19148: Wilcken: Makandal at the Brecht Forum == New York City

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

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

For those in New York City Friday night:

Danse Haïti
An Evening of Music and Dance to Honor the Culture of Haiti

La Troupe Makandal & The Ase Dance Theatre Collective
@ The Brecht Forum, NYC
122 West 27th Street- info@brechtforum.org

The Ase (Ah-shay) Dance Theatre collective is a New York based company
consisting of young adults of the african diaspora. Its artistic director
is Adia Tamar Whitaker and the musical directors Guy de Chalus and Sekou
Gibson. Ase sees itself as a vehicle for linking traditional forms and
aesthetics of
African dance with its contemporary models.

La Troupe Makandal takes its name from the legendary Haitian freedom
fighter, Makandal. It was founded in 1973 by a group from Port-au-Prince,
Haiti and emigrated to New York in 1981. Mr. Frisner Augustin is its
artistic director and Dr. Lois Wilcken, a musicologist, executive
director. La Troupe Makandal presents suites based on the dances of
Vodou, Carnival, Rara and the Konbit, and teaches traditional Haitian
music and dance. The company serves to enlighten the general public about
Haiti through music and dance which also serves to repudiate racist
stereotypes while keeping the culture alive.

Suggested donation: $6/$8/$10


Lois Wilcken, Ph.D.
La Troupe Makandal - New York City's Center for Haitian Drum and Dance
621 Rutland Road, Brooklyn NY 11203
718-953-6638 / makandal-ny@juno.com
www.makandal.org