6188: Vodou Drama in Brooklyn (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: Lois E Wilcken <makandal-ny@juno.com>


PRESS RELEASE

La Troupe Makandal presents Part Two of  Rising Sun (Solèy Lève), a Vodou
drama of death and rebirth in three parts.  Summon the spirits of the
fiery Petwo nation as we head toward the Winter Solstice.  Share in a
healing ben de chans (herbal luck bath) for the New Year.  Keep Haiti's
roots culture alive!  Dancing, drumming, and song under the direction of
Master Drummer Frisner Augustin (NEA Heritage Fellow 1999).  Admission $7
at the door.  Fine Haitian cuisine for sale after performance.

Date and place:
Saturday, 16 December, 7:30 pm, B.G. Restaurant, 1938 Rockaway Parkway
near Avenue N.

Transportation:
Subway/bus: L to Canarsie/Rockaway Parkway; transfer to #42 bus to Avenue
N
Road: Flatbush Avenue south to Flatlands Avenue; make left and follow
Flatlands to Rockaway Parkway; make right and follow Rockaway to Avenue
N.
OR, Belt Parkway to Exit 13.  Exit onto Rockaway Parkway and follow to
Avenue N.

For further details, call 718-953-6638, or email makandal-ny@juno.com

Support from the New York State Council on the Arts has made this program
possible.
Funding from Meet the Composer, Inc. is provided with the support of NY
State Council on the Arts, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, ASCAP,
Virgil Thomson Foundation, Jerome Foundation, JP Morgan, Mary Flagler
Cary Charitable Trust, The Eleanor Naylor Danan Charitable Trust, The
Greenwall Foundation, and National Endowment for the Arts.

Lois Wilcken
La Troupe Makandal - New York City's #1 Haitian Roots Ensemble
621 Rutland Road, Brooklyn NY 11203
718-953-6638 / makandal-ny@juno.com
www.makandal.org