by Frances Phillips | Nov 21, 2016 | 2015, News, Traditional Arts
Culminating more than a year of collaboration and project development, Liberian dancer, choreographer, director, craftsman, and costume designer Nimely Napla and Diamano Coura West African Dance are premiering a new ballet, The Forbidden Bush, on November 26 and 27,...
by Frances Phillips | Oct 25, 2016 | 2013, News, Traditional Arts
Traditional quilter Patricia Montgomery collaborated with the African American Museum and Library at Oakland to create a collection of quilted coats — each incorporating the story of a forgotten heroine of the Civil Rights movement. Montgomery’s...
by Frances Phillips | Sep 9, 2016 | 2015, Traditional Arts
On September 17 at 1:00 p.m., Diamano Coura West African Dance Company is bringing “The Forbidden Bush –The Ancestors Still Teach” to Defremery Park in Oakland. The afternoon will include a free drum class at 1:15; free dance class (incorporating...
by Frances Phillips | Aug 9, 2016 | 2015, News, Traditional Arts
Through her Creative Work Fund grant, master weaver Jenny Bawer Young has been developing the tapestry Chewang Chi Biyeg/River of Life with apprentice weavers at the Manilatown Center in the International Hotel in San Francisco. On the first Saturdays of each month,...
by Frances Phillips | Aug 2, 2016 | 2013, News, Traditional Arts
Master creator of kapa cloth, Wendeanne Ke’aka Stitt, is presenting the exhibit “Ka’o to Kapa: Moving Tradition Forward” at the 21st annual Bay Area Aloha Festival, August 6 and 7, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., held at the San Mateo County Fairgrounds. On...
by Frances Phillips | Jun 2, 2016 | 2007, News, Traditional Arts
Featuring music of Taiwan, China, Azerbaijan, India, and Uzbekistan, the new Chinese opera Overture to the Sun Archer will premiere at The Presidio Officer’s Club in San Francisco on June 18, 2016, at 7 p.m. The story begins with the long-ago Chinese hero Hou...
