Événement

Yemanja Arts Festival 2017 - San Francisco

Dance Mission and Brasarte present this unique two-night performing arts festival celebrating the spirit of Yemanjá, the African diety that honors the essential, beautiful and sometimes-dangerous nature of water. Inspired by the original Yemanjá Festival celebrated in Bahia, Brazil, the Yemanjá Arts Festival will bring together celebrated artists and dancers from across the Bay Area, Los Angeles and Brazil, interpreters of traditional and modern art forms from the African diaspora (Brazil, the Caribbean, and the United States) that pay homage to Yemanjá/Iemanjá/Yemoja/Yemayá through their respective folkloric and spiritual traditions.

Artistic Director:
Conceição Damasceno

Festival Artists:
Damasceno Dance Collective, Vera Passos, Nildinha Fonseca, Dandha Da Hora (Sunday Only), Cheo Rojas, Rachel Hernandez, Marcos Rodrigues, Khalil Cummings, Agua Doce Dance, Odòìyá Chorus, Curumins Youth Collective, Tika Morgan (Sunday Only), Kimberly Miguel Mullen

Saturday, February 11th in Berkeley @ Brasarte
Sunday, February 12th in San Franciso @ Dance Mission Theater

(For tickets to the February 11th event, please visist http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2823567)

Tickets: $20 in advance; $25 at the door