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By CAROL LUCKING
Rappahannock News Contributing Writer
An enchanting evening of story and dialogue awaits the audience on Sunday, March 21, at 7:30 p.m. in Washington.
Ki Theatre’s 1993 “Exchange Series” offers a firsthand look into African tribal culture as told by Francis Mading Deng, the astute, internationally renowned son of a paramount chief of the Dinka tribe of southern Sudan.
Dr. Deng’s culture traditionally uses dramatic folktales as children’s bedtime stories to teach values and a code of conduct by which tribe members live.
Michael Reisman, who wrote the forward to Dr. Deng’s book DINKA FOLKTALES writes, “Dr. Deng’s collection of tales provides us with stunning insights into aspects of Dinka life and social regulation which are at once different and exotic and yet easily recognizable as strains in the universal repertory of human experience.”
Dr. Deng has authored and edited numerous books and publications including a biography of his father. “I remember the joy I felt hearing stories as a child. After completing my education and writing about them, I saw their relevance clearly. These tales are a lens in understanding today’s society.”
Deng speaks of his people’s stories with enthusiasm and warmth. “Most of our stories divide the lion’s world and the human world. When I was a child the dangers of lions were real. Wildlife was all around us in every season. Now
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