by Frances Phillips | Jun 6, 2007 | 2007, Traditional Arts
Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center collaborating with Cambodian classical dancer and choreographer Charya Burt, Vishnu Tattva Das Odissi Vilas of Sacred Dance of India, and Melody Takata of Gen Taiko to create Of Spirits Intertwined, exploring the rituals that...
by Frances Phillips | Jun 6, 2007 | 2007, Traditional Arts
Asian Improv aRts collaborating with Melody Takata, Madame Fuima Kansuma, Hideko Nakajima, Tatsu Aoki, and members of Gen Taiko to create a performance on the theme of Shimenawa. Shimenawa is created by binding together multiple threads for strength and refers to the...
by Frances Phillips | Jun 6, 2007 | 2007, Traditional Arts
Bay Area Black United Fund collaborating with Bay Area quilters Marion Coleman, Dolores Presley, and Julia Vitero to create 15 quilts that promote personal responsibility for health, focusing, in particular, on risk factors associated with metabolic resistance...
by Frances Phillips | Jun 6, 2007 | 2007, Traditional Arts
Centro Legal de la Raza collaborating with weaver Martina Jimenez to create, document, and preserve Mayan loom working. During the civil war in Guatemala, the military tried to stop indigenous communities from practicing traditional arts. Now living as a refugee in...
by Frances Phillips | Jun 6, 2007 | 2007, Traditional Arts
East Bay Center for the Performing Arts collaborating with Brazilian Capoeira Master Ubirajara Almeida and with Ghanaian/Anlo Ewe Master Choreographer, dancer and drummer CK Ladzkepo to create Konyifafa for the re-opening of the Center?s new theater following a major...
