Kick-off Performance

With just over two weeks before the tour leaves Ottawa, the Baobab Youth Performers were joined by the adult group, Akpokli, at the NAC 4th Stage, for an energy-filled performance. The youth group assembled outside on Elgin Street to make an entrance with their piece called Drum Talk.


A capacity crowd of 125 patrons filled the intimate space of the 4th stage, with cafe-style seating. The teens modelled their new Footsteps to Ghana T-shirts for the performance.



The quiet Bell Forest piece was illuminated with deep blue lighting which really added to the atmosphere.



The final number for the evening was a traditional community piece known as Kinka, where all attendees become performers and people switch roles to alternate between drumming, playing bell, shaking an Axatse, and dancing. The stage area was filled with the youth performers, the Akpokli group, parents, and audience members caught up in the excitement of the evening.