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Date: September 9 - October 21 (Master Class on 10/21)
Days: Monday
Time: 7:30pm -9:00pm
Cost: $110 (7 weeks) / Studio B
Costume: $50 (paid 1st day of class)
Minimum Students: 20 / Level: Mixed
Performance: October 17, 6:30-8:30
This is a two part interactive workshop and performance of Haitian dance, rhythm and culture led by master artists and cultural practitioners from Haiti. The workshop will be accompanied by a performance by the master artists into which students will be integrated, giving them an opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned. Each class will be centered on one of three distinct rhythms: "Kongo" dance of love and seduction, "Petwo" dance of fire and revolution, "Rara" dance of happiness and celebration. All classes will be led by a master artist of Haitian descent and will explore the cultural roots of the practice through stories and hands-on experience. The workshop will conclude with students learning choreographies to be performed in the group performance with the master artist on stage.
Featured Artists: Florencia Pierre, "Fofo," Cultural Director, is an accomplished dancer, choreographer, singer, actress and educator, as well as a Mambo (a priestess in the Vodou religion).
Djenane St. Juste, Artistic Director Afoutayi
Dance Company. A native of Haiti, Djenane is an accomplished
choreographer, dancer, actress and vocalist specializing in Haitian
traditional dance and folklore.
Jeff Pierre, Music Director, recently graduated from San Francisco's School of the Arts, where he majored in instrumental music.
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