Calling dancers of all ages and people who love to move! Submit a film of you and your community dancing for the Virtual BAM DanceAfrica 2021 Community Day Bantaba. This is an exciting opportunity for our communities near and far to participate and we cannot wait to celebrate with all of you.
This is a non-competitive call for short films of dances and dancers centered around the spirit of DanceAfrica (2 minutes or less) and with the energy of a Bantaba (dance circle), that will be edited together to stream and connect dancers from all over.
ABOUT DanceAfrica:
This May, the nation’s largest festival of African dance celebrates the rich movement traditions and culture of Haiti with the theme Vwa zanset yo: y’ap pale, n’ap danse! in Haitian Creole, or “Ancient voices: they speak... we dance!” Join us for a vibrant virtual festival featuring new dance performances, classes, FilmAfrica, a digital DanceAfrica Bazaar, and more. Part of the festival will be screening the Virtual Bantaba!
STAY TUNED…
We’ll be announcing more details in the weeks to come, and looking to add live elements to the festival as it becomes safe to do so. But one thing is certain: after 43 years honoring the incredible culture of Africa and its diaspora, DanceAfrica is still going strong. Go to www/BAM.org for more information on all DanceAfrica programming.
This is a non-competitive screening focused on sharing films of dancers from all over the globe sharing their dance energy with the DanceAfrica community.