| 9/16 6pm |
Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage
. . . see webcast of 2003 performance |
Washington, DC |
|
| 9/19 |
1908 Court House - 7:00pm |
Galax, VA |
|
| 9/20 |
Grayson County School performance |
Galax, VA |
|
| 9/22 |
IFC Corp private luncheon |
Washington, DC |
|
| 9/23-25 |
public and private workshops w/ AADE
9/24 - public drum workshop 6:30-8:30 pm,
9/25 - public dance workshop 10am-12pm
more info: (919)560-2789) |
Durham NC |
|
| 9/25 |
Hillandale Park International Festival |
Harrisonburg, VA |
|
| 9/25 |
Henry Street Heritage Festival
more info: 540-345-4818 |
Elmwood Park
Roanoke, VA |
|
| 9/28 |
JMU International Week |
Harrisonburg, VA |
|
10/1
10/2
- 8pm |
2004 Fairwell Concert
Blacksburg Middle School
3109 Price's Fork Road |
Blacksburg, VA |
|
10/3
7:30pm |
Washington and Lee University |
Lexington, VA |
|
| 10/7-9 |
Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival |
Pittsborro, NC |
|
| 10/10 |
return to Ghana for The Kusun Study Tour |
Nungua, Ghana |
RECENT EVENTS - 2004
|
| 1/1 |
AADE Kwanzaa Festival
12pm - Old Durham Armory |
Durham, NC |
|
| 1/11 |
APAP Showcase - Hilton Hotel
Gibson Suite 7:30pm-7:50pm |
NYC, NY |
|
| 1/31 |
The Sun Theater - 8pm |
Floyd, VA |
|
| 2/17 |
IANO US Armory |
Radford, Va. |
|
| 2/20 |
Forest Park Elementary |
Roanoke, Va. |
|
| 2/21 |
Family YMCA free to the public 4pm. |
Roanoke, Va. |
|
| 2/25 |
Peatree Elementary |
Winston Salem, NC |
|
| 2/26 |
Wasena Elementary |
Roanoke, Va. |
|
| 2/27 |
Cave Spring Elementary |
Roanoke, Va. |
|
| 2/27 |
Harrison Museum Night [a] Roanoke Dazzle (NBDL) game - half time & break - Civic Center Coliseum |
Roanoke, Va. |
|
| 2/28 |
Africa Alive! - 4 Kusun members
[a] The Museum of York Co. |
Rock Hill, SC
11:30am start |
|
| 2/28 |
Charlottesville Performing Arts Center
Buy tickets online [a] ThePrism.org |
Charlottesville, VA |
|
| 3/4 |
A&T University
Thank you for a wonderful, spirited performance at NCA&T last evening. You are doing a grat job of spreading the word about dance in West Africa. We will definitely have you back again.
- Eleanor Gwynn, Interim Chair Department of Visual and Performing Arts |
Greensboro, NC |
|
| 3/6 |
Wheelwright Auditorium - Coastal Carolina University
7:00pm - Free student and public admission! |
Conway, SC |
|
| 3/16 |
William Byrd Middle School |
Roanoke, Va. |
|
| 3/18 |
Patrick Henry High School |
Roanoke, Va. |
4/3
10:am. - 5:pm |
Mary Washinngton College
14th Annual Multicultural Fair
Free admission! |
Fredericksburg , VA |
|
4/18
6pm. |
Tettey, Obuobi and Adotey perform Palm Wine Music
[a] Oddfellas Cantina Sunday night concert series.
