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Africa With The Masters 2024
In-person
Culinary & food Dance Music Performance StorytellingDate and time
Location
Moberly Arts & Cultural Centre
7646 Prince Albert Street
Vancouver, BC
Access
Free, and accepts optional pay-what-you-may donations for admission.
Offered in English and French.
Wheelchair accessible, has gender-neutral washrooms, and is a relaxed performance.
About
Africa with the Masters (AWM) is a three-day bilingual multidisciplinary festival celebrating friendship through culturally relevant arts engagement, with the aim to spread joy through the beauty and transformative power of our cultural traditions and artistic expressions. The theme for 2024 is: Unity.
Events are free or very inexpensive to help us welcome the whole community.
We invite you to a series of activities, performances and culturally relevant arts engagements that honor the “Spirit of the Village”, promote friendship and respect, and welcome people of all backgrounds through music, dance, traditional kids’ games and storytelling. The activities are performed and facilitated by African Elders, knowledge keepers, and professional African artists.
The 2024 Africa with the Masters Festival schedule is:
1. Friday, September 27, 2024: Village Night, a concert presenting professional African artists and a sit-down dinner featuring dishes from African countries. 7 pm to 11 pm.
2. Saturday, September 28, 2024: Africa Play Day for families with free games, workshops, performances, and activities for children, facilitated by local African community associations. 10 am to 4 pm.
3. Sunday, September 29, 2024: Workshops open to the public and artists to study drum and dance traditions from Africa, with master artists of African descent. 10 am to 6 pm.
***This festival is made possible thanks to funding from Canada Arts Council and the City of Vancouver.
Links
- Africa with the Masters Festival 2024 africawiththemasters.ca
Organizer
African Friendship Society
At African Friendship Society we believe that all Canadians deserve to experience the real story of Africa and its people without prejudice or discrimination. We bring communities together through the celebration of joy, friendship and African arts and culture.
Our mandate is to educate while entertaining, promote mental and emotional well-being for all, social inclusion and community engagement through African arts, and help build self-esteem and empowerment within the African community through positive cultural identification.
Our goal is to Restore, Preserve and Transmit traditional knowledge & wisdom.
Contact
This event is part of a hub:
Intercultural Happenings at the Moberly
BC Culture Days Vancouver, BCJoin us at Vancouver's Moberly Arts & Cultural Centre to explore diverse cultures and grow community connections through Culinary Arts, Poetry, Visual Arts, and Dance!