Folklore 102: Call and Response Traditions
Before a folktale begins, a storyteller often opens with a call — and the audience answers back. This call-and-response tradition […] Read More
Folklore 103: Krik? Krak!
When we tire kont, tell stories, there is a simple starter question. Krik? And the room should enthusiastically answer: KRAK! […] Read More
Folklore 104: Devinèt (Riddles and Verbal Play)
Timtim? Bwa chèch! Timtim? Bwa chèch! is a call-and-response used specifically to signal a riddle or a puzzle. The structure […] Read More
Folklore 105: Lodyans (Humor, Performance, and Social Critique)
Lodyans: Humor, Commentary, and the Art of Telling the Truth Sideways Lodyans is a uniquely Haitian literary and oral storytelling […] Read More
Folklore 201: The Tales Themselves
In this section of Lekòl nan Sesyon, we explore the actual “tales” in folklore. That ranges from origin stories, to […] Read More
Folklore 202: Bouki & Malis Trickster
Before we get into the story, you need to understand something: Bouki and Malis are not just characters. They are […] Read More
Folklore 203: The Magic Orange Tree
Justice and Reward This is a classic folktale that has been recorded in text multiple times.But like all folktales, there […] Read More
Folklore 204: Ti Zwazo
Repetition, Rhythm, and Everyday Life Before we get into this, you need to understand something: not everything in Haitian folklore […] Read More
Folklore 205: Kalson Wouj, Origin Stories
Kalson Wouj The Ones Who Stayed Before we get into this, you need to understand something about stories of cosmology. […] Read More
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