Bridge to Cultural Rejuvenation & Enlightenment
Artistic Director Chuck Davis

May 23 at 7:30pm
May 24 at 2 & 7:30pm
May 25 & 26 at 3pm
BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
$20, 30, 40, 45 (half price for ages 16 and under)


Ceesay Kujabi and the Bachinab
One of the premiere dance troupes from The Gambia performs high-energy traditional dances under the direction of former Gambia National Dance Troupe principal Ceesay Kujabi.

Giwayen Mata
The award-winning, Atlanta-based women's dance, percussion, and vocal ensemble Giwayen Mata presents traditional and contemporary works that celebrate women, local communities, and the environment.

LaRocque Bey School of Dance Theatre, Inc
Founded in 1960, Harlem-based LaRocque Bey School of Dance Theatre, Inc—the oldest African dance school in the US—showcases their unique fusion of African, Caribbean, Brazilian, and North American dance forms.

BAM/Restoration DanceAfrica Ensemble
An annual favorite as well as a symbol of youth involvement in the preservation of African heritage, the BAM/Restoration DanceAfrica Ensemble returns for its twelfth year. The gifted and spirited young dancers of the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation's Center for Arts and Culture’s Youth Arts Academy celebrate both tribal roots and the new global community.



Photo: Giwayen Mata by Steve Adigun