Vera Oyé Yaa-Anna (aka Auntie Oyé) - Founder and Executive Director of Oyé Palaver Hut
In this RISE Urban Nation episode, we talk with Vera Oyé Yaa-Anna, Founder and Executive Director of Oyé Palaver Hut (OPH). OPH was established in 1993 as a family-friendly theatrical company in Los Angeles, CA, to share the arts and beauty of West African culture with Americans. We have served communities in Washington, DC, since 2003. OPH aims to educate through a holistic, creative curriculum and entertain through performance that deepens intercultural understanding.
RISE Urban Nation: Own Your Story. Scale Your Impact. · Vera Oyé Yaa-Anna, Auntie Oyé, Taryell Simmons, storytelling
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Show Notes
BIO:
Vera Oyé Yaa-Anna, affectionately known as Auntie Oyé, is a Liberian-born acclaimed master storyteller who transports her audience to West Africa through “imaginary” interactive storytelling. She is the Founder/Executive Director of Oyé Palaver Hut, a twenty-five-year-old established cultural arts organization that integrates storytelling performances with the culinary arts to focus on physical and emotional wellness.
She tours nationally and internationally presenting her dynamic programs that includes high-energy African dance and the traditional djembe drums. This energetic cultural educator’s performances are designed to celebrate diversity. She is a four-time DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities Fellowship Program recipient.
Connect with Auntie Oyé:
Website: https://www.oyepalaverhut.org
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: Vera Oyé Yaa-Anna @Oyepalaverhut
Facebook: Oyé Palaver Hut
Instagram: Vera Oye Yaa-Anna
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