2017 Festival Schedule
Friday, August 4 – Sunday, August 6, 2017
Friday, August 4, 2017
Location: Little Haiti Cultural Complex (LHCC)
Address: 212-260 NE 59 Terrace – Miami Fl 33137
Register for Dance & Drum Workshops: ONLINE REGISTRATION CLOSED – On-site Registration is Available
*= FREE
| TIME | EVENT/WORKSHOP | INSTRUCTOR | LOCATION |
| 6:30pm – 8:00pm | Happy Hour w/CaribFunk | A’Keitha Carey (Bahamas) | Studio A |
| 5:00pm – 7:00pm | * Media Artist Meet & Greet (All Access) | Community Room |
Saturday, August 5, 2017
Workshops, Vendor Marketplace, Children’s Village & Concert
Location: Little Haiti Cultural Complex (LHCC)
Address: 212-260 NE 59 Terrace – Miami Fl 33137
Register for Dance & Drum Workshops: ONLINE REGISTRATION CLOSED – On-site Registration is Available
Vending: 10:00am – 7:00pm
| TIME | DANCE WORKSHOPS |
DRUM WORKSHOPS |
INSTRUCTOR | LOCATION |
| 9:30am – 11:00am | Mali Dance | Djeneba Sako (Mali) | Studio A | |
| 11:15am – 12:45am | Guinea Dance | Youssouf Koumbasa (Guinea) | Studio A | |
| 12:00pm – 1:30pm | Mali Drum | Moussa Traore (Mali) | Art Room | |
| 12:00pm – 3:00pm
“Inside Africa’s Closet” Fashion Show |
Presented by Linda Telfer, CEO of All Over Africa | Courtyard | ||
| 1:00pm – 2:30pm | Senegalese Dance | Marie Basse-Wiles (Senegal) | Studio A | |
| 1:30pm – 3:00pm | Guinea Drum
|
Fode Bangourah (Guinea) | Art Room | |
| 2:45pm – 4:15pm | Dundun Drum & Dance Fusion Intensive
|
Seny Daffe (Guinea) | Studio A | |
| 3:15pm – 4:45pm | Senegal Talking Drum
|
Seyba Diouf | Art Room | |
| 4:30pm – 6:00pm | Haitian Folklore Dance
|
Nancy St. Leger (Haiti) | Studio A |
NOTE: Schedule is subject to change.
Concert Extravaganza
Time: 8:00pm (Doors Open @ 7:30pm)
Location: Little Haiti Cultural Complex (LHCC)
Address: 212-260 NE 59 Terrace – Miami Fl 33137
Gala Reception Fundraiser
Time: 10:00pm – 1:00am
Location: Little Haiti Cultural Complex (LHCC) Gallery
Sunday, August 6, 2017
Workshops, Symposium, Vendor Marketplace, Children’s Village & More
Location: Little Haiti Cultural Complex (LHCC)
Address: 212-260 NE 59 Terrace – Miami Fl 33137
Register for Dance & Drum Workshops: ONLINE REGISTRATION CLOSED – On-site Registration is Available
Vending: 9:00am – 5:00pm
TIME |
DANCE WORKSHOPS |
DRUM WORKSHOPS |
INSTRUCTOR | LOCATION |
| 9:00am – 10:00am | Yoga | Anita Macbeth (USA) | Studio B | |
| 10:00am – 11:30am | Cuban Dance
|
Marisol Blanco (Cuba) | Studio A | |
| 11:45am – 1:15pm | Senegalese Dance
|
Marie Basse-Wiles (Senegal) | Studio A | |
| 12:15pm – 1:30pm | Shekere
|
Sheila Alexander (USA) | Art Room | |
| 1:30pm – 3:00pm | Ivory Coast Dance
|
Djian Tie (Ivory Coast) | Studio A | |
| 1:45pm – 3:00pm | Guinea Song Accompanied by Balafon | Ibrahima Dioubate (Guinea) | Art Room | |
| 3:15pm – 4:45pm | Mali Dance
|
|
Djeneba Sako (Mali) | Studio A |
| 3:15pm – 4:45pm | Guinea Drum | Mamadouba Camara (Guinea) | Art Room | |
| 5:00pm – 6:30pm | Guinea Dance
|
Youssouf Koumbassa (Guinea) | Studio A |
NOTE: Schedule is subject to change.
This program is made possible with the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners, the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, Little Haiti Cultural Complex, Miami-Dade College and MDC Jubilation Dance Ensemble.