Events in italics are part of Erik Ehn's Arts in the One World Festival, looking at "art-in-the-prisons for best practices, living a long
time, how 2 build a system, open theaters, create network". These events are free.
Events with marked with a * are required for students of the Mande class.
12-1:30pm Workshops*
1:30-3pm Lunch Break
1-2:30pm Lunch and Discussion: "Living a Long Time: Sustaining Practice Sustaining Conversation" at Matthewson St. Please only attend if you can commit to the entire lunch.
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Schedule subject to change.
Events with marked with a * are required for students of the Mande class.
FRIDAY MARCH 2ND
9-11:30am Arts in Prisons Workshop with Rhodessa Jones (AOW) - Granoff Studio 1
12-2pm Lunch and Discussion: Providence as Artistic Home at AS220 (AOW)
3:30-5pm "To See The Stars" Performance with Ron Jenkins (AOW) - Ashamu
7-10pm The Communal Bowl and Opening Performances*
Invited artists and social organizers will lead discussions on arts and their role in activism and social change over dinner, using malnutrition in Mali as a key topic. An extension of a discussion started in Mali in summer 2011 as part of the Rhythm of Change initiative. Traditional Malian cuisine will be served. Performances follow. $20/person or Festival Wristband required. (Central Congregational Church, 296 Angell St.)
SATURDAY MARCH 3RD
Workshops & Events: $15 each or Festival Wristband
9-10am: Workshops*:
- YOGA - Michelle Bach-Coulibaly (Brown) Ashamu
- MEDITATION - Thomas Coburn (Naropa/Brown) Sayles
10:15-11:45am Workshops*:
- SONG IN ACTIVISM (emphasis: Democratic Republic of Congo) – Chérie Rivers Ndaliko (Harvard) Lyman 005
- DJEMBE DRUMMING – Sidy Maiga (Mali/Providence) Cave
- TRADITIONAL MALIAN DANCE – Seydou Coulibaly (Mali/Providence) with Djibril Coulibaly (Mali) Ashamu
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- MANDE SONG – Joh Camara (Mali/Boston) with Sali Soumare (Mali) Granoff Center Studio 1
- DJEMBE DRUMMING – Moussa Traore (Mali/Boston) Cave
- CONTEMPORARY MANDE DANCE - Lacina Coulibaly (Burkina Faso / Yale) Ashamu
- ACTIVATING ACADEMIA FOR GLOBAL CHANGE THROUGH THE ARTS – Matthew Garza (NYU) Lyman 005
1:30-3pm Lunch Break
1-2:30pm Lunch and Discussion: "Living a Long Time: Sustaining Practice Sustaining Conversation" at Matthewson St. Please only attend if you can commit to the entire lunch.
3-4:30pm Lecture*: Cultural Preservation as Activism (Thomas Riccio) (in cooperation with AOW) Ashamu
4:30-6pm Workshops*:
- BURKINABE DANCE – Lacina Coulibaly (Burkina Faso / Yale) Sayles Hall
- DOUN-DOUN DRUMMING – Joh Camara (Mali / Boston) Cave
- MANDE DANCE – Solo Sana (Mali) Granoff Studio 1
- TRADITIONAL MALIAN DANCE – Sali Soumare (Mali) Ashamu
6-8pm Dinner Break
9pm Headline Performance by Festival Artists* Ashamu
10:30pm - 1:00am UHURU AFRIKA Afro-diasporic Dance Floor Explosion Dance Party! Ashamu $3 students / $5 public - 9pm guests & wristband holders get in for free
10:30pm - 1:00am UHURU AFRIKA Afro-diasporic Dance Floor Explosion Dance Party! Ashamu $3 students / $5 public - 9pm guests & wristband holders get in for free
SUNDAY MARCH 4th
10-11am Workshops*:
- YOGA - Michelle Bach-Coulibaly (Brown) Ashamu
- MEDITATION - Thomas Coburn (Naropa/Brown) Sayles
11:15am-12:45pm Workshops*:
- DJEMBE DRUMMING – Alhassane Sissoko (Mali) Cave
- MALIAN DANCE – Djibril Coulibaly (Mali) Ashamu
- MANDE DANCE – Joh Camara (Mali / Boston) Sayles Hall
1-2pm Lunch Break
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2-3:30pm Workshops*:
- TRADITIONAL MALIAN DANCE – Seydou Coulibaly (Mali / Providence) Granoff Studio 1
- TRADITIONAL MALIAN DANCE – Sali Soumare (Mali) Ashamu
2-4pm Active Improvisation: Creating A Viable Message (invitation only, observation upon special request)
Selected participants - students, artists, scholars, activists - come together to improvise a viable message for a special topic.
4:15pm Closing Ceremony & Ritual*
Schedule subject to change.
Contact michelle_bach-coulibaly@brown.edu with questions.