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Traditional Arts Development Program Round 2 (2003) Traditional Arts Development Program Participants Central California Alliance for the Preservation of Mariachi Congregacion de Danzas Azteca de EECU (Congré) Diamano Coura West African Dance Company The Ink People Center for the Arts Japanese Traditional Arts Organization Kampuchean Buddhist Association Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center (LCMAC) Hideko Nakajima, Japanese Shamisen Musician North Columbia Schoolhouse Cultural Center |
Diamano Coura West African Dance Company—Oakland
Diamano Coura, which means “those who bring the message” in Sengalese Wolof language, will collaborate with lighting designer J. Carlos Moore with support of the Traditional Arts Development Program. Mr. Moore, an experienced lighting designer who has collaborated with such artists as Ruby Dee, Pete Escovido, Sheila E and Sean Paul, will design the lighting for Diamano Coura's annual repertory concert November 29 and 30, 2003 and its Creative Partnership Festival, “Collage” on March 6, 2004. The mission of Diamano Coura West African Dance Company is to teach, choreograph and preserve African folklore indigenous to the West African nations of Senegal, Guinea, Mali, Liberia, Ivory Coast and Sierra Leone, and to cultivate the understanding and appreciation for it by people of all ethnicities and socio-economic backgrounds. As Africa rapidly emerges into the modern world, its traditional dances are becoming increasingly influenced by western staging, choreographic and design ideas. This project will work to maintain cultural integrity in the lighting design and aims to enhance the interpretation of the tradition by transporting the audience into the village context and time where the dance originated. Contact Information: Diamano Coura West African Dance Co.
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