Angela Davis has been enchanting audiences with her storytelling performances at schools, libraries, festivals, and museums throughout the country and has drawn listeners from ages 3 to 103 into the magical world of Story Theater.
Each performance offers:
- Higher order thinking skills reinforced throughout program!
- Interactive audience participation!
- A memento for each participant!
- Post-Fun Guide for teacher use in the classroom!
- Self-esteem enhancement!
- Use of discipline skills!
- Imaginative skills to spark students' creativity!
- Best of all, everyone has a great time learning!
Performances generally last 45 minutes and accommodate up to 300 participants.
Now from the Deep South comes interactive storytelling like you've never seen, heard or participated in! Bring the Cajun charm, backwater sophistication and New Orleans style jazzy partying to your location with Storyteller Angela Davis, The Yarnspinner!
Come along on a paddle wheelin' pirogue journey through the Louisiana Swamplands where you will officially be introduced to the rascally humor of tour guide Mr. Al E. Gator. Mr. Gator talks fast and has plenty of teeth, so don't get too close or he may take a bite out of you!
Meet feisty little Miss five year old Millie, who travels with her ma and pa and brings plenty New Orleans creature "souvenirs" to your neck of the woods! There's plenty scramblin' for these perky Mardi Gras keepsakes!
Then take a quick detour through the Cajun capital of the swamps where you'll come face to face with the one and only legendary swamp monster: "The Loup Garou". He just loves eating misbehaving folks!
Just when you think the party's over, you discover it has only just begun as the crustacean loving "Michaul" whips up a crawfish boil that will make your mouth feel like it's on fire!
This Swamp Party is rowdy, filled with surprises, adventure, folklore, a little Mardi Gras and a whole lot of Southern fun!
Download printer-ready materials in PDF format:
- Full-page color poster
- National Education Standards met by Swamp Party
- Teacher Study Guide
- Activity Packets: Pre-K-2, High School
- Gender Equality Activity (high school)
- Character Education: Family values (K-8), National Arts Objectives
- Student Worksheets
Everyone is a part of the Kaleidoscope of Tales because everyone has a story to share! Hear stories from the wonderful world inside a child's imagination! Just look through the Kaleidoscope and bring into focus the many colors of stories! See how stories cast different hues, create fantastic journeys, and weave through clever patterns of tales shared by Angela Davis, The Yarnspinner! Students can make their own Kaleidoscopes, for a small fee. Great for your Summer Reading Program!
Experience a journey through the African wilds as rich tapestries from Africa's oral tradition come to life. Dances, chants, musical instruments, costumes & stories from Ghana, Mali, Ankara, Zaire, Uganda, Nigeria and other African countries are woven into a powerful program using authentic African instruments and artifacts from the African basket. This unique performance combines audience participation, drumming, and storytelling. Craft and instrument making activities offered for an additional fee. Available for adult concerts, children's programs, festivals, libraries, conferences, residencies and corporate conventions.
Picnic or Tea Time
Grab your favorite Teddy Bear and come to a Teddy Bear Picnic or Tea Storytime! The Yarnspinner will have Teddy Bear Stories, Games, songs, Activities and Surprises for you and your special Teddy Bear Friend.
Earth Yarns
This program highlights our relationship with the earth and environment. Tales of how to preserve and respect our natural world are told in the first person narrative by The Yarnspinner, who disguises herself as a tree to add wit, insight and humor. Special emphasis on education, environmental aware-ness and healthy living.
A variety of animal tales spring to life through the dynamics of storytelling. Lively animation, special sound effects are interwoven into an educating and entertaining program that includes student participation. With advance notice, Angela, The Yarnspinner can include animals your students are currently studying.
Folk Tales from the Yarn FactoryTake a new look at this special blend of traditional stories combined with regional favorites that explore cultural diversity in America. Performed in theatre style with sound effects and energetic movements. Choose stories from one or several American regions. A partial list includes: Native American Stories, American Folklore, African-American Lore, Mystery Stories, and Historical Tales.
Special techniques are used as students awaken their imagination in a big way! Giants come alive in this audience participation program designed to str-e-t-c-h the imagination to a new level of fun!
Join us for "wild and zany" insect stories! Participate in a cockroach race, make cockroach antennae or go wild creating a giant-sized zany cockroach to hang on your wall!
Additional Performances
