Residency activities and social gatherings
Master Classes
ABADA-Capoeira San Francisco/Brazilian Arts Center
3221 22nd Street (@ Mission Street)
Capoeira with Professores Maestrinha, Cafeina, Perninha, Morceguinho, Boiadeiro, and Dinguinho:
Sunday, May 14th
1:30-3:00pm (All Levels)
Open to the public. Please wear white.
Tickets: $20
Capoeira is a dynamic art form that developed through shared cultural customs, rituals, and fighting techniques. Slaves used capoeira to fight to escape and resist capture, but concealed its combative purpose through music, song, and dance. Capoeira today is a means of empowerment and a forum for social and cultural exchange. It has evolved to be an internationally respected art of grace and strength that combines ritual, self-defense, acrobatics, and music in a rhythmic dialogue of the body, mind, and spirit.
Maculelê & Jongo with Mestranda Márcia Cigarra & Professores Maestrinha and Perninha:
Sunday, May 14th
3:30-5:30pm (All Levels)
Open to the public. Please wear white.
Tickets: $20
Jongo is a dance with footwork that originally represented slaves planting seeds with their feet. Jongo is considered to be the father of samba and its rhythms have influenced the formation of popular Brazilian music. Therefore the jongo is one of the many contributions of Africans to the culture of Brazil. The tradition of jongo is carried on through family lineage, and different families have established particular regional identities for their respective jongo styles.
Maculelê is a traditional folk dance that was created on sugar cane plantations. The dance is practiced with sticks or machetes and the rhythmic movements imitate the chopping of sugar cane.
Please reserve your space in workshops by emailing info@abada.org or calling 415-206-0650 before Monday, May 8th.
Panel Discussion
A View from the South
Wednesday May 17, 6:30pm
Brava Theater Center
2781 24th Street (@ York)
Tickets: Free
Latino artists’ discuss the foreign policies of the United States Government and how they are regarded south of the U.S. border. Panelists include Miguel Rubio (artistic director of Grupo Cultural Yuyachkani), Eddy Armando (artistic director of Teatro Experimental La Mama), Maria Morret (artistic director of Me Xich Co Teatro), Paul Flores (writer/performer, Representa! and Jordan Simmons (artistic director, Iron Triangle Theatre Company).
Post Performance Discussions
Project Artaud Theater
An opportunity for audience members to get involved with the creative process. There will be discussions with the artists following the performances of Representa! The New World of Hip-Hop, Superacion and NinoMaiz/Corn Child on Friday May 19 at 7pm and Saturday and Sunday May 20 & 21 at 2pm.
Receptions
Opening Night Gala & Artist Welcome Reception
Thursday May 18, 8:30pm
Project Artaud Theater
Tickets: $50
Featuring Los Compas, Yaelisa & Caminos Flamencos and Loco Bloco. Electric performances, silent auction, delicious La Certeza mojitos, Idôl cantaloupe martinis, and hors d’oeuvres will define this year’s very San Francisco evening.
Mission Cultural Center Artist Reception
Friday May 19, 7:00pm
Tickets: $5
A reception for the artists whose work is being featured as part of the Not Enough Space exhibit.
KPFA 94.1FM Birthday Party
Sunday May 21, 5:30pm
Project Artaud
Tickets: Free with ticket to performance
If you are attending the 4:30pm performance by ABADA or the 7:00pm performance by Yuyachkani on Sunday you are welcome to join the good people from SFIAF’s radio sponsor, KPFA as they celebrate the station’s birthday and toast the artists performing at this year’s festival. The event will feature wine, hors d’oeuvres and DJ’s.
Cuba Collaborations - Beyond the Embargo
Opening Night Reception: Thurs., June 8, 6-9pm
Tickets: Free
Gallery One San Francisco, One Embarcadero Center
Schedule subject to change for more information call 415-399-9554 |
