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11th CubaCaribe Festival: Dance Workshop: Afro-Cuban / Afro-Haitian Workshop

CubaCaribe presents: The 11th Annual CubaCaribe Festival of Dance and Music
April 9 April 26, 2015 "In Search of Soul"

The acclaimed annual folkloric and contemporary dance and music Festival will feature three exuberant weeks of Caribbean dance and music performances, master classes, film screenings, lectures and celebrations throughout the Bay Area.

Dance Workshop: Guede/Papa Guede or Gaga/Rarra co-taught by Collete Eloi (Guede of Haiti) and Cheo Rojas (Papa Guede of Cuba). Both masters in their respective cultural traditions, this dance workshop will make connections to the influence of Haiti in each cultural expression and the similarities to each other. Dance Mission Theater, 3316 24 Street, SF; 3:30 -5:00 pm; $14 online, $18 door

Performances:
April 10-12: Performances @ ODC Theater, SF
April 17-19: Performances @ Dance Mission Theater, SF
April 24-26: Performances @ Laney College Theater, Oakland
Performances: Fridays-Saturdays @ 8pm; Sundays @ 7pm

Special Events:
April 9: Film Screening: "Dancing The Drum" Directed by Ashley James, Produced by Roberta Singer. @ Museum of the African Diaspora
April 12: "Batey Boricua" Music from Puerto Rico: Bomba, Plena, and more. La Peña Cultural Center
April 16: Lecture: De Curros a Especuladores: Black to the Future in Cuba by Umi Vaughn. @ Museum of the African Diaspora; 685 Mission St, SF; 7pm;
April 19: Afro-Cuban & Afro-Haitian Dance Workshop. Dance Mission Theater, SF; 3:30 - 5:00 pm