Sankofa Festival of African Roots
in American Dance

Artistic Director: CHUCK DAVIS

When: June 20-27, 2009
Where: University of Massachusetts Amherst

An electrifying dance festival  -- including African dance, clogging, jazz and more in a mix of drumming and blue grass music - will once again take center stage at UMass Amherst June 20-27.

Master teacher and artist Chuck Davis, director of DanceAfrica and the African American Dance Ensemble, will lead a stellar faculty in a weeklong exploration of Cultural Rejuvenation: A Legacy Revealed - culminating in a final concert on Saturday, June 27 at 7 p.m. in the Fine Arts Center at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Events and activities include:

African Dance Class With Chuck Davis And Drummers And Reception


DATE: Saturday, June 20th
TIME: African Dance class with Chuck Davis, 4:30-6 pm, with reception immediately to follow.
LOCATION: UMass Amherst Totman Gym.
RSVP: Mlombardi@outreach.umass.edu. FREE and open to the public.

EDUtainment EVENTS: these events are FREE and open to the public. Please RSVP to Mlombardi@outreach.umass.edu.

• STAFFORD BERRY from the African American Dance
 Ensemble. "Traditional Dance Forms Indigenous
to
 Senegambia."
  DATE: Sunday, June 21st
  TIME: 7-8:30pm
  LOCATION: SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, Room 133
  
• ABDEL SALAAM from Forces of Nature Dance Company. "Africa Speaks/America Answers: Integrating traditional and contemporary dance aesthetics and maintaining cultural
 integrity."
  DATE: Monday, June 22nd
  TIME: 7-8:30pm
  LOCATION: SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, Room 133
  
• AMANIYEA PAYNE from Muntu Dance Theater. "Cultural Windows: Traditional and Social
Dance."
  DATE: Tuesday, June 23rd
  TIME: 7-8:30pm
  LOCATION: SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, Room 133

Sankofa Final Dance Concert: "BlueGrass / BrownEarth"

A highly energetic blend of African dance, rhythms, traditional banjo, and bluegrass music, featuring original choreography by Davis and the Sankofa
visiting artists. The performance, rooted in the history of African culture, embraces American traditions to tell the story of Africa's contribution to Bluegrass music - the iconic banjo.

DATE/TIME: Saturday, June 27, 7pm
LOCATION: UMass Amherst, Fine Arts Center Concert Hall
TICKETS: $12: Adults, $8: Students and Seniors

Tickets can be purchased:
At the UMass Amherst Fine Arts Center Box Office
by phone (413) 545-2511
and online at: http://www.fineartscenter.com/

Locations:
UMass Amherst
Totman Gym, Fine Arts Center Concert Hall and School of Management. 

Tickets for Final Performance
$12: Adults
$8: Students and Seniors

Tickets can be purchased:
At the UMass Amherst Fine Arts Center Box Office
by phone (413) 545-2511
and online at:
http://www.fineartscenter.com/

Open African Dance Class and Reception AND EDUtainment
events are FREE of charge!

Please RSVP to the FREE events to Mlombardi@outreach.umass.edu