* Miami is the latest city to be added to the nationwide DanceAfrica festival network and join the likes of New York, Washington, DC, and Chicago. As the country’s most renowned festival celebrating ...

BAM has announced details on its 2024 DanceAfrica festival, The Origin of Communities / A Calabash of Cultures, a dynamic celebration of the rich tapestry of African arts and culture, with a focus on ...

Now in its 47th year, DanceAfrica, founded in 1977 by the late Baba Chuck Davis, is BAM's longest-running performance series. Brooklyn Academy of Music’s iconic DanceAfrica festival offered a vibrant ...

“They did a thing for the ancestors,” Abdel R. Salaam told Observer, “and then the rains came.” He was talking about his recent trip to visit the Baka people in the Dja Faunal Reserve, located in ...

To experience the song and dance of West Africa this winter, you needn’t trek any farther than the University City Loop. This weekend, January 27 through 29, the Center of Creative Arts (COCA) will ...

Get ready to embark on a vibrant journey that will transport you to the heart of Africa. NBC 5 and Telemundo 39 invite you to the 18th annual DanceAfrica festival. Immerse yourself in a two-day ...

It would be hard to name a more popular summer festival than DanceAfrica. Held at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) every May for 34 years, it offers topflight dance, music, films, dance classes, ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by A couple with deep ties to the popular Brooklyn festival and its founder and longtime artistic director, Chuck Davis, recall when their wedding was ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. BAM's annual DanceAfrica, the country's largest showcase of African dance, ...

NBC 5 invites you to savor African heritage and culture during Dallas Black Dance Theatre’s 17th annual DanceAfrica performances featuring powerful movement and heart-searing drumming October 7–8 at ...

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Salaam said his mission is to expand the scope of DanceAfrica outside of the more familiar West African region. Last year, his focus was South Africa. In remembrance of the 25th anniversary of the ...