A Passport Journey: African Diaspora Drum, Dance and Folktales from the US, Brazil and West Africa

Artist: Jeannine Osayande & Dunya Performing Arts Company

Type: Assembly Performances

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.

This assembly comes with a Creative Classroom Toolkit! The Creative Classroom Toolkit is a collection of innovative educational tools that extend your in-school performances into a series of engaging, curriculum-based lessons. Included in the toolkit are artist videos, activity videos and an educator’s guide. Contents are delivered digitally after scheduling a Jeannine Osayande & Dunya Performing Arts Company assembly. Learn More

Program Info

Grades: All Grades

Audience Limit: 250

Program Length: 45

Pricing Details

Assembly Price: $2,010

Assembly Two-in-a-Row Price: $2,785

Travel Fee: $95/day

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What Our Partners Are Saying

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Counselor

Joseph H. Brown School

Joseph H. Brown School

“Dunya performance holds the attention of the student while enriching them in the beauty of African culture. Through their performance the students gain understanding of how beautiful the African Culture is. They learn how beautiful they are as well. Director, Gesu School Thank you! They were amazing!!! Best performance, students loved it!”

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Superintendent

Folsom Elementary

Folsom Elementary

“Jeannine Osayande and her group gave our students and staff a memorable multi-sensory experience in music and rhythm! We appreciated the adjustments made in their performances to engage the two different age groupings of students (PK-4 & 5-8).”