Celebrate an African diaspora holiday tradition with St Sya Academy and Historic Stagville!
Durham youth, dancers, and musicians will perform on December 6th to honor Jonkonnu, an African diaspora masquerade with cultural connections to West Africa and the Caribbean. Enslaved people in North Carolina celebrated Jonkonnu close to Christmas.
After the performance, join the lead artists around a bonfire for more music, dance, and stories about Jonkonnu traditions in Africa and the Americas. Jonkonnu at Stagville is co-created by the teachers and students of St Sya Academy along with teaching artist Braima Moiwai…