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ArtSmart Family First Concert Series! The Magic Carpet: World Dance and Rhythms!
Professional dancers from around the world inspire us with their traditional dance and music. A short video gives an introduction to the geography of each country. Dancers are chosen from various continents to provide a range of global cultures in a performance where children and their friends, parents, siblings, and grandparents can witness identity, tradition, culture and geography, gaining a larger sense of our world and greater appreciation for their own heritage, all while experiencing the beauty of our world through dance and music. You get to see the dazzling dances and rhythms of the world, without a passport!
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Te Hau Nui School of Hula and Tahitian Dance
Twenty years ago Kumu Lorraine Kalei Kinnamon, director of Kuhai Halau O Kaleiokalauae School of Hula and Tahitian Dance, began teaching, and founded the school in Santa Cruz, California. Her Kumu and inspiration is Loea Frank Kawaikapuokalani Hewett, with whom she undertakes formal studies in hula. She has taught Polynesian Dance at San Jose State University, and teaches hula, Tahitian and Maori dance classes at her Te Hau Nui School of Hula and Tahitian Halau, Capitola Parks and Recreation, UCSC, and in Vienna, Austria. Over the years, dancers of Te Hau Nui have performed numerous events and celebrations throughout the Greater Bay Area.
Shakti Bhakti
Shakti Bhakti Ensemble is a Santa Cruz-based dance company dedicated to the exposition of Odissi Classical Indian Dance. Shakti Bhakti dancers are passionate about sharing the ancient art of Odissi Dance with audiences around the world. Revital Carroll, Shakti Bhaktis founder and artistic director, studied Odissi Dance with some of Indias most eminent dance gurus; Gangadhar Pradhan, Bichitrannada Swain, Sujata Mohapatra, and Ratikant Mohapatra, to name a few. She teaches and performs world wide, continuing her studies under Niharika Mohanty of Guru Shradha.
Mohamed Bangoura
Mohamed "Cloubou" Bangoura is a master teacher, musician, mentor and performer of dance and drum from Guinea, West Africa. Mohamed movied to the Bay Area in 2009. Mohamed and his family come from the Susu people of Dubreka, where he began dancing at the age of 10, developing as a professional dancer under the guidance of Alya Gigla Sylla, in Gigla's private ballet troop, Ballet Saamato. He earned the nickname Cloubou, meaning someone who never runs out of energy to dance! Cloubou was recruited to dance with Ballet Fareta, and the national Ballet Djoliba. In the course of two decades of teaching, choreographing, and performing dance, Mohamed has taught in schools with Global Lounge, and been the artistic director of the dance troupe Bala Boise. Mohamed and his son are settled in Santa Cruz, returning home to Guinea to inspire others and reignite their love of Guinea culture and music.
John and Nancy Lingemann
Nancy Lingemann is a lifelong dancer whose Flamenco and Classical Spanish dance training took her to Madrid, Spain each winter for 18 years to study with the maestros Paco Romero and Ciro and La Tati, and maestro Jose Galvan of Sevilla, including others. Nancy was a performer and soloist with Diana Alejandres Arte Flamenco de San Jose Company from 1992-2012. She taught Spanish Dance with Ballet San Jose from 1999-2012, then for Dennis Nahat at Theater Ventures Intl in 2013, and continues to teach at her home studio in Bonny Doon. Nancy and her husband John have performed Argentine Tango with Tandy Beal for many years and have given weekly Wednesday night classes at Calvary Episcopal Church since 2000.
Corazon En Flor
Corazon En Flor was founded in 1990 by Esteban Ortiz and Elda Mendez- Ortiz, bringing young people into the love of folklorico dance. The company began with children, and now those children, as adults, are still performing. Corazón has performed with Tandy Beal & Company in Dance Around the World, Listening to the Earth, Mixed Nutz, Magic Carpet and more. Esteban teaches migrant education in the Watsonville Schools and is on TB&Cs ArtSmart Leadership Circle.
Watsonville Taiko
The Japanese word "Taiko" means "big drum". It refers to drums of a simple and elegant design which has remained unchanged from the 5th century throughout the ages. The music remains rooted in traditional Japanese songs and rhythms, incorporating musical elements from around the world in a visually dominant performance. Watsonville Taiko was founded by Jim Hooker in September 1991 as a Taiko drumming community of performers and supporters. Ikuyo Conant was appointed artistic director in 1992 and set the group's goal to, through exploration of Taiko, develop an art that combines drumming with folklore, mythology and symbolism.
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Single Show Prices:
Adults $15, Children $10
Half Season Pass, includes 4 of 7 shows:
With a Half Season Pass, each show only costs: Adults $13, Children $7
Discount Season Pass, includes 7 of 7 shows:
With a Discount Season Pass, each show only costs: Adults $11, Children $5
Season Pass Holders have access to Reserved Seating! Be sure to arrive 20 minutes early: Reserved Seating is opened to the public 10 minutes prior to curtain!
Choose your own series of four shows and get a great deal!
Great ticket deals now, after the start of the series, and through the holidays! Still great deals afterwards!
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Family First Saturday Concerts are part of Tandy Beal & Company's ArtSmart Education program which reaches 20,000 students and adults each year in 3 counties.
Through ArtSmart programs, students, teachers and families experience a variety of world arts through creative learning models. ArtSmart concerts, classes, and residencies help enrich cultural understanding, expand our view of the world, cultivate curiosity and create an inclusive sense of community.
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To help fund these and further performances, bringing art and wonder to the community,
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Tandy Beal & Company is proud to partner with sponsors to make ArtSmart possible: Hewlett Foundation, David & Lucile Packard Foundation, California Arts Council, Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County, Arts Council Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz Downtown Association, NEA and our generous donors and supporters of the arts.
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Photo of Te Hau Nui: Fred Arellano
Photo of Shakti Bhakti: Swagato B Photography
Photo of John and Nancy Lingemann: Chunyi McIver
Photo of Corazon en Flor: Steve DiBartolomeo
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LocationSanta Cruz Vets Hall / Downtown Santa Cruz (View)
846 Front St
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
United States
Categories
| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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