Constantly ~ Celebrating ~ Creativity
Enriching Educational Entertainment
&
LOL4Real a Wellness Experience
~ Program Offerings ~
THE STORYTELLER
The National Association of Black Storytellers Festival & Conference 2008 - Featured Teller
The New Jersey Storytelling Network Festival's Story Slam 2016 - 1st Place
LOL 4 REAL!
Laughter Yoga...laugh your way to wellness. No floor work or mat needed. For the young & young at heart!
'LIAS' MOTHER
A Family Theater Program set during the 1900's in America. Featuring the southern dialect spoken words of Paul Laurence Dunbar.
ALWAYS FREE! A Juneteenth Celebration
Elias' mother tells what life was before and after the Emancipation Proclamation. Enslaved African narratives are featured with the spoken word of Paul Laurence Dunbar and the music of Sweet Honey In The Rock.
NANA AESOP or NANA ANANSI
Aesop fables with a twist! or Tales of Anansi the trickster!
DOWN ON THE FARM WITH GRANNY GOOSE
Stories, music & highly interactive fun down on the farm! - Pre-school to 3rd grades
MAMA EARTH
Songs, Animal & human tales on conservation of planet earth. Stories to grow on!
HARRIET TUBMAN, Her Story
A first person narrative from Harriet Tubman's childhood to adult life. Oni brings to life, the most fearless woman in American History.
WORK & PLAY SHOPS
Brother Dunbar Poetry & Performance workshop is published in this book.
A one day or 8 weeks artist-in-residence program for elementary to university students.
VIDEOS ~ POETRY ~ STORIES
Iconic Author, Prolific Poet & Professor Nikki Giovanni invited Oni to rap Paul Dunbar's "We Wear The Mask" - along with Nikki's rendition of Gwendolyn Brooks "We Real Cool" and an excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's "I Have a Dream" speech in this award winning audio book "Hip Hop Speaks To Children"....find out more about it, because as they say....
SISTER WINGS CD & PERFORMANCE POET
Spoken Word Songs Bass & Beats
Original poetry with Oni on Bass guitar.
Spoken word like you never heard!
GIRL FRIENDS
Meet & Greet - Sing-a-longs & one of a kind photo opportunities with Oni's "Girl Friend" Nyota Kungaa aka "Star Shine" often appears with Granny Goose .
INTERVIEWS
With
- Sam Payne of The Little Apple Seed Radio Show
- Healthy Haiku Radio with Dr. Imani Maat
- Sounds of Jazz & Poetry with Clay "Big Trigger" Corley, Jr.
APPLAUSE & KUDOS
~ Reviews & Recommendations ~
From so many places too numerous to list. The most memorable are at this page to check out....
ABOUT ONI LASANA
Sketch by Miles of Coatesville, PA
*!* Life by divine inspiration *!*
Oni's life is one fabulous adventure in arts and culture. Find out half the story here, because its so much more to tell.