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Sat, Oct 21 - Sun, Oct 22, 2023
Andy Arts 3000 Fenkell Ave. Detroit, MI 48238
Class tickets are $20 at the door
No Refunds or Exchanges
We love for children to participate, and we ask those who are not dancing to stay off the floor when an instructor is demonstrating or when participants are dancing.
SCHEDULE
Schedule subject to change
Saturday, October 21
10:00am
Djembe Dance (Guinea) w/ Ismael "Bonfils" Kouyate
11:30am
Djembe Dance (Ivory Coast/Mali) w/ Diadié Bathily
1:00pm
Congolese Dance w/ Biza Sompa
2:30pm
Haitian Folklore Dance w/ Alexandra Jean-Joseph
4:00pm
Sabar Dance w/ Abdou "Bayefall" Sylla
5:30pm
Djembe Drum Class w/ Assane MBaye
Doors 7:30pm Show 8pm
Performance by Muntu Dance Theatre of Chicago
Opening - Sophiyah E. and Temate Institute
Vendor Market and AfterGlow
Sunday, October 22
10:00am
Instructor choice w/ Abdou "Bayefall" Sylla
11:30am
Haitian Folklore Dance w/ Alexandra Jean-Joseph
1:00pm
Djembe Dance (Ivory Coast/Mali) w/ Diadié Bathily
2:30pm
Contemporary Dance w/ Imania Detry
4:00pm
Dun Dance w/ T. Ayo Alston
5:30pm
Instructor choice w/ Idy Ciss
INSTRUCTORS
T. AYO ALSTON
BIZA SOMPA
DIADIÉ BATHILY
ISMAEL "BONFILS" KOUYATE
IDY CISS
ABDOU “BAYEFALL” SYLLA
IMANIA DETRY
ALEXANDRA JEAN-JOSEPH
MUSICIANS
Kamal Amen-Ra, Abdoulaye Diop, John Chapman, Kamaal Greene, Caph Guei, Assane Mbaye, Momar Mbaye,
Tapha Mbaye, Sky Mensesky, Eddie McCants, Shamba Mohammed, Maulana Tolbert
ACCOMMODATIONS
Guest can book their hotel accommodations at Radisson Southfield (26555 Telegraph, Southfield, Michigan, 48076)
by utilizing this link (Temate 2023) or by calling the hotel directly at 248-348-7600 and mentioning the Temate General Block.
Reservations must be made by October 1, to be guaranteed the group rate of $109/night
VENDORS
TEMATE INSTITUTE FOR BLACK DANCE AND CULTURE SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INJURIES TO PARTICIPANTS, OR THE LOSS, THEFT, AND/OR DAMAGE TO THEIR PROPERTY WHILE PARTICIPATING IN ANY 2023 CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES. TeMaTe Institute for Black and Culture Convening 2023 is funded, in part, by the University of Michigan- Center for World and Performance Studies.