{"id":169620,"date":"2025-06-30T11:59:38","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T14:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novascotia.com\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=169620"},"modified":"2026-06-25T18:54:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T21:54:32","slug":"akuko-ifo-mamas-halloween","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/novascotia.com\/de\/event\/akuko-ifo-mamas-halloween\/","title":{"rendered":"Ak\u1ee5k\u1ecd Ifo: Moonlight and Snowfalls &#8211; The Stories We Carry: Mama&#8217;s Halloween"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ak\u1ee5k\u1ecd Ifo: Moonlight and Snowfalls &#8211; The Stories We Carry<\/strong><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u200bA new Igbo storytelling theatre series from the Ndi Igbo Cultural Association of Nova Scotia<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u200bWhere Igbo moonlight folktale tradition meets Nova Scotia snowfalls, and where memory, migration, and family become a celebration of who we are and who we are becoming together. \u200bAk\u1ee5k\u1ecd Ifo: Moonlight and Snowfalls is an inaugural NICANS theatre project celebrating Igbo memory, migration, family, and storytelling in Nova Scotia. Come witness a story that belongs to all of us!<\/p>\n<p>\u200bAk\u1ee5k\u1ecd Ifo (pronounced ah-KOO-koh EE-foh) is the Igbo phrase for the moonlight folktale tradition: the stories told under lantern light in the evenings, the way an entire people passed down what mattered. \u200bMoonlight and Snowfalls moves between southeastern Nigeria and Nova Scotia. The Stories We Carry names what every immigrant knows: our stories travel with us, and they find new homes when they meet new audiences.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u200bJoin us for the inaugural production on Sunday, July 26, entitled Mama&#8217;s Halloween: An Igbo Grandmother Discovers Nova Scotia.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u200bMama Adaeze has crossed an ocean to visit her grandchildren in Halifax. It is late October. Costumed children are knocking on doors, jack-o-lanterns are glowing, and her granddaughter is dressed as a butterfly. Mama has never seen anything like this, or has she?<\/p>\n<p>\u200bAs the evening unfolds, Mama begins to recognize something familiar in the masks, the lantern light, the gathering of neighbours, the welcoming of strangers at the door. It is Mmanwu under a snow-grey sky. It is the same human heart.<\/p>\n<p>\u200bBy the end of the night, two worlds have found each other, and both are richer for it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Guests will experience:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u200bA warm welcome into a world where two cultures recognize each other.<\/li>\n<li>An original theatre production running approximately 50 minutes, family-friendly and performed in English with selected Igbo phrases and songs.<\/li>\n<li>\u200bA shared experience for Igbo Nova Scotians, newcomer families, settled Nova Scotian communities, and anyone who has ever carried a story across a distance.<\/li>\n<li>\u200bAn evening celebrating Igbo memory, migration, family, and storytelling in Nova Scotia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u200bThis evening also features the Youth Cultural Showcase, presented through The Amara Project \u2014 a celebration of Igbo youth voices, creativity, and cultural expression. The showcase is part of the community&#8217;s broader preparations for the IRI-JI Festival, bringing together young artists and performers as they contribute to the living tradition of Igbo storytelling and heritage in Nova Scotia.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Event details<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u200bDate:<\/strong> Sunday, July 26, 2026<\/li>\n<li>\u200b<strong>Time:<\/strong> 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM (doors open at 5:00 PM, show begins at 6:00 PM)<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u200bVenue:<\/strong> Potter Family Auditorium, Kenneth C. 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