Unlike the previous two rituals, the African Bushmen ritual had a more rustic feel to it; how one would imagine a 'typical' ancient ritual to be like. While the Iroquois and Aborigine myths had more supernatural or fantastical events that created the lands, Khan, the great leader of this myth, creates each part of the world, one by one (kind of like God in Genesis). I thought this was a very solid performance with awesome acting to portray the parts of the creation myth. The ideas of the myth were well portrayed through their actions: for example, the sharing of a bottle among the people and animals showed how the two species lived in harmony. This relationship between people and animals was a huge part of ancient African culture, and the performance, I think, effectively communicated this idea.
Enjoy!
http://youtu.be/k9ULMvb5yKs
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