tickets $10adv./$12 door -- 745-3463 |
Floyd, VA |
|
| 4/28 |
Virginia Western Community College |
Roanoke, Va. |
|
| 4/29 |
African American Heritage Festival |
Columbus, OH |
|
5/6
7:00 &
8:30pm |
2 SHOWS [a] The Spiritual Mind Center
$12 adult / $6 K-12 - 4625 W. Broad St. |
Richmond, VA |
|
| 5/15 |
Local Colors special event |
Roanoke, VA |
|
| 5/20-26 |
Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM)
Education & Humanities Residency |
Brooklyn, NY |
|
| 5/28-30 |
BAM's Dance Africa
Click here to read the AP and NY Times reviews! |
Brooklyn, NY |
|
| 6/21- 7/9 |
"Naturally High" residency |
Roanoke, VA |
|
| 7/21 |
Community Folks Arts Center |
Syracuse, NY |
|
| 7/22&23 |
Grass Roots Festival |
Trumansburg, NY |
|
| 7/25 |
Festival Nuits D'Afrique |
Montrial Canada |
|
| 7/27-28 |
Master classes and performance
[a] NH Conservation Center |
Concord, NH |
|
| 7/29 |
Satalla |
NYC |
|
| 7/30 |
Master classes (location/details TBA) |
New York City |
|
8/13
7:30pm |
Bluemont Concerts
Stafford County Courthouse (lawn) |
Stafford, VA |
|
8/14
7:30pm |
Bluemont Concerts
Old Warren Green at Culpeper Street (lawn) |
Warrenton, VA |
|
| 8/15 |
TBA |
Washington DC |
|
| 8/21 |
Down Home Family Reunion |
Richmond, Va |
|
| 8/26-28 |
public and private workshops w/ AADE |
Durham, NC |
|
| 9/3 |
Patrick Henry Community College |
Martinsville, VA |
PREVIOUS EVENTS - 2003
|
| 5/18 |
Local Colors Festival |
Roanoke, VA |
|
| 5/23-25 |
The Gullah Festival |
Beaufort, SC  |
|
| 6/6 |
Elementary School performances |
Roanoke, VA |
|
| 6/21 |
Bluemont Concerts |
Maury Field
Fredricksburg, VA |
|
| 6/22 |
Bluemont Concerts |
Old Co. Court House
Leesburg, VA |
| 7/2 |
this week only
Drum & Dance Classes [a] The Sun Theater will be held on Wednesday |
|
| 7/3 |
Private Party |
Check, VA |
|
| 7/12 |
The Jefferson Center |
Roanoke, VA |
|
| 7/19 - 2:00pm |
P.S.1 (exhibit) Chen Zhen: A Tribute |
New York, NY |
|
| 7/19 - 9:30pm |
Columbia International Day |
Lakefront - Columbia, MD |
|
| 7/20 |
Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage |
Washington, DC
ARCHIVED WEBCAST! |
|
| 7/25 |
The Heart of The Artist: Expressions of Faith |
Roanoke, VA |
|
| 8/2 |
Steppin' Out Street Festival |
Blacksburg, VA |
|
| 8/6-9 |
National Black Theater Festival Showcase Performances |
Winston Salem, NC |
|
| 8/9* |
Paralounge Drum Circle
workshop & performance -- review |
Live Oak, FL |
|
| 8/15-17 |
African Village [a] FloydFest |
near Floyd, VA
|
|
| 8/24 |
2nd BIG BANG Drum & Dance Party |
Dumas Center
Roanoke, VA |
|
| 8/26 [a] 8pm |
Mount St. Mary's College |
Emmetsburg, Md |
|
8/30
9:30am
10:00am
3:00pm
7:30pm |
HOMOWO-AFI 2003 "First Fruits Festival"
Drum Calls and Libations
African Dance Workshop
African Drumming Workshop
Feature performance by the Kusun Dance Ensemble |
Gainesville, FL
MLK Center
1028 NE 14th St.
(off Waldo Rd.) |
|
| 8/31 |
Drum and dance workshops at A Different Drum
12noon-1:30pm Drum, 1:45pm-3:15pm Dance
5pm-6:30pm drum, 6:30pm-8pm Dance
$25 pr class, or $20 each for more than one class |
St. Augustine, FL
106 Anastasia Blvd.
info.(904) 829-2844 (Scott) |
|
| 9/5 [a]11:15pm |
NEMO Showcase at Ryles
> VOTE for "The Kusun Ensemble" |
Boston, MA |
|
| 9/6 |
Three Hills Inn |
Warm Springs, VA |
|
| 9/12 |
The Arts Center
2 morning shows for children + evening concert [a] 8pm |
Carrboro, NC |
|
| 9/13 |
Local Colors at Cannon Village |
Kannapolis, NC |
|
9/15
8pm |
Radford University
Preston Auditorium |
Radford, VA |
|
9/24
12 noon |
Nii Tettey Tetteh & Obuobi Ashong
James Madison University |
Harrisonburg, VA |
|
| 9/27 |
Henry St. Heritage Festival |
Roanoke, VA |
|
| 9/28 |
Big Bang Drum & Dance Party |
Sun Theater
Floyd, VA |
|
| 11/30 |
Big Bang Drum & Dance Party |
Roanoke, VA
details TBA |
|
| 11/8 |
Ghanaian Festival |
Philladelphia, PA |
|
| 11/10 |
School show |
Philladelphia, PA |
|
| 11/21 |
Albright College African Festival |
Reading, PA |
|
| 11/30 |
Big Bang drum and dance party |
Dumas Center
Roanoke, VA |
|
| 12/4-6 |
Kusun members perform for The Dumas Drama Guild |
Roanoke, VA |
|
| 12/6 |
Kusun musicians
Oddfellas Cantina |
Floyd, VA |
|
| 12/9 |
Bow High School |
Bow, NH |
|
| 12/9 |
Epsom Middle School |
Epsom, NH |
|
| 12/10 |
Mascoma Valley Regional High School |
Canaan, NH |
|
| 12/11 |
Timberlane Performing Arts Center |
Plaistow, NH |
|
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WINTER 2004
DRUM & DANCE CLASSES
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