Stories in the Square

Come to Stories in the Square in Farragut Square! September 13: Kofi Dennis presents Anansegro: A Visit to An African Village— See Wolf Trap Master Teaching Artist Kofi Dennis for an imaginary journey to share in the sounds, drumming, and movements of African rhythmic traditions. Discover call and response songs, stories, traditional instruments, and games in a highly interactive exploration of African cultures and customs. Bio: Kofi Dennis, ambassador of West African culture, preserves and promotes the traditions of his cultural heritage through storytelling, music, drumming, and dance. Kofi brings a wealth of teaching and performing experience to his work – he received a degree in Early Childhood Education at Komenda Teaching College, University of Cape Coast and graduated from the School of Performing Arts at the University of Ghana before coming to the United States in 1993. A specialist in early childhood education and arts integration, Kofi is a Wolf Trap Master Teaching Artist and the founder of Play for Concepts, Inc., leading Wolf Trap’s Baby Artsplay!TM and Artsplay!TM family-based classes and training teachers across the U.S., in Singapore, and in Ghana. In the DC area, Kofi regularly teaches classes for Montessori schools and homeschool groups and leads workshops with at-risk and court-involved youth. Past performance venues include the Kennedy Center, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo, Smithsonian Associates Discovery Theater, Avalon Theatre, Taste of D.C., Baltimore’s ARTScape, and hundreds of schools, libraries, arts centers, festivals, and community spaces. With his extensive background as a teacher and performer, Kofi has developed classes, performances, and workshops that engage, educate, and entertain audiences of all ages.