The 2024 festival offers artists the opportunity to explore and answer the questions- Where are the two acts visible in your culture? How do we resist? How do we find and express joy?
The 18th Annual CubaCaribe Festival of Dance and Music
Acts of Resistance, Acts of Joy
Dance and music have been and continue to be a way to resist oppression, release joy, alleviate suffering collectively, all critical to human survival and built into the fabric of Cuban, Brazilian, Haitian, Afro-Peruvian, Puerto Rican cultures. CubaCaribe honors that celebration of joy is revolutionary and how living art forms evolve and respond to the changing world.
June 7-9 at Dance Mission Theater
WEEKEND 1: MIXED PROGRAM
Seven local dance companies will create original choreography rooted in the Caribbean and its Diaspora based on the curatorial vision-Acts of resistance, Acts of joy. These artists will explore and answer the questions- Where are the two acts visible in your culture? How do we resist? How do we find and express joy?
Featuring:
Yamulee Project San Francisco
Folklo Ayisyen Lakay
Agua Doce Dance
Rueda Con Ritmo
Los Lupeños de San José
Cunamacué
Herencia Guantanamera
Marco Palomino & Fredrika Keefer
Grupo Experimental Nago
June 14-16 at ODC Theater
WEEKEND 2: ALAYO AND ABADÁ
Choreographers Ramón Ramos Alayo of Alayo Dance Company and Marcia Treidler of ABADÁ-Capoeira San Francisco will collaborate to present an evening length show as a part of the 18th Annual CubaCaribe Festival of dance and music entitled Acts of resistance, Acts of joy, the work will investigate Brazil's and Cuba's history and significance with Carnaval, specifically to the African heritage and culture, deepening understanding of the cultural legacy of Blocos, Cabildos and comparsas in Carnaval and how they have historically functioned as forms of resistance and power and expressions of joy. This piece will bring the community together to heal following a long period of isolation, strengthening community connections around shared stories and uplifting the Afro-Cuban and Afro-Brazilian community.
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Special Events
June 5th at 7pm
CUBAN AND BRAZILIAN MUSIC & DANCE: CULTURAL RESILIENCE AND ADAPTATION IN THE AFRO-DIASPORA
Lecture with John Santos
June 12th at 7pm
¡BOMPLENAZO!: AN EVENING OF BOMBA AND PLENA INTERPRETED AND EXPLAINED THROUGH FILM, DISCUSSION AND MUSIC
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The 18th Annual CubaCaribe Festival of Dance and Music
Acts of Resistance, Acts of Joy
Dance and music have been and continue to be a way to resist oppression, release joy, alleviate suffering collectively, all critical to human survival and built into the fabric of Cuban, Brazilian, Haitian, Afro-Peruvian, Puerto Rican cultures. CubaCaribe honors that celebration of joy is revolutionary and how living art forms evolve and respond to the changing world.
June 7-9 at Dance Mission Theater
WEEKEND 1: MIXED PROGRAM
Seven local dance companies will create original choreography rooted in the Caribbean and its Diaspora based on the curatorial vision-Acts of resistance, Acts of joy. These artists will explore and answer the questions- Where are the two acts visible in your culture? How do we resist? How do we find and express joy?
Featuring:
Yamulee Project San Francisco
Folklo Ayisyen Lakay
Agua Doce Dance
Rueda Con Ritmo
Los Lupeños de San José
Cunamacué
Herencia Guantanamera
Marco Palomino & Fredrika Keefer
Grupo Experimental Nago
June 14-16 at ODC Theater
WEEKEND 2: ALAYO AND ABADÁ
Choreographers Ramón Ramos Alayo of Alayo Dance Company and Marcia Treidler of ABADÁ-Capoeira San Francisco will collaborate to present an evening length show as a part of the 18th Annual CubaCaribe Festival of dance and music entitled Acts of resistance, Acts of joy, the work will investigate Brazil's and Cuba's history and significance with Carnaval, specifically to the African heritage and culture, deepening understanding of the cultural legacy of Blocos, Cabildos and comparsas in Carnaval and how they have historically functioned as forms of resistance and power and expressions of joy. This piece will bring the community together to heal following a long period of isolation, strengthening community connections around shared stories and uplifting the Afro-Cuban and Afro-Brazilian community.
~~~
Special Events
June 5th at 7pm
CUBAN AND BRAZILIAN MUSIC & DANCE: CULTURAL RESILIENCE AND ADAPTATION IN THE AFRO-DIASPORA
Lecture with John Santos
June 12th at 7pm
¡BOMPLENAZO!: AN EVENING OF BOMBA AND PLENA INTERPRETED AND EXPLAINED THROUGH FILM, DISCUSSION AND MUSIC
The 2024 festival offers artists the opportunity to explore and answer the questions- Where are the two acts visible in your culture? How do we resist? How do we find and express joy?
