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THE AFRICAN & AFRICAN AMERICAN PERFORMING ARTS COALITION
K*STAR* PRODUCTIONS IN ASSOCIATION WITH ODC THEATER PRESENT

The Black Choreographers Festival:
Here & Now
2006

February  17-19, 2006
Friday & Saturday - 8:00 pm
Sunday - 7:00 pm

Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts
1428 Alice Street
(@ 14th St), Oakland, CA

Featuring
Donald McKayle / Stephanie Powell (Sat)
Reginald Ray Savage / Savage Jazz Dance Company
Jason Samauels Smith (from NY/LA) (Sat/Sun)
Deborah Vaughan / Dimensions Dance Theater
Mahea Uchiyama

From the BCF’s Mentor Program, 2 Emerging Artists will debut work
Paco Gomes (Fri / Sun)
Susan Voyticky (Sat)

Family Matinee Sunday - February 19
@ 3:00 pm
Featuring Youth Companies
African Queens
Destiny Arts
Dimensions Extensions
Zaccho Youth Group
and  Emerging Artists:
Paco Gomes
Susan Voyticky

Special Guest
Destiny "Harpist from the Hood"
Pre-concert music live (Sunday evening)

Ticket Prices
$20 general admission
$15 students/seniors/advanced tickets
$10 general family matinee
Call the Box Office: 415-863-9834 or visit
Ticketweb

Special Events
Next Wave Choreographers Showcase
presenting African Dance, Hip-Hop, Modern and more
February 18th - 3pm
$10.00

SYMPOSIA
"The Evolution of Traditional Dance in the Arts"
February 18th, 4:30pm FREE
Keynote Speaker:  Dr. Albirda Rose Eberhardt
Moderator:  Cheryl Hurd, from NBC 11 News


See full event schedule or call: 510.801.4523
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