The African American Dance Ensemble’s mission is to preserve and share the finest traditions of African and African American dance and music through research, education, and entertainment; to […]
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American Dance Festival (ADF) Project Dance was developed in 1998 in collaboration with the Durham Parks and Recreation Department. ADF Project Dance is an outreach program designed to […]
Mestra Tigresa Born and raised in Brazil, developed an interest in Capoeira at a young age and began studying in 1986. She obtained her Instructor belt in 1995 […]
Recipient of the 2018 North Carolina Heritage Award, Asha Bala is deeply committed to use the transformative power of Dance to touch as many lives as possible. To […]
Aya Shabu is a performer, theater choreographer, and dancer living in Durham, North Carolina. Passionate about preserving African diaspora cultural traditions, Aya founded Whistle Stop Tours —a performance […]
Beverly Botsford is a cross-cultural percussionist and educator, blending music, movement and spoken word in solo and ensemble performances, workshops and residencies. Embracing drumming traditions of Africa, Cuba, […]
Megan Oteri, founder Brick Scholars, a mobile STEAM lab that bridges play-based learning with Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and North Carolina state standards. As an advocate for […]
BUMP’s innovative approach to music education fosters excellence and agency in youth by offering arts programming and African-diasporic cultural enrichment activities and experiences to build artistic proficiency, cultural […]
Hailed as “The Keeper of Flamenco” by Dance Magazine and honored by the King and Government of Spain with La Cruz de la Orden al Mérito Civil for […]
Carlye is a local professional Durham artist. She is an emotive painter & intuitive creator. Carlye’s love of color, symbolic forms, & intuitive perspective meld to create her […]