Get tangled in one spider's quest to earn the stories of the world from the Sky God. A master trickster, Anansi must outsmart a snake, outrun a leopard, capture a bad-tempered fairy and avoid hornet ...

The theater students at Mount Vernon High School will put on the world premiere of the play “Tales of Anansi,” written by Prentiss Matthews III. This children’s play, inspired by African folk tales, ...

Last year’s offering, “Why Mosquitoes Buzz,” was a West African folk tale adapted for stage by Jeremy Kisling. On Saturday, the theater will introduce its audience to “Anansi the Spider,” also by ...

Come along for an adventure with Mrs. Lara to learn about Anansi the Spider. Come along for an adventure with Mrs. Lara to learn about Anansi the Spider, one of the great folk heroes of the world. He ...

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Fairytale Town Opened its first new play structure in 21 years Saturday. The family amusement park, which has been a Sacramento favorite for nearly 60 years, added Anansi's Web.

A new play structure representing the West African foktales of Anansi the spider has been commissioned for Fairytale Town in Sacramento’s Land Park. Sacramento sculptor Garr Ugalde has been selected ...

"This interdisciplinary study examines the cultural and historical significance of the Jamaican Anansi folktales. Anansi the spider is the trickster folk hero West African slaves transported to the ...

Foreword : The politics of "Negro folklore" / by Henry Louis Gates Jr. -- Introduction : Recovering a cultural tradition / by Maria Tatar -- AFRICAN TALES. Making sense of the world with Anansi : ...