Diaspora and Afro-Venezuelan Dance in honor of San Juan Bautista de Curiepe
This workshop is a space to feel and recognize the dance and rhythmic plots that unite the African diaspora beyond national territories. We intend to EntrAmar the African diaspora found in different parts of the world with the dance, sound and cultural universe of African origin that was rebuilt in Venezuela. With the threads that each participant brings from their own Afrodiasporic cultural universe, we will weave our Afrodiasporic dances. It is a space to enjoy sounds, images, gestures, and poetics typical of traditional Afro-Venezuelan dance, mainly those performed in honor of San Juan Bautista and San Benito. On this occasion we will focus on playfully exploring the dances with deep spiritual, historical and cultural foundations. They will be interpreted with the drum set “Mina”, “Culo é puya” and “Quitiplás” from Curiepe, a Venezuelan town, a Black-founded town for more than 300 years.
Period: 3 sessions December 12, 13, and 14
Time: 5:30 a 7:30 pm
Participants: (Max 15 people) Dancers, the general public, and the Afro-diaspora that is interested in approaching traditional Afro-Venezuelan dance from its playful and experimental sense.
Participants should bring comfortable clothing for body work and movement, and hydration