Community Partnership
Through a twelve-year partnership between BAM and the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation (BSRC), more than 3400 students have been afforded the opportunity to study the performing, visual, and literary arts, as well as the cultural history of several countries in Africa and the African Diaspora. Students from Restoration's Center for Arts and Culture's Youth Arts Academy will perform alongside The Gambian dance/music ensemble Ceesay Kujabi and the Bachinab in the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House. These performances will be prefaced by a special community welcome for the visiting artists held at Restoration Plaza on May 17. Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration is the nation's first community development corporation, celebrating its 40th anniversary year. From its inception, the corporation has been dedicated to improving the quality of life for the people of Central Brooklyn, fostering growth and development through economic, cultural, educational, and social ventures.


Master Classes
Members of the DanceAfrica 2008 visiting company, Ceesay Kujabi and the Bachinab, lead two workshops on Gambian dance and music.

Family Workshop
Sun, May 18, 12noon—1:30pm
BAM Hillman Attic Studio
$8 for adults; $5 for ages 16 & under
Children and adults dance together

Master Class for Adults
Sun, May 18, 2:30—4pm
BAM Hillman Attic Studio
$8
For adults with intermediate or advanced dance experience

Space is limited. Pre-registration and pre-payment required. Reservations are on a first-come, first-served basis; tickets will not be available at the door.

For more information and to register, call 718.636.4130 x1.



Photo: The Bachinab courtesy of the company