by Frances Phillips | Apr 26, 2020
Fely Tchaco is collaborating with Diamano Coura West African Dance to create The Legend of Zaouli. Tchaco is of Gouro tribal descent. This project is based in the history and culture of the Gouro people from Egypt who, fleeing Islam, traveled from Ethiopia to Niger,...
by Frances Phillips | Mar 1, 2020
Nimely Napla, former director of the Liberian National Cultural Troupe, is collaborating with Dimensions Dance Theater (Dimensions) to create Dai Zoe Bush — The Breaking of the Poro & Sande Bush, based in in the ceremonial dance rhythms of the Vai and Gola people...
by Frances Phillips | Feb 20, 2020
Ustad Farida Mahwash, also known as the “Voice of Afghanistan,” has dedicated herself to mastery of Afghan music for more than five decades. She is collaborating with Ballet Afsaneh, a dance company that has devoted years to mastering and preserving traditional Afghan...
by Frances Phillips | Feb 3, 2020
Master Philippine dance choreographer Sydney Loyola is collaborating with The Filipino American Development Foundation to create Sayaw sa Ilaw-Dancing in the Light, honoring the indigenous deity of fire, Kanla-on, who is believed to live in Mt. Kanla-on, an active...
by Frances Phillips | Dec 15, 2019
Jewlia Eisenberg was collaborating with The Contemporary Jewish Museum to develop and present Fierce as Death, an exploration of the ancient biblical Song of Songs. Project partners sought to illuminate the text’s traditional meanings and reveal additional layers that...
