What is Theatre?
Why Me?
The Origins
The West African Folktale
Surprise Me!
100

All of the things that are experienced as a human and what theatre examines.

What is the Human Experience?

100

The relationship one has with themselves is known as _.

What is intrapersonal?

100

The Western region of Africa from which many indigenous people were taken and from which the Griot originated.

What is the Senegambian Region

100

He is a poplar character in traditional West African Folktales and is usually a spider.

Who is Anansi?

100

This is a technique used to give animals human-like qualities in storytelling.

What is anthropomorphism?

200

Stories that all or most audiences can relate to are said to be....

What is "universal"?

200

"Planfullness" is an example of _.

What is an intrapersonal skill

200

This Empire was the wealthiest at the time and gave rise to the D'jeli.

What is Mali.
200

One characteristic of storytelling that gets the audience involved in a back and forth exchange.

What is call and response?

200

The tradition of passing something down by word of mouth, a form of storytelling.

What is oral?

300

When observing what is the human experience, there are two key areas that we look at they are physical and _. This deals with _ and _.

What is nonphysical and emotions (feelings)?

300

A skill is something that is _.

What is learned, practiced, applied and done well.

300

This social structure is what distinguishes a D'jeli from a Griot. 

What is caste system?

300

This instrument is played by both D'jeli and Griot.

What is the Kora?

300

The name of the instrument created by D'jeli who served the ruler of the Mali Empire.

What is the Ballaphone?

400

It is impossible for theatre to exist without this.

What is a story?

400

The way you send and receive messages to yourself.

What is intrapersonal communication?

400

The name of the people who are of the Senegambian Region.

What is Manding? Who are the Manding People?

400

A traditional West African Folktale always teaches _.

What is a lesson or moral?

400

A positive word or message for oneself that is read or spoken regularly.

What is a mantra?

500

In Theatre, art imitates __.

What is life?

500

Something that is spoken out loud, but not intended for others to hear.

What is solo vocal communication?

500

The very first historically recorded D'jeli and gave way to the Kouyate line of D'jeli.

Who is Balla Fasseke?

500

West African Storytelling transitioned to the Americas mostly due to the _.

What is the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade?

500

The name of the D'jeli who will be visiting class.

Who is Amadou Kouyate

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