Community
Tribute to the Ancestors
Sat, May 21, 2016
- 10AM
LOCATION:
Weeksville Heritage Center
1698 Bergen St (Brooklyn)
Free
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May 2016
Saturday May 21, 2016
Performances no longer available.
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Part of
DanceAfrica Festival 2016
In Partnership with the Weeksville Heritage Center
Under the guidance of DanceAfrica’s new artistic director Abdel R. Salaam and artistic director emeritus Baba Chuck Davis, this traditional tribute to those who have passed on features music and drumming, a libation ceremony for the ancestors conducted by the DanceAfrica Council of Elders, and performances by this year's visiting company, Les Ballets de la Renaissance Africaine “Waato Siita,” Compagnie Tenane, and other invited guests.
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