13th Annual CubaCaribe Festival, March 30-April 7, 2017, will feature nine days of Caribbean dance and music performances, seven world premiere performances, master classes, film screenings, lectures and celebrations at two different San Francisco venues, Brava Theater and Museum of African Diaspora.
The CubaCaribe Festival has been highly acclaimed for being the only festival to present popular, contemporary and folkloric cultural expression, religion, history, and politics of the Afro-Caribbean Diaspora. This year’s Festival, entitled Manos De Mujeres, will delve into the complex role of women, it will highlight and honor the important work of women and their powerful hands that have and continue to sustain us.
Performances by:
Los Lupeños de San Jose (Mexican), Amor do Samba (Brazilian and Peruvian), Arenas Dance Company (Cuban), Batala San Francisco and Dimensions Extensions Performance Ensemble (Brazilian and African Diaspora), Cunamacué (Peruvian), and Almazonica (Brazilian)
Schedule
Performances:
April 1 and 2nd @ 8pm
Brava Theater
$25 advance, $30 door
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Plus! Mixed adult/youth Matinée Show April 2nd @ 3pm
Brava Theater
$20 advance, $25 door
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Special Events:
Panel Discussion & Reception – Movers and Shakers: Bay Area Women Making a Difference in the Arts
Thursday March 30, 7pm
Museum of the African Diaspora
$10 advance, $15 door
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Film Screening – Anacaona: The Buena Vista Sisters’ Club
Thursday April 6, 7pm
Museum of the African Diaspora
$10 advance, $15 door
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Lecture/Demonstration & Reception – Bobi Cespedes: Manos De Mujeres en la Religión Yoruba
Friday April 7, 7pm
Museum of the African Diaspora
$10 advance, $15 door
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For more information visit: cubacaribe.org