www2.wonldypaye.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/14_Etienne-Cakpo_Adrian-McDermott-150x150.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-371 alignright\" title=\"Kaleta, Adrian-McDermott,150x150\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www2.wonldypaye.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/14_Etienne-Cakpo_Adrian-McDermott-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> children dress as lions, zebras, and other animals and go door to door to entertain their neighbors.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The boy soon\u00a0enlists the performers to help him bring his dream to life in this dazzling mix of dancing, storytelling, drumming, singing, and colorful masks and costumes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Along the way, we meet the colorful trickster spirit \u201cvoudouavonou,\u201d laugh at the story of \u201cHow spider got a big butt,\u201d sing along with the talking drum to the African version of \u201cMary had a little\u00a0 \u00a0goat,\u201d take part in a festive dance of the Kaleta, and much more!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Kaleta was originally commissioned by Seattle International Children\u2019s Festival in 2003, and went on to tour in 2004 at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC., the Philadelphia International Children\u2019s Festival, the Seattle Public Library, King County Library System\u00a0and performance venues in Miami and Long Island.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Contact:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Gansango Music and Dance Company. <a href=\"http:\/\/gansango.com\/contact-us\/\">http:\/\/gansango.com\/contact-us\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Won-Ldy Paye. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wonldypaye.com\/\">http:\/\/www.wonldypaye.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; A four-man show for children and adventurous people of all ages. In\u00a0West 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. 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