Friday, August 30, 2013

CDDF 2013: BIAMVU BIA KONGO Schedule...


CONGOLESE DANCE AND DRUM FESTIVAL 2013:
BIAMVU BIA KONGO
("BRIDGES of the CONGO")
 Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts
1428 Alice Street, 3rd floor, Oakland, CA 94612

Confirmed Artists:  JAVIER Gordillo Barrera (PERU), LAURE Fluerentin (HAITI), BIZA Sompa, LaKiesha Golden, MAKAYA "Kayos", Arnaud LOUBAYI, Braulio Barrera (PERU), Pedro Rosales (PERU), ARMEL Mampouya, Arnold BALEKITA, Teber MILANDOU-SITA, Jean-Armel MAMPOUYA, and Cassy Joseph (HAITI), and Colette Eloi, Director of El Wah Movement (LECTURE)


SCHEDULE:

FRIDAY, October 11, 2013:
6:15p - Opening Welcome/Discussion 
7:00p - 8:30p ~ Peruvian Dance (Javier Gordillo Barrera)

 

SATURDAY, October 12, 2013:
9a - 10:15 ~ HAITIAN Lecture 
10:30a - 11:45a ~ Drum Class (BALEKITA) 
12:00p - 1:15p ~ HAITIAN DANCE (Laure Fleurentin) 
1:30p - 2:30p ~ KIDS Class (LAKIESA) 
2:45p - 4:00p ~ Congolese (MAKAYA) 
4:15p - 5:30p ~ Congolese (LOUBAYI) 
5:45p - 7:00p ~ Congolese - (BIZA)



SUNDAY, October 13, 2013:
8:30a ~ Breakfast/Community Potluck 
9:00a - 10:15a ~ Lari LANGUAGE Class (MAMPOUYA) 
10:30a - 11:45a ~ Congolese (LOUBAYI) 
12:00p - 1:15p ~ Congolese (LAKIESHA) 
1:30p - 2:45p ~ Congolese (BIZA) 
3:00p - 4:15p ~ Congolese (MAKAYA) 
4:30p - 5:45p ~ ALL CONGOLESE TEACHERS


FESTIVAL 2013 FEES: 

$20 - Drum Workshop
$15 - Congolese Language Workshop
$15 each - Dance Workshops
$8 -Youth Dance Workshop (ages 4-18, 3 and under-FREE)
FREE - Lecture/Discussions



PRE-REGISTRATION:
Deadline is Friday, October 4, 2013

4 or more dance workshops - $13 each
All Dance Package (10 dance workshops) - $130
Full Package (10 Dance, 1 Drum, 1 Language) - $165


~Choices Required prior to the beginning of the festival, please select on the registration form

~Make Money Orders payable to "LaKiesha Golden" and mail to: LaKiesha Golden, c/o CDDF, PO BOX 18576, OAKLAND, CA 94619

~Must be received by the pre-registration deadline: 10/04/13


FESTIVAL CONTACT: 
CONGOFESTIVAL@YAHOO.COM OR 510-368-2475





FESTIVAL LOCATION:
Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts
1428 Alice Street, 3rd floor (at 14th Street)
Oakland, CA 94612
(walking distance from 12th BART station)





MATONDO! (THANK YOU):  All Sponsors, Rhowana Gandy, Volunteers, and Festival Artists/Guests, and Community Participants

Sponsors ~ *City of Oakland Cultural Funding Program, *Dimensions Dance Theater, *Cultural Arts of Gold, and the *Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts








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