We've told you to save the dates and now it's time. Congolese Dance performance workshops, CO.SEN.GU + Liberian dance workshops, including collaborations with Mbayero, Naomi Diouf of Diamano Coura West African Dance Company, Theo of SambaFunk, and Alseny Soumah of Ballet Merveilles and Lahyidi, and other workshops will take place beginning this week through the end of August /w Distinguished Artist BIZA Sompa! See complete schedule below, most workshops will have a sliding scale. For any questions, please respond to this email. You can also find the schedule on the Cultural Arts of Gold FB page...
Biza Sompa 2014 Tour/Workshop Schedule: (subject to change)
OAKLAND: Thur, 8/7, Malonga Center, 2nd floor, 6:00 - 7:30pm, $15
OAKLAND: Sat, 8/9, (Congo-Senegal/Liberia) Combo /w Naomi Diouf, Malonga Center, 2nd floor, 2:30 - 4:00pm, $15 - $20
OAKLAND: Sat, 8/9, Performance Workshop #1, Malonga Center, 3rd fl, Studio C, 5:00 - 6:30pm, $18 drop-in ($15ea if at least 4 wksps are paid in advance)
UKIAH: Tues, 8/12, Ocean Motion Studio, 275 Kunzler Ranch Road, Ukiah, 95482, 6:30 - 8:00pm, $15-$20
OAKLAND: Wed, 8/13, Destiny Arts, 970 Grace Ave, 94608, 7:45 - 9:15pm, $15
OAKLAND: Thurs, 8/14, Performance Workshop #2, Malonga Center, 3rd fl, Studio C, 7:00 - 8:30pm, $18 drop-in ($15ea if at least 4 wksps are paid in advance)
OAKLAND: Sat, 8/16, Performance Workshop #3, Malonga Center, 3rd fl, Studio C, 5:00 - 6:30pm, $18 drop-in ($15ea if at least 4 wkshps are paid in advance)
OAKLAND: Sun, 8/17, Combo /w Mbayero, Malonga Center, 2nd fl, 12:00 - 1:30pm, $15 - $20
OAKLAND: Sun, 8/17, (Congo-Guinea) Combo /w Alseny Soumah, Malonga Center, 3rd fl, 4:00 - 5:30pm, $15 - $20
OAKLAND: Thurs, 8/21, Performance Workshop #4, Malonga Center, 3rd fl, Studio C, 7:00 - 8:30pm, $18 drop-in ($15ea if at least 4 wkshps are paid in advance)
OAKLAND: Sun, 8/24, Malonga Center, 2nd fl, 12:00 - 1:30pm, $15
OAKLAND: Sun 8/24, Combo /w Theo (SambaFunk), Malonga Center, 2nd fl, 4:00 - 6:00pm, $15
NEVADA CITY: Tues, 8/26, Cultural Center, Nevada City, DRUM Class, 4:00 - 5:00pm, $20, Dance Class 5:00 - 6:30pm, $15
OAKLAND: Thurs, 8/28, Performance Workshop #5, Malonga Center, 3rd fl, Studio C, 7:00 - 8:30pm, $18 drop-in ($15ea if at least 4 wkshps are paid in advance)
Labor Day Weekend-Santa Cruz Conference
*Please Note: The culminating presentation from the performance workshops will take place at the Congolese Dance and Drum Festival 2014: BIAMVU BIA KONGO on Friday evening, September 26, Malonga Center, Studio:TBA. The festival in general is 9/26 - 9/28. Students will be required to wear their own solid black tank tops/t-shirts and lappas (African wrap) of any color or pants if male. We're requesting that a minimum of 10 students commit to performing.
Special Thanks to all who helped make this possible: Leslie Carter, Director of African Queens Dance Company, Dimensions Dance Theater, Asia (Ukiah), Vivien Bassouamina (Santa Cruz), Cai Sorlien and crew (Nevada City), Alseny Soumah of Ballet Merveilles and Lahyidi, Theo of SambaFunk, Naomi Diouf, Artistic Director of Diamano Coura West African Dance Company, Mbayero, all musicians/drummers and anyone else that I may have forgotten :)
In Dance,
LaKiesha Golden, Director
Cultural Arts of GOLD and
Nlolo Kongo
P.O. BOX 18576
Save the Dates: Sept. 26-28, 2014:Congolese Dance and Drum Festival:BIAMVU BIA KONGO, Oakland, CA
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