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The Art of Oral Storytelling: A conversation with Doris Harper-Wills, Henry Muttoo and Tuup
Organized by Guyana Speaks (Rod Westmaas and Juanita Westmaas Cox), “The Art of Oral Storytelling: A conversation with Doris Harper-Wills, Henry Muttoo and Tuup,” will take place on Sunday, April 25, 2021, 9:00am to 12:00pm (AST).
See participant information below. [Many thanks to Peter Jordens for bringing this item to our attention.]
Doris Harper-Wills was born in Guyana where she gained recognition as a performance poet, storyteller and songwriter who choreographed her own scripts. Her first poem was published at the age of nine in ‘Wee Wisdom’, an international magazine produced by Unity School Of Christianity, USA. She has won several awards and prizes for her songs, short stories and performance poetry and has been aptly described as “A brilliant cultural patriot.” Doris’s stories are rooted in the history, legend and lore of the people who came to the Caribbean. Her songs are derived from the oral tradition. She has dramatised her songs and stories for international festivals in Guyana (Carifesta), New York (Lincoln Center & Billie Holiday Theater), London (Trafalgar Square & Covent Garden) and for museum events (Commonwealth Institute, British Natural History and Science Museums) as well as for the BBC radio and various television programmes. School children and students the world over have been given the opportunity to participate with her on television, radio, stage and in parks. Doris Harper-Wills featured in the Black Archives touring exhibition and has been described as “a guiding light focused on teaching the history and culture of the Caribbean diaspora through her art forms.”