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"The Story of Colors" - La Historia de los Colores

John Gage and Fernando Moya tell a bilingual story through narration and song. The story reveals some of the down-to-earth wisdom of the indigenous Mexican peoples of Chiapas and provides us with new insight into their culture. Here’s how the story goes:

Well, one day, old man Antonio is walking in the mountainous jungle of Chiapas with his friend Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos when he sees a macaw bird, its feathers blessed with each and every color, like a rainbow. The bird reminds the old man of a story that he thinks that his friend Marcos should know. It’s the story of how the gods found all the colors in the world. Antonio sits down on the ground and begins: Once upon a time, of course, the world was just black and white with gray in between. Black and white and gray? The gods were understandably bored and angry, so they went looking for other colors to brighten the world for the people.

The artists narrate the story in Spanish and English and accompany the story with songs played on indigenous folk instruments. The program builds community in a unique way by telling a story that demonstrates through folk music and bilingual narration how we are all connected and part of the same human race.

John and Fernando round out their 30-45 minute performance with indigenous folk tunes and stories from the Appalachian Mountain region of the United States and Andean Mountain region of South America.
The age-appropriate program is designed for 3rd through 12th grade.

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