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“The Adventures of Malcolm & Harriet” Community Performance
Weeksville Heritage Center 158 BUFFALO AVENUE, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesDeveloped for students in grades 2nd-8th, The Adventures of Malcolm and Harriet is an exciting theatrical experience by young people for their peers. It tells the story of two young people who, inspired by the spirit of an ancestor, set out to clean up their neighborhood by fixing up an abandoned house, only to find […]
CANCELLED – Asase Yaa Youth performance at House Party Family Event
BRIC, Gallery Floor 647 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesDue to concerns regarding COVID-19, this event is cancelled. Please stay safe.
Children’s Summer Arts Camp
PS 21 180 Chauncey St, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesClick here for more info.
“Dreaming of 1975” musical premiere and Asase Yaa benefit event
The Milton G. Bassin Performing Arts Center at York College 94-45 Guy R. Brewer Blvd, Jamaica, NY, United StatesDreaming of 1975 is inspired by the widespread birth of thousands of children born in 1975 during the rise of African Spirituality throughout the Diaspora. The work also pays homage to seminal African artists and pioneers who were devoted to building families and strong communities.
$30 – $500
RAISING OUR VOICES FOR BLACK YOUTH VIRTUAL BENEFIT CONCERT
We’re incredibly excited to announce the premiere of our first virtual performance event, RAISING OUR VOICES FOR BLACK YOUTH BENEFIT CONCERT, Thursday, July 30, 2020 at 8 PM. It will be broadcast via OBS streaming services on YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook. All funds raised from the concert will be donated to our Asase Youth Summer […]
Youth Ensemble Performance
Brooklyn Children's Museum 145 Brooklyn Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, United States10AM & 2PM programs Theme: Sounds and Movement of Africa Kick off Kwanzaa with a traditional celebration led by Asase Yaa African American Dance Theater. Join us for a presentation on Kwanzaa, drum and dance performance, Djembe drum class, African dance, pottery workshop, and contribute to our community mural.
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Djembe Drum classes
Brooklyn Children's Museum 145 Brooklyn Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, United States10AM & 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.
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Djembe Drum classes
Brooklyn Children's Museum 145 Brooklyn Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, United States10AM & 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.
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Youth Ensemble Performance
Brooklyn Children's Museum 145 Brooklyn Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, United States10AM & 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 […]
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