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Brian Seibert (The New York Times) reviews DanceAfrica, the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s festival of African dance. He writes, “The festival features a film that shows the light and empowerment of vodou, a tradition of danced communication and communion with ancestors and spirits.” Read full article at The New York Times. [Also see previous post… ....
The festival premieres its first evening-length dance film Vwa Zanset Yo: Y’ap Pale, N’ap Danse! “Ancestral Voices: They Speak… We Dance!” on Saturday, May 29 at 7pm EDT on BAM.org May 25, 2021/Brooklyn, NY BAM’s DanceAfrica the nation’s largest African dance festival continues its celebration with special Memorial Day weekend programs, including the world premiere of the evening-length dance film Vwa Zanset Yo: Y’ap Pale, N’ap Danse! “Ancestral Voices: They Speak… We Dance!” and live dance party on Saturday, May 29; a public art installation A Return: Liberation as Power (May 24 31), featuring six Haitian visual artists’ meditation on liberation; a special “for teens by teens” event ....
DanceAfrica Turns Its (Virtual) Gaze to Haiti The festival features a film that shows the light and empowerment of vodou, a tradition of danced communication and communion with ancestors and spirits. The dance troupe Rara Tou Limen, based in Oakland, shot its segment of the film at Black Sands Beach in Marin County.Credit.Luke Atwood Abiol May 27, 2021, 1:26 p.m. ET Black magic, zombies, dolls pricked by pins: These might be what most outsiders associate with the Haitian spiritual practice of vodou, especially when it’s misspelled “voodoo.” But DanceAfrica, the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s festival of African dance, wants to show a different side. ....
DanceAfrica 2021 Celebration Continues Through Memorial Day Weekend The festival premieres its first evening-length dance film Vwa Zanset Yo: Y ap Pale, N ap Danse! Ancestral Voices: They Speak. We Dance! on Saturday, May 29 at 7pm.by BWW News Desk BAM s DanceAfrica-the nation s largest African dance festival- will continue its celebration with special Memorial Day weekend programs, including the world premiere of the evening-length dance film Vwa Zanset Yo: Y ap Pale, N ap Danse! Ancestral Voices: They Speak. We Dance! and live dance party on Saturday, May 29; a public art installation A Return: Liberation as Power (May 24-31), featuring six Haitian visual artists meditation on liberation; a special for teens by teens event Haiti In Full Scope-exploring the history, art, and culture of Haiti. Visit BAM.org to join and view the weekly schedule. ....