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THE 8th ANNUAL CUBACARIBE FESTIVAL
The 8th Annual CubaCaribe Festival of Dance and Music will present eight performances and four master classes, film screenings, and two lectures on the religion, history and politics of the region.
The theme for this year's Festival is "Baile Tradicional y Popular".
"Since they adore dancing for social activity and fun, they incorporate dancing into their difficult daily life as often as possible. The draw upon their rich dance cultural legacies which are both broad and deep." - Yvonne Daniel.
The secular, popular music and dances are fundamental to the daily survival of many cultures, traditions and artists. Dance and music serve as an expression and as a release from the everyday problems, worries, and hardships people experience.
APRIL 19 & 26, 2012:
Special Events that will take place at The Museum of African Diaspora
APRIL 20-22, 2012:
The first weekend of performances will be a mixed program, held at Dance Mission Theater's 140-seat house in the heart of San Francisco's Mission District. It will feature local artists, Las Que Son Son, Alafia, Arenas Dance Company, Grupo Experimental Nagó, Rueda con Ritmo, Cunamacué, Aguacero, Dimensions Dance Theater.
APRIL 27-29, 2012:
The second weekend will mark the tenth home season of Alayo Dance Company. It will take place at Laney Theater's 300-seat house in Oakland. Alayo will explore and present a new work built around issues of the destruction of the oceans. Using a large net hung from the ceiling on which the dancers can climb, Alayo will mix dances for Yemaya (the Orisha or Yoruba deity of the sea) with modern dance.
MORE INFORMATION COMING SOON...
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