First row – Yahaya Kamate (drummer/choreographer), Iliana & Rebecca Weisberg, Cassandra Rathevich, Lucy Freeman, back row – Mya Pope-Aparicio, Beverly McCutcheon, Alex Klint, Ashley Heacock, Vicki Ridley, Anne-Marie Christians, Erica Philpot, and Teresita Blake Kellenyi. (Missing are Doreen & Noah Oliver, and Victor & Ibraham Kamate.)
The cast of The Strollers‘ latest family production will perform a dance and a story at 5:00 p.m. and 5:20 p.m. in the Columbia High School cafeteria during First Night celebrations on New Year’s Eve.
The dance and story are from “How the World Got Wisdom: A Celebration of African Folklore,” which depicts several tales from African legend.
The full production of How the World Got Wisdom, directed by Carol Cornicelli, debuts in January.
How the World Got Wisdom: A Celebration of African Folklore
Drumming & Dances by Yahaya Kamate
Cast:
- Noah Akinnuoye …………… Maplewood
- Beverly McCutcheon……… East Orange
- Teresita Blake Kellenyi …. Maplewood
- Doreen Oliver ……………… Maplewood
- Anne-Marie Christians ………. Newark
- Erica Philpot ……………….. Maplewood
- Cassandra Rathevich ……. Maplewood
- Lucy Freeman………………. Maplewood
- Mya Pope-Aparicio ………. Maplewood
- Vicki Ridley ………………… East Orange
- Jacob Gonmiah …………………. Newark
- Ashley Heacock ……………. Maplewood
- Ibrahim Kamate ………… South Orange
- Victor Kamate …………… South Orange
- Alex Klint ……………………. Maplewood
- Iliana Weisberg …………….. Short Hills
- Rebecca Weisberg …………. Short Hills
10 PERFORMANCES:
Friday, January 23 at 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, Jan 24 at 12:00P and 2:00 p.m.
Sunday, Jan 25 at 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.
Friday, January 30 at 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, Jan 31 at 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.
Sunday, Feb 1 at 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.
The Strollers at the Burgdorff Center for Performing Arts, 10 Durand Road, Maplewood, NJ. For ticket information, visit here.
