This is a past event
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Andara Koumba Rahman and Obara Wali Rahman are esteemed cultural elders, co-artistic directors of Cumbé: Center for African and Diaspora Dance in New York, and former co-directors of the popular dance company Sabar Ak Ru Afriq Dance Theater. Ms. Rahman is an authority on West African and Caribbean dance and performance techniques. Mr. Rahman is a master drummer and teacher, poet and choreographer specializing in the music and dance of the SeneGambia and old Mali empire. Together they lead The Drumsong African Ballet Theatre, which performs and presents African folkloric dance, music, drama, poetry and connections to African-American and world cultures.

This event is part of African American Dance: Form, Function and Style!, which kicks off mid-February and culminates on April 13-14. Organized by Ninoska M’bewe Escobar, Consortium for Faculty Diversity Scholar in Theater and Dance at Amherst College, the symposium will offer an exciting array of activities from February to April, including a special evening performance on Friday, April 13.

Sponsored by the Amherst College Department of Theater and Dance, Five College Dance Department, Arts at Amherst Initiative, Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Center for Community Engagement and African and Caribbean Students Union

Contact Info

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