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January 13, 2016
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2016 special edition
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Rejoice! Diaspora Dance Theater brings a captivating weekend of African dance to Portland audiences.
Ancestry in Motion
Connecting
the past to the
present
Rejoice! Diaspora Dance
Theater is excited to pres-
ent their second full evening
event, “Ancestry in Mo-
tion,” bringing a captivating
weekend of African dance to
Portland audiences.
With performances Friday,
Jan. 15 through Sunday, Jan.
17 at the Headwaters The-
ater, a performance space and
classroom dedicated to serv-
ing local artists at 55 N.E. Far-
ragut St. , suite 9, this event
follows their breakthrough
premiere this past June, which
consisted of three consecutive
sold out shows.
“Ancestry in Motion”
weaves the fabric of time
from a single thread con-
necting the past to the pres-
ent by exploring the African
roots found in the modern
vernacular movements of
Jazz and House, and calls
upon the African deity of
the ocean to address the con-
tinuing epidemic of police
brutality.
The evening will premiere
choreographic works from
Michael Galen, Dar Vejon
Jones, and Jamie Minkus
as well as solo works by the
esteemed Oluyinka Akinjioa
and the captivating Uriah
Boyd. Guest Artists include
Okaidja Afroso and Rudy
Slizewski.
Tickets can be purchased
at brownpapertickets.com
and run $16 in advance, $20
day of the show.