41st Annual Performance – BAM – DanceAfrica 2018
May 25 – 28, 2018 | 2:00pm – 9:00pm (daily show times vary)
Remembrance, Reconciliation, Renewal
Artistic Director, Abdel R. Salaam
The nation’s largest African dance festival returns to BAM for its 41st year, under the leadership of artistic director, Abdel R. Salaam. This year’s performance offers a taste of the rhythm and spirit of South Africa, acknowledging Nelson Mandela’s centennial birthday and the contributions of freedom fighters past and present.
South African supergroup, Ingoma KwaZulu-Natal Dance Company brings traditional movement idioms alongside the contemporary stylings of Durban-based Siwela Sonke Dance Theatre. They are joined by the BAM/Restoration Dance Youth Ensemble and, together, rejoice in the transcendent power of movement and music in a range of forms and traditions. This year’s performance draws parallels between South African anti-apartheid and American civil rights movements, portraying the struggles for justice and, ultimately, serving up triumphant celebrations of culture.
Please check the daily schedule as performance times vary (matinees and evening shows).
Cost: $25 – $60. 50% off for ages 16 yrs and under.
Artistic Director, Abdel R. Salaam
The nation’s largest African dance festival returns to BAM for its 41st year, under the leadership of artistic director, Abdel R. Salaam. This year’s performance offers a taste of the rhythm and spirit of South Africa, acknowledging Nelson Mandela’s centennial birthday and the contributions of freedom fighters past and present.
South African supergroup, Ingoma KwaZulu-Natal Dance Company brings traditional movement idioms alongside the contemporary stylings of Durban-based Siwela Sonke Dance Theatre. They are joined by the BAM/Restoration Dance Youth Ensemble and, together, rejoice in the transcendent power of movement and music in a range of forms and traditions. This year’s performance draws parallels between South African anti-apartheid and American civil rights movements, portraying the struggles for justice and, ultimately, serving up triumphant celebrations of culture.
Please check the daily schedule as performance times vary (matinees and evening shows).
Cost: $25 – $60. 50% off for ages 16 yrs and under.
Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) – Peter Jay Sharp Bldg
30 Lafayette Avenue btwn Ashland Place and St. Felix St.
Brooklyn NY 11217
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