First week: puppet making
workshop
Second week: optional tour in Ghana to visit
sites of historic and cultural significance – slave
castles-nature reserves-canopy walk-traditional
villages-large outdoor markets
Yovo Kodjo
master puppet maker and performer from Togo and Kobbi
Klutse talented drummer, artisan and puppeteer from
Ghana will teach, demonstrate and perform for 1 week at
Aba House . This is a unique opportunity to study and
interact with talented Africans in a creative atmosphere.
Aba House sits next to the ocean in an art community in a
suburb of Accra, the capital of Ghana.
Workshop facilitated by Ellie
Schimelman – Director of Cross Cultural Collaborative,
Inc.
WORKSHOP COST: $800.00 for one week
Includes: room and board (double occupancy) – materials
OPTIONAL TOUR : $1400.00 (based on 8 participants)
Includes: transportation in
Ghana-fuel-driver/guide-entrance fees accommodations
(double occupancy)- breakfast-taxes and service charges
Not Included: bottled water-lunch-dinner
Non-refundable deposit due by June1
Balance due on or
before July 1
on receipt of deposit information will
be sent about visa-health requirements-what to wear-what
to bring-etc.
Margaret's Story
Aba House is a wonderful place to visit. When I got here I thought I would
only do puppet making, but I got it all wrong because I had the opportunity
to participate in other workshops like basket making, tie dye, paper making
and bookbinding.
Aba House is doing a great job bringing people from around the globe to
teach the local people... the knowledge got from the workshops would
definitely be passed on and they could also make a living out of it, therefore, changing the society for the better.
Margaret Abuku
Theater Arts Dept.
Benue State University
Nigeria