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CUMYA CHILDREN 10012026

Name: CUMYA CHILDREN 10012026
Start: 2027-10-01
Location: African American Literature Book Club

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01 October 2027

This event began 10/01/2026 and repeats every year forever

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https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/art/CUMYA-CHILDREN-1387183230

CONTENT

TITLE: CUMYA CHILDREN

subtitle: A Black Fable Pageant

1.CHILDREN ARE BORN

A. Dancers

Nut- female , embodiment of galactic night which extends beyond any light. Black soft fabric covers all but head. Black afro hairstyle head covering with black tulle veil to cover rest of head.
Geb- male, embodiment of Earth. Blue and green stripped. Soft suit cover all but head. Blue and green striped afro hairstyle head covering with blue and green stripe tulle veil to cover rest of head.
Ra- female, embodiment of the Sun, the slosest star, yellow soft reflective fabric suit covers al but head, yellow afro hair style head coverings with yellow tulle veil to cover rest of head.
Konsu- male, embodiment of the Moon, the eventual partner to Earth, grey soft suit cover all but heady great afro hairstyle head covering with grey tulle veil to cover rest of the head.

B. Dance Descript

Darkness, primordial , silent, Nut dances unseen in the eternal night, only heard through steps , falls, strong enough movements. Nut dances in a circular pattern, as one star is born [ in the background] and another star and more and more stars until they cover everywhere [ all sides of the stage] Nut performs high jumps, spins, rolls, in a circular pattern, continues to the dance ends.

Ra is in a black cloth and jumps up in the circle of Nut. [ leave black cloth] . Ra dances in a circle within Nuts circle adding many flailing motions of rays [ arms and legs] while twirling.

Geb plus Konsu are in block cloth and jump up in the circle of Ra. Geb plus Konsu dance in a circle together , going farther and closer variably about a center. The center always on the path in Ra. They twirl and twirl about each other faster, never touching.

Nut , Ra, Geb, plus Konsu align about the center of the stage and Geb curls as if something is in the belly.

The stage becomes the blue horizon of earth between sky and sea. The sounds of the earth from various creatures is emitted.

2. THE DAMELEGANT, BABELEGU

A. Dancers

Bebelegu, the Damelgante, the Devil's Daughter, LA Diablo Fille, a sparkling burgundy chemise gown, cute quaint elegant golden keys, embroidered about, afro, red lipstick, sparkling eye shadow.
Eshu- man with Black Jackel's head crown looking behind him, with red beaded veil covering his face. HE hold a key and scales. On each scale is a figure of Eshu, but one scale has a feather. The father of Babelegu, he has a red and black striped suit.
Little Babelegu- Babelegu as a female child.
Mother of Babelegu- Candace, in a bright golden dress [ allows legs to move] hair is afro with golden twirls[ snake like] in her hair.

B. Dance Descript

In a lush green forest the tip of a pyramid is visible just above the highest trees. The sound of a large calm river is audible. Candace jumps in and dances in a path that if written on the floor represents the eye of Ra. [ the path can go over itself] Her dance includes flips, twirls, leaps, crouches, various lifts from the floor. It begins with the most courteous bow. The light of the green area turns dark to complete black and then rapidly switches between white and black continuously. Eshu enters and where the jackal head looks is opposite in color to where the jackal's head does not. [ opposite of white is black and black is white] Candace is in shock wit the changes and looks down. Eshu walk toward and stops in front of Candace. Candace look up quick, frightened, but becomes enamored with Eshu , unable to look away. She repeats the dance she did before in the jungle except that where she faces the split between in front of behind Eshu is like a wall, while she is always focused on Eshu. After finishing one dance variant, she approaches Eshu with a sultry walk and touches his front, trying to embrace him, but she is unable to. And she kisses him, for a long time. Then she is pulled away[ to off stage] Her feet sliding on the ground. The variable black to white slows down to black and then black brightens back to jungle.

