About the event
Calabash Tales is a warm and sensory-rich performance featuring storytelling, music, and rhythm inspired by the West African griot tradition. Three performers invite the audience into a calm and inclusive experience filled with song, drumming, and movement.
The performance is suitable for children and families, and is especially designed for children aged approximately 4 and up. Through a simple and poetic story about friendship, listening, and courage, children are invited to participate through clapping, rhythms, and small movements.
On stage you will meet three experienced performers: Solo Diarra (Burkina Faso), Bafana Nhlapo (South Africa), and Sarjo Sankareh (The Gambia), who together create an intimate and vibrant meeting between music, storytelling, and audience participation.
This is a unique performance where children do not just watch and listen — they experience the rhythm and story with their whole bodies.
Summer at Sentralen
Every Saturday and Sunday, from Saturday, June 20 to August 16, 2026, from 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM, the area outside our building in Øvre Slottsgate transforms into a creative and inclusive gathering point filled with play, exploration, and wonderful experiences.
Every weekend, we offer free entertainment for children, with varied experiences from different organizers. From concerts and theater to clowns, storytelling, and musical adventures, there will be something new to experience every weekend.
In case of bad weather, activities will be moved indoors to our premises.
Read more about Summer at Sentralen here
