10AM & 2PM programs Theme: The Beat of Kwanzaa Join us as we spread the spirit of Kwanzaa and the spirit of the drums. This program includes a Djembe drum class, interactive drum circle, traditional African American rhythms, pottery workshop, and contribute to our community mural.
10AM & 2PM programs Theme: Redefining Drums of Passion Hear and learn about the rhythms created around the same time as Kwanzaa from the world-acclaimed album Drums of Passion. This program includes a drum workshop, musical performance, a pottery workshop and an opportunity to contribute to our community mural.
10AM & 2PM programs Theme: Voices of our Youth Take a journey through Africa and the diaspora with Asase Yaa Youth Ensemble and storyteller Sharon Gordon for a program filled with Jamaican folktales and songs, dances from the Malian Empire, traditional Ghananian drum class, plus a pottery workshop and an opportunity to contribute to our […]
Asase Yaa African American Dance Theater will perform as part of the DanceAfrica Festival.
Asase Yaa School of the Arts presents Dreams Do Come True, their 10th Annual Concert to celebrate the end of their academic year on Sunday, June 19, 2022, 4pm at the Jamaica Performing Arts Center, 153-10 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, NY 11432. Dreams Do Come True will be the first live concert for Asase Yaa School of the Arts since […]
Asase Yaa will be performing as part of the International African Arts Festival (IAAF). Brooklyn's beloved celebration of African culture and family, returns to Fort Greene from Friday, July 2 through Sunday, July 4. Asase Yaa will perform on July 4th. Visit the festival website for exact schedule and info. Now in its 50th year, […]
Our 6-week multidisciplinary theater day camp is the only summer program that offers youth (ages 4-13) a chance to contribute, create and produce an original work and full live production which is presented to a captive audience of family and friends as a finale to camp. They learn all aspects of live production including writing, […]
New York’s Biggest Caribbean Food and Music Festival is Back! Enjoy a delightful experience of food, music and fun. Asase Yaa will have workshops in the kids zone: African Drumming, Storytelling, Dance workshops, and small performances.
The finale performance for the 2022 Children's Summer Arts Camp. Time TBA.
Celebrating 20 years An Asase Yaa Entertainment Production Directed and choreographed by Yao Ababio - featuring - The Asase Yaa African American Dance Theater Executive Produced by Kofi Osei Williams Click here to learn more.
JOIN US FOR A DAY OF MAKING ART, WORKSHOPS, CLASSES, AND DANCE PERFORMANCES! IT’S FREE! Art Is Alive is a multi-disciplined arts conference that was established to present a multitude of art forms from an African and African diasporic experience to the community. This event is free to the public and welcomes attendees of all […]
