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Delou Africa dance Ensemble In Concert At the Little Haiti Cultural Center

-Show to feature Children of Kuumba and Friends-

  (Miami, Fl April 5, 2011) -Delou Africa Dance Ensemble will present “Wontanara”: Spirit of Dance, Drum, and Music in Unity at the Little Haiti Cultural Center. The production is an exploration of traditional African dance, music and history and will demonstrate the impact of African art forms throughout the Diaspora. This full-length ballet will feature music, song, dance, and folklore. The dance and music will depict passages of life such as: Harvest, Courtship, Adversity, Agriculture, Strength, Celebration, and Spirituality.

Wontanara is a collaborative work created and produced by Delou Africa Dance Ensemble and its musical component Delou Fatala. Wontanara is a Soussou word, spoken in Guinea, West Africa, which means Unity.

Delou Africa Dance Ensemble is in its second year of residency at the Little Haiti Cultural Center.

Theme: Preservation of African Culture through the Arts.

Who: Delou Africa Dance Ensemble

What: The Wontonara Ballet

When: Saturday May 21, 2011

Where: Little Haiti Cultural Center 212-260 NE 59th Terrace Miami, Florida 33137 7:30pm

Tickets for adults are $15.00 in advance, $20.00 at the door, children, students and Senior Citizens $10.00 Tickets can be purchased in advanced at LHCC during Delou’s community classes on Wednesdays and Sundays or at the theater box office the day of the production. For more information call Anita Darbonne, LHCC Dance Coordinator 305.960.2967 or Njeri Plato Dioubate, Delou Africa at 305.978.3866

 

Angel Zayon
Approved
azayon@miamigov.com
 



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