Originally Posted September 27, 2013
1 Week Countdown to Pre-Registration Deadline and Artist Plug no2
The
CONGOLESE DANCE AND DRUM FESTIVAL 2013, entitled BIAMVU BIA KONGO (Bridges of the Congo), will be held Friday, October 11th - Sunday, October 13th at the Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts, 1428 Alice Street, 3rd floor in downtown in Oakland, CA. This is a friendly reminder that we are within the One Week Countdown to Pre-Reg Deadline 10/4/13.
CDDF 2013 Artist Plug no2 (PERU and HAITI):
JAVIER GORDILLO BARRERA, direct from Lima, Peru! Javier Barrera is a Master Dancer, Choreographer and Percussionist(Cajon). He’s the director of Escencia Negra Afro Peruvian Performing Company. Javier's classes are highly requested by all who have encountered his teaching style!
LAURE FLEURENTIN:
Haitian Master Dancer Laure Fleurentin can be considered as one of the
most versatile Haitian Folkloric dancers of our times. Ms. Fleurentin is
not only a graduate from L'ENARTS (Ecole National des Arts in Port au
Prince, Haiti), but she's also a trained Ballet and Jazz dancer because
of her
training at the American Academy of Ballet & Arts in Delmas,
Haiti. Later,
she studied Haitian Folkloric dance with Armande J. Piard and Viviane Gauthier,
the most respected professor of Haitian Folkloric dance traditions also called
in French "La Doyenne de la danse Folklorique Haitienne". With
Viviane Gauthier dance company, Laure professional career began as a dancer.
Florencia Pierre "Fofo", master dancer and teacher at Viviane Gauthier's
school invited Ms Fleurentin to be part of her dance company "Afoutayi
JAKA". Ms Fleurentin got invitations to dance with Peniel Guerrier dance
company "Tamboula", Ramses Pierre P., "ADA" (Ayiti Dance
ensemble) of Emmanuel Louis, Jean Apollon and many others. Ms Fleurentin is
also a trained vocalist in Haitian traditional chants, the ones that usually
accompany the many Folkloric dances. Today, Ms Fleurentin has decided to work
with long time friend Cassy Joseph to help expand Haitian Folkloric art and
culture in the United States and the Bay Area.
CASSY JOSEPH:
Cassy Joseph is an exceptional Haitian master drummer who started his
training
of Haitian rhythms at 12 years of age, at a Catholic church in South
East Haiti with Pere Edner Desvalcin. Mr. Joseph continued developing
his drumming skills in Petionville, Port au Prince with Eddy Jean,
mostly learning Haitian folkloric and Rada rhythms (Yanvalou, Pas Rigol
& Mahi).
Mr Joseph had the privilege to work
with La Troupe Aradayo, Arawak d'Haiti, La Troupe Baleldjo d'Haiti directed by
master dancer Viviane Demerville, ADA directed by Emmanuel Louis, La Compagnie
ARTCHO Danse Repertoire directed by Jean-Guy Saintus, the Institute of Dance
Lynn Williams Rozier, the Jean-Rene Delsoin Dance center & and the dance
company CDJRD. With the later, Mr. Joseph traveled throughout the French
Caribbean, Canada, China, Mexico and the Dominican Republic. Today, Mr. Joseph
has decided to associate himself with long time friend Laure Fleurentin to help
develop the appreciation of Haitian culture in the United States, and most
particularly the Bay Area.
COLETTE ELOI:
Colette Eloi is a former student of Laney College having taken her
first formal Haitian Dance class there with Lynn Coles. Ms. Eloi has
dedicated her life to sharing with the world
the rich traditions and cultural history of her parent’s native Haiti.
She is the Artistic Director of El Wah Movement Dance Theater. She has performed professionally, nationally and internationally as a
dancer/singer/choreographer. She has performed with various groups
including Petit Le Croix, Reconnect, Chouconne Haitian Dance Troupe-NY,
Emese (Messagers of the African Diaspora), Dimensions Dance Theatre,
and Nuba. She is also a board member of the Northern California
Katherine Dunham Project. She received her formal foundational dance
training at UC Berkeley where she received a BA in Development Studies. She also calls the Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Performing Arts,
formerly the Alice Art Center, her home. She has studied many styles
including; jazz, ballet, modern, Dunham Technique and many traditional
and folkloric styles. She has traveled to Haiti to study dance with
master teachers. To complement her understanding of the intricacies of
Haitian Dance, Colette studied Haitian drumming as well. Ms. Eloi is a
celebrated artist having earned awards for her artistic endeavors
including several exemplary choreography commissions, such as the West
Coast premiere of the Tim Rice and Elton John’s “Aida” for which
she received an award for choreography. She was also commissioned to
choreograph a piece in Tribute of Ms. Katherine Dunham with Ms. Ruth
Beckford. Having done dance research in Africa and several locales in
the African Diaspora, Ms. Eloi offers a thorough glimpse into the world
of Haitian Folkloric Dance, emphasizing the connections that exist
in African based cultural art forms. Ms. Eloi received her MFA from
the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco
California.
View Previous Artist Plug: Jean-Claude Biza Sompa at:http://www.youmustdance.blogspot.com/2013_09_01_archive.html
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