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Date: Friday January 29, 2010
Location: United Steelworkers Building, 25 Cecil St., Toronto, ON M5T 1N1
(Spadina & College).
5:00pm-7:00pm: African dance(Charge: $8.00) and drum workshop(charge: $10.00).
8:00pm-11:00pm: Performance of local Toronto artists and Akwaba Dance Company
(Charge: $7.00). Free food will be provided. Drink on sale.
Infos: www.akwabacultural.com or call:
Jean: 416-938-2320
Justin: 416-710-8394
Jamez: 416-937-8589
Official Sponsor: College Boreal
Founded in 1995, the Collège Boréal is the only francophone community college in northern Ontario. The Collège Boréal serves South-Western Ontario since 2002.
It serves 85% of the Province of Ontario!
Official Partner: L'Express
The Weekly Newspaper of Greater Toronto Francophones!
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Programme détaillé:
17h00 - 18h00: Atelier de danse Africaine. Charge: $8
18h05 - 19h05: Atelier de tambour africain. Charge: $10
20h00 - 20h30: Ouverture de la manifestation.
20h35 - 21h20: Spectacles des artistes locaux.
21h30 - 22h30: Spectacle du Groupe Akwaba.
22h40: Le partage du "Cake" du 1er Anniversaire et musique DJ.
23h30: fin de la manifestation.
Toute la manifestation de 20h - 23h30: Charge: $7
Il y a un Parking pour les visiteurs.
Commanditaire officiel: Collège Boréal
Fond¨¦ en 1995, le Coll¨¨ge Bor¨¦al est le seul coll¨¨ge communautaire de langue fran?aise dans le Nord de l'Ontario. Il sert ¨¦galement le Centre-Sud-Ouest de la province depuis 2002.
Son territoire de service couvre 85 % de la province!!
Partenaire officiel: L'Express
L'Hebdomadaire des francophones du grand Toronto!
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The Akwaba Cultural Exchange
is a cultural organization that provides a
forum for cultural activities and interaction through Educational Programs,
Workshops, and Artistic Events. Akwaba¡¯s
exceptional teaching staff offers a variety of classes conducted to train
students in the traditional African arts drawn fro, the wide diversity of West
African cultural, spiritual and historical life.
The
goal of
The Akwaba Cultural Exchange
is to provide the means and the initiative
for people of all ages to participate in and make culture an integral part of
their lives. The broad definition which
includes African dance, drum circle program, poetry, music, the promotion of
African Fashion, and a boundless range of community traditions and customs.
The Akwaba Cultural Exchange
has the ambition in developing various
programs: an educational program to
offer classes in the artistic disciplines, a gallery for the display of
original African artwork and handicrafts, a team to work in conjonction with
African Painters and Artisans, a recreational program for children and specail
events coordinating committee which organizes the annual events sponsored
by¡.local, national and international artists, art exhibits, panel discussions
on culture, fashion contests, and more!
-Initiating
the ¡°African Culture, Music and Dance Festival which celebrates the richness of
Africa though lecture-demonstration, exposition and presentation of African
cuisine, fabrics, visual arts and music events.
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The
objective of The Akwaba Cultural Exchange
The Akwaba Cultural Exchange
projected programs consist in this sense
of the promotion of knowledge of traditional African dance and ryththms, and
their origins as a way to enhance people¡¯s awareness of African culture and
history as well to promote a sense of identiy and origin for North American of
African descents and Canadians.
In
addition, The Akwaba Cultural Exchange
has a special dedication for school
children for the venue of an educational program called ¡°Awakening and
Initiation¡±.
The
implementation of this structure and the organization of the various artistic
and cultural activities must be perceived as a space of cultural exchanges, the
bringing together of the peoples, therefore an educational factor.
The Akwaba Cultural Exchange
has also the love to:
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Make Canada and Africa the continents of art and culture.
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Teach and train men and women devoted to the cause of African art
and culture.
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Develop the relationship between Canada and Africa through our
various activities in the program.
And
arouse a reflection over various arts and create a permanent dialogue between
the African men of arts and their Canadian counterparts.
The
Akwaba Cultural Exchange
is a platform:
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Where Africa and the world meet.
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African space of exchange
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And bringing African traditions alive and understanding Africa.
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