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JULY 11: Multicultural Arts Center - all ages
JULY 12: MAAH, Museum of African American History - kids & families
KIDS ARE FREE FOR ALL WORKSHOPS WITH A REGISTERED ADULT!
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SATURDAY, JULY 11TH
MULTICULTURAL ART CENTER - 41 SECOND ST.- EAST CAMBRIDGE, MA
9AM - LIVE MUSIC YOGA
9AM - LIVE MUSIC YOGA
What does our body have to teach us? Start the day with breath, balance, tension release, and warm up movements to prepare us for a day of dancing, connection and freedom. Please bring your own yoga mat/towel or feel free to practice without. ALL ARE WELCOME!
9AM - SOUNDBATH MEDITATION
9AM - SOUNDBATH MEDITATION
Join us for a dreamy soundbath session + guided meditation - wear comfortable clothing and feel free to bring blankets, pillows, journals, sacred objects and whatever you need to create a cozy + nurturing space for your rest. Feel free to rest, stretch, practice breathwork and/or move/dance/flow. ALL ARE WELCOME - arrive late, leave early, just come.
10:15AM - MUSIC & STORIES OF MALI
10:15AM - MUSIC & STORIES OF MALI
Led by Assi and Seydou Coulibaly, this community song circle invites participants to learn and share in the rich stories and ancestral lore from Mali, exploring the wisdom that shapes our everyday lives.
10:15AM - AFRO-BRAZILIAN DANCE: KILOMBOLAR
10:15AM - AFRO-BRAZILIAN DANCE: KILOMBOLAR
Join Mestra Isaura Oliveira for a dynamic dance workshop celebrating the powerful resistance and unity of African Brazilian Bantus and Amerindian peoples. Mestra Isaura will guide participants through the movements, rhythms, chants, and stories born from this profound cultural encounter in Bahia, Brasil. The session will delve into the full spectrum of o SAMBA, Brasil’s most popular and democratic rhythm and dance, tracing its evolution from the traditional Samba do Recôncavo da Bahia to the contemporary Swingão.
11:30AM - CAPE VERDEAN SONG CIRCLE: AMOR DI MAI
11:30AM - CAPE VERDEAN SONG CIRCLE: AMOR DI MAI
The Haus of Glitter invites the community into a joyful and reverent gathering for music and storytelling. We'll celebrate lineage, memory, and the power of maternal love, "Amor Di Mai". You'll have the opportunity to learn a tender, traditional Cape Verdean song that carries a familiar legacy.
11:30AM - WEST AFRICAN DANCE
11:30AM - WEST AFRICAN DANCE
Join us in exploring and uplifting traditional West African dance rooted in the Mande culture of Mali, brought to life by live Djembe and Djun Djun drumming. Led by Seydou Coulibaly, co-founder and co-director of The Yeredon Centre, alongside his daughter Sita Coulibaly—founder and co-director of The Haus of Glitter and Director of Legacy Arts & Education at The Yeredon Centre—this experience honors culture, lineage, and legacy.
1:00PM - LUNCH PANEL + COMMUNITY DISCUSSION:
Culture Building for Liberation
w/ Isaura Oliveira + MAAH + Haus of Glitter
2:30PM - DJEMBE: MALIAN TRADITIONAL RHYTHMS
2:30PM - DJEMBE: MALIAN TRADITIONAL RHYTHMS
Join Sidy Maiga for an open-level workshop exploring traditional Malian and West African rhythms through drumming, culture, and community. All experience levels are welcome.
2:30PM - LYRICAL CHOREOGRAPHY
2:30PM - LYRICAL CHOREOGRAPHY
Beyoncé - "Be Alive" Lyrical Dance Choreography. Classes kick off with a high-energy warmup/stretch. Then, you’ll learn an all-levels, low-impact routine of dance choreography. All classes aim to provide high cardio and feature original, fierce choreography influenced by your favorite music videos and pop songs. Before we finish off with a sexy cool down, you’ll have the chance to cheer on your fellow dancers and capture video of the routine on your phone. Participation in the video is totally optional!
3:45PM - CARRIBEAN SONG CIRCLE + STEEL PAN
3:45PM - CARRIBEAN SONG CIRCLE + STEEL PAN
Description coming soon....
3:45PM - BACHATA: FROM THE ROOTS TO THE DANCE FLOOR
3:45PM - BACHATA: FROM THE ROOTS TO THE DANCE FLOOR
Join us for an open-level bachata workshop exploring the history, evolution, and global impact of this influential Dominican cultural expression. Through partner work, footwork, and modern bachata movement, dancers of all experience levels will build confidence, musicality, connection, and creativity while learning about bachata’s journey from its Dominican roots to a worldwide dance and music phenomenon. More than a dance class, this workshop celebrates culture, identity, resilience, and community.
>> W/ Louis & Elvis, Utopia Dance Company
5:30PM - VOGUE PERFORMANCE: THE OMI OH MY EXPERIENCE
5:30PM - VOGUE PERFORMANCE: THE OMI OH MY EXPERIENCE
Are you ready for The Omi Oh My Experience? Are you ready to vogue down with one the world's most prominent femme queen performers of our generation? Expand your movement capabilities and deepen the essence of your performance with Omi Unbothered Cartier as she takes you through an intense process-based training like no other. Ever wanted to know what it’s like to be in the Mecca and work with the 2025 Mother of the year? Well, now is your chance! For those that are new to the Queer tradition of ballroom, created by Black & Brown Queer community in New York City in the 1960's and 1970's, Vogue / Femme Queen Performance are categories in the ballroom scene... if you don't already know about this important piece of diasporic culture, google it and then get excited!
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