Now in its 41st year, DanceAfrica welcomes a new visiting company from Africa or its diaspora at the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House. This year’s performance offers a taste of the rhythm and spirit of South Africa, acknowledging Nelson Mandela’s centennial birthday and the contributions of freedom fighters past and present.
South African supergroup Ingoma KwaZulu-Natal Dance Company brings traditional movement idioms alongside the contemporary stylings of Durban-based Siwela Sonke Dance Theatre. They are joined by the BAM/Restoration Dance Youth Ensemble and, together, rejoice in the transcendent power of movement and music in a range of forms and traditions
DanceAfrica's outdoor bazaar is a global marketplace of African, African-American, and Caribbean arts, crafts, and food featuring over 200 vendors and attracting up to 30,000 visitors per year.
Age Guidance: 13
Show Notes: 1 Intermission
Audience Advisory:
DanceAfrica 2018 Bazaar - FREE
Performance Schedule:
FRIDAY @ 7:30 PM
SATURDAY @ 2 PM & 7 PM
SUNDAY & MONDAY @ 3 PM