Oba William King

Oba King offers engaging performances for early childhood and school age youth. He is also a teaching artist with an ability to present workshops that can be scheduled as in-school field trips, after-school alternative programs, and community arts activities for all ages and a variety of educational entertainment scenarios. Experienced with middle and high school audiences, Baba Oba also presents parent-involvement storytelling and folk tale performances that are adaptable for family nights, holidays, or special celebration events. Most of his performances are interactive and include audience participation. Oba shares positive energy through the art of storytelling. Some programs include an intergenerational workshop performance component; all can be requested in the format of your choice from Building Bridges to Spinning A Yarn. His poetry/storytelling/drumming workshop/showcase is called Reading, Writing, and Rhythm for Tweens-Teens also We Speak in Rhythm. Oba teaches unity with We Are Connected, utilizing folktales and original stories and the djembe drum. For the little learners he has fun with sing-along songs--nursery rhymes and finger games. All performance materials as well as his educational entertainment productions, workshops, and residencies can be adapted to fit the age-range of the intended audience and time allotted. Photo by Raymond Boyd / Earl Calloway Fine Arts Editor, Chicago Defender.