Diaspora West African Drum and Dance Traditions

  • Jeannine Osayande & Dunya Performing Arts Company
  • Jeannine Osayande & Dunya Performing Arts Company
  • Jeannine Osayande & Dunya Performing Arts Company
  • Jeannine Osayande & Dunya Performing Arts Company

Description

Join Jeannine Osayande & Dunya Performing Arts Company as they explore some of the ways West African Diaspora cultural practices are used to affirm community, communicate values, enhance cultural sensitivity, and inspire meaningful dialogue. Program options include storytelling, dance, drum, and song from Mali, Guinea, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Brazil, Haiti, and the United States.

Program options:

In-person 

 

Price & Info

Price

Assembly Price: $1825

Assembly Two-in-a-Row Price: $2320

Additional Fees: In-Person Program Travel Fee - $95 per day; Virtual Program Technology Fee - $45; (On-Demand programs are not charged travel or tech fees)

Information

Audience Limit: 250

Program Length: 45

Appropriate For Grade(s): Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th

Theme

Theme

Arts Appreciation Month

Black History Month

End of Year Celebration

International Drum Month

Kwanzaa

National Arts & Humanities Month

National Dance Month

Universal Human Rights Month

Curriculum Connections

Curriculum Connections

World Cultures

World Languages

Tech

Technical Requirements

4 armless chairs, 2 mics on stands with sound, 4 bottles of water, place for costume changes before and after the program, small table, and cleaned performance area as they dance barefoot. Screen plus projection and sound that they can tie a laptop into. Cart to transport equipment.