Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts+Culture
The Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts+Culture, at 551 South Tryon Street at Levine Center for the Arts, often has a number of free and low-cost events coming up for the community.
Right now, events are virtual. Here’s what’s coming up next:
Family First: Afro-Brazilian Dance with Tamara Williams
Friday, July 10th, 2020
3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Free, but register here
To kick off your Arts From A Distance virtual experiences for the month of July, grab the whole family and get moving to the sounds of Brazil! Led by international dance professor Tamara Williams, this dance class will give history and cultural context to fundamental Afro-Brazilian dance elements. Perfect for all experience levels and ages, these moves will get your heart rate up and inspire a deeper love for the art of dance!
Please be sure to dance with us in a space that allows you to move freely, and wear comfortable clothes for ease of movement.
Tamara Williams is an Assistant Professor of Dance at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte. She earned her BFA in Dance from Florida State University and received her MFA in Dance from Hollins University in collaboration with Frankfurt University.
Her choreography has been performed nationally, and internationally including Serbia, Switzerland, Mexico, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, and in Brazil. In 2011, she created Moving Spirits, Inc., a contemporary arts organization dedicated to performing, researching, documenting, cultivating and producing arts of the African Diaspora. Williams’ research focuses on spiritual dances of the African diaspora. In 2018, her article, “Reviving Culture Through Ring Shout”, was published in the Dancer-Citizen. She has a forthcoming book about Silvestre Dance Technique, and forthcoming chapter in Fire Under My Feet regarding Ring Shout traditions.
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More virtual events
Check out our big list of upcoming virtual events, or look at a few of them here:Monday, July 13, 2020
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Thursday, July 16, 2020
Friday, July 17, 2020
Saturday, July 18, 2020
Sunday, July 19, 2020
Monday, July 20, 2020
Tuesday, July 21, 2020
Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Thursday, July 23, 2020
Friday, July 24, 2020
Saturday, July 25, 2020
Sunday, July 26, 2020
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