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Anansi & the Lost Sun
Swallow's Wings Puppetry
Presented by: Mid Border Arts| 0 | PRESTEIGNE: Mid Border Arts at The Assembly Rooms |
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| P | Saturday 21st February, 2026 |
| N | 2:45pm |
Event information
A funny, inspiring & entertaining West African Tale mixing Spoken Word, traditional live West African Music & puppetry.
One day Darkness covers the face of the Land. Lion appeals for someone to bring back the Light and save the World. Who will succeed? The Powerful Eagle? The Clever Monkey? Or Anansi the Spider and his mates?
Predating slavery, the Anansi stories are humorous and empowering “community” led stories that travelled with enslaved African people to the Caribbean and beyond, including here in the UK through the cultural contributions of African and Caribbean communities. Swallow’s Wings Puppetry are London based Black Creatives empowering children with a reverence for and love of African-Caribbean culture and history.
Before the 3:00pm performance, there will be a puppet making workshop for children at 1:45pm. All puppets are made from simple, often recycled everyday materials.
Venue information
PRESTEIGNE: Mid Border Arts at The Assembly Rooms| 0 | Broad Street Presteigne LD8 2AD info@midborderarts.com |
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| > | midborderarts.com/ |
