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SUMMARY:SFIAF - West Oakland to West Africa
DESCRIPTION:Early Bird tickets are available on the festival website. It is advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. If tickets sell out online\, tickets will not be available at the door.  \n\n\n\n\nWest Oakland to West Africa\nLake Walking\, Revolutionary Talking (2024\, Preview) \nLake Walking\, Revolutionary Talking is an interactive\, experimental performance including a live and virtual cast of spoken word artists from Kenya\, Ghana\, Nigeria\, and the U.S. Set in Oakland’s Lake Merritt\, lost children of the African diaspora wander in an imaginary desert in hopes of discovering untainted water that will cleanse their spirit. This journey through space and time celebrates the power of imagination and connection. Featuring Ayodele Nzinga\, Karla Brundage\, Duana Fullwiley\, David Odiase\, Sir Black\, Rameses Setekh\, Kevin Dublin\, Wanda Sabir\, Gemini\, Amos White\, Godfrey-Elvis Odianose\, Zakiyyah G.E. Capehart\, Joey Korgan\, Loice Mwita. \nFeaturing: \nArtistic Director: Karla Brundage\nPlaywright: Allison Francis\nVideo Design: Kevin Lo\nCo-Producer: Kevin Dublin \nActors\nMajick: Ayodele Nzinga\nSand to Water: Duana Fullwiley\nConductor: Rameses Setekh\nPoet: Zakiyyah G.E. Capehard \n\n\n\nSaturday\, May 4th\, 2024\nTime: Doors & Brunch 11:00 am\, Performance 11:30 am\nAdmission: Early Bird: $20 / Advance: $25 / Door: $28 (Brunch included with ticket purchase) \n  \n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE ARTISTS: \nWest Oakland to West Africa\nIn 2013\, West Oakland to West Africa (WO2WA) originated when Karla Brundage taught English in Abidjan\, Cote D’Ivoire\, inspired by Ghana’s spoken word scene. Partnering with Ehalakasa\, the Ghanaian initiative aimed at a poetic exchange\, it draws from griot tradition and hip-hop to educate youth on their African heritage. Launched in 2016 with support from the Mills College Community Engagement Fellowship\, WO2WA made a profound impact. The 2018 publication\, “Our Spirits Carry Our Voices\,” led the poets to Ghana for a slam. Since then\, WO2WA conducted exchanges in Kenya and Nigeria\, featuring over 100 pan-African poets. \nhttps://westoaklandtowestafrica.com \nhttps://www.facebook.com/WO2WA/ \nKarla Brundage\nKarla Brundage is a Bay Area-based poet\, activist\, and educator with a passion for social justice. She believes that in order to restore balance and reclaim our humanity as Black people\, racist structures that uphold this belief\, must be dismantled. Her writing is primarily for Black women and people disenfranchised by poverty\, abuse\, neglect\, or violence. She is the founder of West Oakland to West Africa. \nAyodela Nzinga (Majick)\nNzinga\, MFA\, PhD is an author\, director\, producer\, thespian\, dramaturge\, member of Alameda County Women’s Hall of Fame\, and the inaugural Poet Laureate of Oakland. Ayodele is the Lead Curator of BAM House Black Cultural Center in Oakland; founding director of the Lower Bottom Playaz; founding director of the Black Arts Movement Business District\, Community Development Corporation of Oakland; producer of BAMBDFEST International; a YBCA Creative Corps Fellow; and a California Arts Council Legacy Fellow. Ayodele is the author of Performing Literacy\, The Horse Eaters\, SorrowLand Oracle\, and Incandescent. Ayodele Nzinga hosts Winter in America: The SpeakEasy. \nDuana Fullwiley (Sand to Water)\nDuana Fullwiley is a literary anthropologist of science and medicine whose fieldwork with scientists\, patients\, and the larger public explores the interplay of genetics\, health\, and cultural politics in Senegal\, France\, and the United States. She is the author of The Enculturated Gene: Sickle Cell Health Politics and Biological Difference in West Africa as well as numerous articles on ancestry genetics in the United States. The larger themes of her work have also inspired her poetic engagements with medical power\, scientific legacies\, and the human animal’s place in nature. She has received awards from the Fulbright Scholars Program to Senegal\, the National Science Foundation\, the Social Science Research Council\, and the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research. She teaches at Stanford University. \n  \n\n\n\n\nPREVIEW THE ARTISTS:\n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\nSAN FRANSISCO INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL (SFIAF):\n\n\n\n\n\nSFIAF celebrates the arts by bringing together a global community of artists and audiences. SFIAF presents innovative projects that focus on increasing awareness and understanding within and across cultures. Their core values are based on principles of cultural and economic equity and coordinating the shared resources of multiple organizations in order to reach mutually beneficial goals. \nSFIAF presents the work of innovative artists from the Bay Area and around the world; many of the international artists make their US debut at the Festival. From 2003-23\, SFIAF and more than 100 presenting partners have coordinated\, presented\, and/or produced performances by over 600 arts ensembles from California and 60 other countries\, and presented hundreds of educational and community engagement activities with diverse communities. \nIn addition to working with larger institutions\, SFIAF places a high priority on the participation of culturally diverse and smaller entities—in particular\, communities whose histories have been marginalized or left out of the prevailing American narrative. Activating and supporting relationships between such organizations and artists is a key component of SFIAF. \n\n \nEVENT DETAILS\nSaturday\, May 4th\, 2024\nTime: Doors & Brunch 11:00 am\, Performance 11:30 am\nAdmission: Early Bird: $20 / Advance: $25 / Door: $28 (Brunch included with ticket purchase) \nNote: A limited quantity of additional tickets will be available for purchase at the door unless otherwise noted on the Facebook event page that the show is SOLD OUT. \nPurchase Early Bird tickets for this event \nNote: Purchasing an advance ticket guarantees admission but does not guarantee a seat. Seating is first come\, first served. \nRSVP to the Facebook event:\n \n \n  \nVolunteer for this event!
