The second annual
Rhythms & Movements of African American Culture Festival
COMMEMORATING THE 55TH ANNIVERSARY OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH
The 2nd Annual Rhythms & Movements of African American Culture Festival is a five-day entertainment extravaganza with the theme, Revolution Requires Resistance, and commemorates the 55th Anniversary of Black History Month, February 12–16. The Festival comprises of 14 performances, including four evening performances, six youth shows, 11 featured artist performers, and 100 contributing artists.
Audiences will experience an immersive exploration of African American identity and activism through theater, dance, music, spoken word, and visual arts.
Our inclusive platform honors the past, reimagines the future, and hopes to ignite change and activism through the transformative power of art.
TICKETS
School shows: $20
tickets: $35
all events pass: $125
all-access FESTIVAL pass: $250
For more info or to purchase an All-Access Festival Pass. contact:
Kofi Osei Williams
[email protected]
(646) 468-0710
ABRONS ART CENTER PLAYHOUSE THEATER
466 GRAND ST, NEW YORK, NY, 10002
5 DAYS, 4, headlining shows, 14 PERFORMANCES
BLACK DANCE PIONEERS with LEGACY
DANCE PERFORMANCE
Featuring Asase Yaa Youth Ensemble,
FIYAA Forces of Nature Incredible Youth Arts Alliance,
and Ife Youth Dance Theater
SUNJATA KAMALENYA
Performed by the Experiential Theater Company
TRIBUTE TO ARTISTS OF THE REVOLUTION
CONCERT PERFORMANCE
Featuring Weedie Baimah, globally revered Djembe drummer
and Balla Kouyate, Balafon virtuoso
DJEMBE IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM
Featuring the Asase Yaa African American Dance Theater
VOICES OF RESISTANCE
SPOKEN WORD SERIES
EVOLUTION OF ACTIVISM
MATISSE & DISTRICT 16 VISUAL ARTS EXHIBIT
FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
BLACK DANCE PIONEERS with LEGACY
DANCE PERFORMANCE
Thursday, February 13, 7:30 PM
SUNJATA KAMALENYA
Six School Performances: Wednesday – Friday, February 12-14, 10:00 am & 12:30 pm
TRIBUTE TO ARTISTS OF THE REVOLUTION
Friday, February 14, 7:30 PM
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DJEMBE IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM
Saturday, February 15, 7:30 pm
Sunday, February 16, 3:00 pm
Exhibiting/appearing Thursday-Sunday:
VOICES OF RESISTANCE SPOKEN WORD SERIES
EVOLUTION OF ACTIVISM: MATISSE & DISTRICT 16 VISUAL ARTS EXHIBIT
The 2nd Annual Rhythms and Movements of African American Culture Festival is sponsored by
The Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation, and Kolibri Foundation.
Produced by Asase Yaa Cultural Arts Foundation