# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Black Futures, Ananse Tales: Diasporic Storytelling in Motion
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 05 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Thu, 05 Feb, 2026 at 08:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Enjoy a night of immersive storytelling at MOA in honour of Black Futures Month.

MOA welcomes Akofena Afro-Theatre Society for a vibrant, immersive performance rooted in Anansesem—the Spider Tales storytelling tradition of the Akan peoples of Ghana and, the diasporic communities of the Caribbean and the Americas. Drawing on the legendary trickster Kweku Ananse, this one-of-a-kind experience weaves together theatre, music, dance, and oral narrative to explore how stories travel, transform, and sustain communities across generations and diasporas.

Audiences are invited into a world charged with humour, wisdom, resistance, and creative energy, as artists reinterpret classic Ananse tales through bold contemporary lenses. Centring Black artistry and innovation, this performance honours ancestral knowledge while imagining liberated Black futures.

Bio

Akofena Afro-Theatre Society is a Black-led cultural organization based in British Columbia dedicated to preserving, celebrating, and innovating African and Black storytelling traditions. The society creates theatre that integrates music, dance, oral narrative, and contemporary performance, drawing on African Total Theatre principles to centre Black voices and histories. Akofena collaborates with artists, scholars, and community groups to present works that inspire dialogue, cultural education, and creative empowerment. Recent productions, including King Musu and Through a Film Darkly, reflect the society’s commitment to artist development and to amplifying African diasporic perspectives on Canadian stages.

MOA • Free with museum admission (half-price admission after 5 pm on Thursdays)  

LEARN MORE: https://moa.ubc.ca/event/black-futures-ananse-tales-diasporic-storytelling-in-motion/
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- **Event Categories**: art, storytelling, theatre, fine-arts, entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 34

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Vancouver
- **state**: BC
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: 6393 NW Marine Drive, Vancouver, BC, Canada, British Columbia V6T 1Z2
- **lat**: 49.26934
- **long**: -123.258
- **full address**: 6393 NW Marine Drive, Vancouver, BC, Canada, British Columbia V6T 1Z2

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Museum of Anthropology (https://allevents.in/org/museum-of-anthropology/26251846)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 05 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 6393 NW Marine Drive, Vancouver, BC, Canada, British Columbia V6T 1Z2
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Museum of Anthropology
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, storytelling, theatre, fine-arts, entertainment
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Black Futures, Ananse Tales: Diasporic Storytelling in Motion ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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