Candace and little Babelegu enter jungle, dancing simultaneously. The same dance as when Candace was alone in the jungle. At end of dance, the mother and child sit. '

C. Drama Descript

Candace sit on the floot, little Babelegu sit on Candace's lap.
Little Babelegu(L.B.): I'm scared Mana.
Candace(C.): Why?
L.B.: The other kids say I will live longer than anybody, I don't want to outlive you.
C.: My favorite light... a loving parent wants their children to live healthy eons after the parent die. I am hopefully, a lucky parent whose child will live eons after.
L.B.: But I don't want to be alone.
C.: ... I can't see the future but when you find others to love, who love you, don't let them go.
L.B.: How will I know who to love?
C.: You will teach yourself through experience.
L.B.: Did you love Papa?
C.: As much as a mortal woman can love a manifestation of a natural force
L.B.:... (uncertain)
C.: Knowing who to love or how to love requires experience. Right now, all you love is yourself, me, and your papa.
L.B.: and , snuggles.
C.: OF course, Mr. Snuggles. well why don't you go play with the frogs.
L.B.: Ok mama
Little Babelegu exit skipping. The lights go dark

3. THE EYES OF TIME

A. Dancers.

Babelegu

B. Dance Descript

Eshu statue is to a side. Babelegu dance about as if going backward and then she switches between backwards and forwards while doing jumps, splits, lifts, flips. The background is a landscape the color of a dull red light, with valleys and mountains and more topographical intricacy.

C. Drama Descript

Babelegu (B.) sit aside the statue of Eshu, (E.)

B.: Thank you father, I now can handle my life.

E. : Remember , to have patience with the changes

B.: As my experiences grow , I will grow.

4. HIGH JOHN ARRIVES

A. Dancers

Mama High- woman in west African common clothing before European conquest, pregnant with High John as a fetus.
Papa High- Man in central African common clothing, husband to Mama High.
The Enslaved aside the Highs- in series in the slave boat, aside the Highs.

B. Dance Descript

In the bottom of a white European slave boat crossing the Atlantic ocean , the wet bloody hull is the boundary to the entire world of the enslaved. Mama High while pregnant and having pains is comforted by her husband who offers his blood for her to drink . They sit separated but not that distance from each other among the lines of rocking enslaved, of all ages, going with the flow. A little light from the deck shines bright. It moves faster and faster showing the cycle of days, while the enslaved keep rocking, their miserable howls grow as some stop moving on their own, but the living maintain the rocking.

A bright light shine on the day the slave ship land. The light grows until it shines all in the hull, a bright light.

The illumination lessens and Papa High is on the beach leading the enslaved to attempt freedom, as the white European enslavers have a line of rifleman, who fire , killing many including Papa High. The light becomes that of the night, as the water spread and a swamp arrive into the space. Mama High walks into the swamp carrying High John.

C. Drama Descript

Mama High carry her baby and say: "High John, how are you? Your blood knows the seas tongue. Inspire, our folk, to freedom from chains, me and your father are always already proud of you"

5. HIGH JOHN AND OLMASSA

A. Dancers

High John- upbeat, smiling, Black Man, barefoot, in overalls, short afro, athletic
OlMassa- white man in white hat with an all white dress suit, all white shoes, a white cane, not healthy.
Enslaved- various Black folk some clothed in bright colors in or about the house, others outside the house in roughspun.

B. Dance Descript

It is a bright morning in a Caribbean estate, english, French, Portuguese are heard. The front porch of OlMassa house is present. OlMassa stands banging his cane pointing to enslaved blacks; his pointing causes pain alongside a whipping sound. The enslaved Black people working in the field about the porch. OlMassa is served by some enslaved. Olmassa grab a little black enslaved girl's breast. Suddenly, High John enter, sanding or dancing by shuffling on a sandy surface creating sounds through the sand while being acrobatic. High John makes a figure in the sand while spinning, leaping, twirling in the air. OlMassa points to him but it doesn't work and High John laughs every time the OlMassa fails. OlMassa gets so angry he hobbles over to High John who taunts OlMassa. And High John escorts OlMassa away by taunting him. Once OlMassa is away, the enslaved look about and each slowly leave one after the other while High John's laughter grows and grows and can be heard as the porch and the land about has only the sounds of birds or rustling greens while high john laughs.

6. BABELEGU SIDE HIGH JOHN

A. Dancers

Babelegua
High John
Ra
Nut

B. Dance Descript

A starlit black space Nut dances variably within. Ra s circling about Nut constantly. First dancing in a circular path second a path of smaller diameter with the same spins, leaps, twirk, acrobatic aerial forms as in the first, third a path of smaller diameter than the second. Nut stops in the center and does a pulling motion and Babelegua runs to Nut with a sliding run and spins aside Nut and dances acrobatically around Nut plus Ra. Babelegua get close to Nut and whispers. Nut stops in the center and does a pulling nothing, and High John runs to Nut. He has things to say to Nut. High John and Babelegu kiss and dance about Ra or Nut. And then all four dance away .

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