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 | Apr 26, 2020
Sofia Córdova is partnering with the Chinese Culture Center to create dawn_chorus iii, exploring and sharing the histories of a group of female Chinese immigrant refugees. This project grows out of a previous effort among the Center, Córdova, and Chinese dissident...
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 29, 2020
Last Days at Pu’unene Mill is a new exhibition/installation and community-engagement project created by Joan Osato and Tanya Orellana in collaboration with Campo Santo. Presentation of this work was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. When feasible, the artists and...
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...