The 18th Annual CubaCaribe Festival of Dance and Music
Acts of Resistance, Acts of Joy
Dance and music have been and continue to be a way to resist oppression, release joy, alleviate suffering collectively, all critical to human survival and built into the fabric of Cuban, Brazilian, Haitian, Afro-Peruvian, Puerto Rican cultures. CubaCaribe honors that celebration of joy is revolutionary and how living art forms evolve and respond to the changing world.
June 7-9 at Dance Mission Theater
WEEKEND 1: MIXED PROGRAM
Seven local dance companies will create original choreography rooted in the Caribbean and its Diaspora based on the curatorial vision-Acts of resistance, Acts of joy. These artists will explore and answer the questions- Where are the two acts visible in your culture? How do we resist? How do we find and express joy?
Featuring:
Yamulee Project San Francisco
Folklo Ayisyen Lakay
Agua Doce Dance
Rueda Con Ritmo
Los Lupeños de San José
Cunamacué
Herencia Guantanamera
Marco Palomino & Fredrika Keefer
Grupo Experimental Nago
June 14-16 at ODC Theater
WEEKEND 2: ALAYO AND ABADÁ
Choreographers Ramón Ramos Alayo of Alayo Dance Company and Marcia Treidler of ABADÁ-Capoeira San Francisco will collaborate to present an evening length show as a part of the 18th Annual CubaCaribe Festival of dance and music entitled Acts of resistance, Acts of joy, the work will investigate Brazil's and Cuba's history and significance with Carnaval, specifically to the African heritage and culture, deepening understanding of the cultural legacy of Blocos, Cabildos and comparsas in Carnaval and how they have historically functioned as forms of resistance and power and expressions of joy. This piece will bring the community together to heal following a long period of isolation, strengthening community connections around shared stories and uplifting the Afro-Cuban and Afro-Brazilian community.
~~~
Special Events
June 5th at 7pm
CUBAN AND BRAZILIAN MUSIC & DANCE: CULTURAL RESILIENCE AND ADAPTATION IN THE AFRO-DIASPORA
Lecture with John Santos
June 12th at 7pm
¡BOMPLENAZO!: AN EVENING OF BOMBA AND PLENA INTERPRETED AND EXPLAINED THROUGH FILM, DISCUSSION AND MUSIC
read more
The 18th Annual CubaCaribe Festival of Dance and Music
Acts of Resistance, Acts of Joy
Dance and music have been and continue to be a way to resist oppression, release joy, alleviate suffering collectively, all critical to human survival and built into the fabric of Cuban, Brazilian, Haitian, Afro-Peruvian, Puerto Rican cultures. CubaCaribe honors that celebration of joy is revolutionary and how living art forms evolve and respond to the changing world.
June 7-9 at Dance Mission Theater
WEEKEND 1: MIXED PROGRAM
Seven local dance companies will create original choreography rooted in the Caribbean and its Diaspora based on the curatorial vision-Acts of resistance, Acts of joy. These artists will explore and answer the questions- Where are the two acts visible in your culture? How do we resist? How do we find and express joy?
Featuring:
Yamulee Project San Francisco
Folklo Ayisyen Lakay
Agua Doce Dance
Rueda Con Ritmo
Los Lupeños de San José
Cunamacué
Herencia Guantanamera
Marco Palomino & Fredrika Keefer
Grupo Experimental Nago
June 14-16 at ODC Theater
WEEKEND 2: ALAYO AND ABADÁ
Choreographers Ramón Ramos Alayo of Alayo Dance Company and Marcia Treidler of ABADÁ-Capoeira San Francisco will collaborate to present an evening length show as a part of the 18th Annual CubaCaribe Festival of dance and music entitled Acts of resistance, Acts of joy, the work will investigate Brazil's and Cuba's history and significance with Carnaval, specifically to the African heritage and culture, deepening understanding of the cultural legacy of Blocos, Cabildos and comparsas in Carnaval and how they have historically functioned as forms of resistance and power and expressions of joy. This piece will bring the community together to heal following a long period of isolation, strengthening community connections around shared stories and uplifting the Afro-Cuban and Afro-Brazilian community.
~~~
Special Events
June 5th at 7pm
CUBAN AND BRAZILIAN MUSIC & DANCE: CULTURAL RESILIENCE AND ADAPTATION IN THE AFRO-DIASPORA
Lecture with John Santos
June 12th at 7pm
¡BOMPLENAZO!: AN EVENING OF BOMBA AND PLENA INTERPRETED AND EXPLAINED THROUGH FILM, DISCUSSION AND MUSIC
show less
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