URL:https://redpoppyarthouse.org/event/sfiaf-west-oakland-to-west-africa/
LOCATION:Red Poppy Art House\, 2698 Folsom St.\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,May
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SUMMARY:SFIAF - Music in-Takht
DESCRIPTION:Early Bird tickets are available on the festival website. It is advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. If tickets sell out online\, tickets will not be available at the door.  \n\n\n\n\nMusic in-Takht\nBeyond Lyrics: Egypt’s Legacy of Instrumental Music \nEmbark on a captivating musical journey as the all-Egyptian ensemble “Music in-Takht\,” led by Egyptian-American violinist Basma Edrees\, takes center stage. Deviating from the vocal-dominated landscape of typical Egyptian concerts\, this event offers a unique exploration of instrumental finesse\, resurrecting Egypt’s instrumental musical tradition and highlighting contemporary instrumental works. Against the backdrop of current global affairs\, the concert pays tribute to the struggle of the Palestinian people (with whom Egyptians share a musical tradition)\, presenting two pieces by Palestinian composers. Join us for an evening where music becomes a powerful narrative beyond words. \nإنطلقوا معنا فى رحلة موسيقية ساحرة مع فرقة “ميوزيك إن-تخت” بقيادة عازفة الكمان المصرية بسمة إدريس. يتميز الحفل بالإبتعاد عن النمط الغنائي المتداول في الموسيقى العربية، مقدما استكشافا فريدا للآلات الموسيقية بدون غناء. تسعى الفرقة لإحياء تراث الموسيقى الآلية المصرية، مع التركيز على جمال و قدرات الآلات الموسيقية و مهارة عازفيها. \nيأتي الحفل في ظل الأحداث المأساوية في غزة، مع تقديم عملين لمؤلفين فلسطينيين معاصريين- نسيم دكور و نسيم الأطرش – في محاولة و لو بسيطة لإلقاء الضوء على إسهام المؤلفين الفلسطينيين فى التراث الموسيقى الإنسانى و مقاومة الدعايا العنصرية التى تحاول تجريد الشعب الفلسطينى من إنسانيته. \nFeaturing: \nBandleader: Basma Edrees\nMusicians: Moe Elshazly\, Amr Toppozada\, Mohamed Abdelradi (AKA Radi) \n\n\n\nSaturday\, May 4th\, 2024\nTime: Doors 6:30 pm\, Performance 7:00 pm\nAdmission: Early Bird: $20 / Advance: $25 / Door: $30 \n  \n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE ARTISTS: \nMusic in-Takht is an instrumental ensemble dedicated to sharing and preserving Egyptian musical heritage within the San Francisco Bay Area. We are committed to serving the San Francisco Bay Area community with the highest professional standard of musical performance. The ensemble members are devoted musicians who value the mission of this ensemble and with humility\, hard work\, and confidence in their abilities they take the responsibility of being among the “Keepers” of Egyptian musical culture within the SF Bay Area. \n  \n\n\n\n\nPREVIEW THE ARTISTS:\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\nSAN FRANSISCO INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL (SFIAF):\n\n\n\n\n\nSFIAF celebrates the arts by bringing together a global community of artists and audiences. SFIAF presents innovative projects that focus on increasing awareness and understanding within and across cultures. Their core values are based on principles of cultural and economic equity and coordinating the shared resources of multiple organizations in order to reach mutually beneficial goals. \nSFIAF presents the work of innovative artists from the Bay Area and around the world; many of the international artists make their US debut at the Festival. From 2003-23\, SFIAF and more than 100 presenting partners have coordinated\, presented\, and/or produced performances by over 600 arts ensembles from California and 60 other countries\, and presented hundreds of educational and community engagement activities with diverse communities. \nIn addition to working with larger institutions\, SFIAF places a high priority on the participation of culturally diverse and smaller entities—in particular\, communities whose histories have been marginalized or left out of the prevailing American narrative. Activating and supporting relationships between such organizations and artists is a key component of SFIAF. \n\n \nEVENT DETAILS\nSaturday\, May 4th\, 2024\nTime: Doors 6:30 pm\, Performance 7:00 pm\nAdmission: Early Bird: $20 / Advance: $25 / Door: $30 \nNote: A limited quantity of additional tickets will be available for purchase at the door unless otherwise noted on the Facebook event page that the show is SOLD OUT. \nPurchase Early Bird tickets for this event \nNote: Purchasing an advance ticket guarantees admission but does not guarantee a seat. Seating is first come\, first served. \nRSVP to the Facebook event:\n \n \n  \nVolunteer for this event!
URL:https://redpoppyarthouse.org/event/sfiaf-music-in-takht/
LOCATION:Red Poppy Art House\, 2698 Folsom St.\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,May,Performing Arts
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