Who is Kwaku Ananse is a project aimed at bringing ANANSE back to
life and into our lives as a nation. The project intends to PERSONIFY
Ghana’s Famous folk hero ANANSE, remove him from the realm of
childhood imagination or mere spider, as his name connotes.
He will be portrayed as his very self. He will take center stage like
his contemporaries like SNOOPY, MICKY MOUSE, TOM & JERRY, ASTERIX,
SKIPPY, etc. in our countries.
We all know how these
characters have become popular worldwide through their exposure
in stories and cartoons. In other words, the project is aimed at
immortalizing and updating our own KWAKU ANANSE.
ANANSE
IN PAN AFRICANISM
For those who hold Africa as a homeland and a tourist destination,
Kwaku Ananse would be a character they would forever cherish. Panafest
could be a brilliant platform to further expose ANANSE to Ghana,
the Diaspora and the world at large.
VISITORS
TO GHANA
Visitors to Ghana would also be introduced to Ananse. We could vividly
portray to them Ananse’s deeds through narratives enacted
by expert story tellers.
This will aim at drawing on the intellectual capabilities of Ghanaians
who in their related professions would portray Ananse in story telling
or visual presentation. Access to information on Ananse will be
displayed at a special Ananse Theme Park to be created (Phase Three),Hotel
Balconies,Airport
Foyers,Restaurants, Theatres,Conference Halls.
Tour Operators would be encouraged to include information on Kwaku
Ananse in their packages.
PERSONALITY
Ananse in all of the great stories that have been told around him
and his family, has displayed to a superlative degree the characteristics
of ... WISDOM, BRAVERY, SHREWDNESS, MISCHIEF, TRICKERY, GREED, FOOLHARDINESS,
etc.
Ananse is also an INNOVATOR
and musician.
Artists or contestants will be required to graphically portray these
attributes. The living Ananse should be appropriate and suitable
for cartoon strips, should generally be known and identified as
the real Ananse known in Ghanaian folklore. From head to toe each
body part should compliment the other to give a complete representation
of his very self.
ANANSE should look Ghanaian.
ANANSE should not resemble any known character
ANANSE should be a caricature
ANANSE should be unique and distinct.
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