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Jideofor Muotune, aka theAfrowegian, will deliver a family friendly
Halloween story rooted in the oral traditions of Nigeria , the country of his birth.
This ‘Anansi story’ will feature characters presented as masks created by Jideofor. These characters will be devised from masks and other objects within the archive at the Watt Institute.
Anansi is a character from West African folklore. He or she is usually
represented as a spider associated with stories of wisdom, knowledge and tricks. Often these stories are fables that teach life lessons. Anansi stories are part of Jideofor’s West African ‘oral tradition’ i.e. stories which were told and passed along the generations, rather than being written down in books. This oral tradition is why these stories survived even when West Africans were taken from their homes and enslaved. Telling these stories helped enslaved people remember and retain their cultural identity and heritage.
After each performance audiences will be able to engage with Jideofor in a Q&A.
Jideofor is a multidisciplinary black Scottish creative involved in the
delivery of various projects across Inverclyde addressing this legacy of the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Jideofor’s approach is multi-generational, inclusive, accessible and always celebrates diversity. In 2022, as part of Inverclyde’s Culture Collective Jideofor developed a way for the under represented black and brown communities in Inverclyde to engage with the Galoshans festival. Working with animators and researching accessible technologies, Jideofor was able to devise an adaptation of the play in consultation with and featuring black and brown people living, working and with links to Inverclyde. The performance was then projected onto the walls of the Beacon Arts Centre during the Festival allowing members of these communities to engage with Galoshans by
literally seeing themselves reflected back at themselves in a performance of the play. Those performances made up A Black Gaze on Galoshans (Part One).
Website: www.theafrowegian.org
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Instagram: www.instagram.com/theafrowegianscotland
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Created and performed by theAfrowegian.
Supported by RIG Arts through Creative Scotland.
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V: Highly Visual / No or Little Text
The Watt Institution, 15 Kelly St,
Greenock PA16 8JX
West End of Greenock
Opening Hours, Travel, Access and Groups – Inverclyde Council
No designated car park, but free on-street parking around the building.
Events would take place on the ground floor and a lift is available to reach the accessible toilet. There is ramped access to the site off Kelly Street with automatic doors.
There is wheelchair access to ground floor of the museum, Watt Hall and Library and lift access to the first floor Art Gallery. There is currently no lift access to the museum’s second floor.
There is a wheelchair and carry stools available for use by visitors on site.
There are male and female toilets on the ground floor of the museum, and an accessible toilet on the upper floor, accessible by lift from the ground floor.
Our creativity space does not have bookings at the time of the event, so if staff are alerted, an event attendee can be brought to this room. The garden outside also has benches and is generally quiet.
Participatory drop-in craft workshop
Rig Arts: Charity No: SC042242
Supported by The National Lottery through Creative Scotland.
Creative Scotland is the public body that supports the arts, screen and creative industries across all parts of Scotland distributing funding provided by the
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