by jungletheatre | Aug 17, 2018 | natural & cultural heritage, Shows
Python and the Qunube Tree is based on an African folktale. When a terrible drought leaves all the animals on the brink of starvation, Python’s Qunube tree is the only food that survives. Surprisingly, little tortoise saves the day with his special talent, breaking...
by jungletheatre | Mar 25, 2020 | Resources
Explore this Swazi folktale about the clever tortoise…… Listen to a storytelling AUDIO: Click here for English, here for Afrikaans and here for isiXhosa. Read the story as an E-BOOK: Click here for in English; here for Afrikaans and here for isiXhosa....
by jungletheatre | Apr 17, 2020 | Resources
A Zulu folktale about where stories come from.…. Listen to a storytelling AUDIO: Click here for English, here for Afrikaans and here for isiXhosa. Read the story as an E-BOOK: Click here English; here for Afrikaans and here for isiXhosa. Watch a storytelling...
by jungletheatre | Sep 12, 2018 | Blog
I am very proud of my heritage, how about you? Heritage is a deceptively simple idea. It can be considered to be made up of the practices and traditions that are passed on from parents to children, but it also has to do with what has been passed on from the family,...
by jungletheatre | Nov 6, 2013 | Current Projects, Shows
Jungle presents The Magic Shell based on the African Folktale “How Stories Began”. The Magic Shell is set in ancient times on the Wild Coast, before people knew how to tell stories. Manzandaba and Zenzele, a married couple, are two of the first people. They go on an...
