Tuesday, July 30, 2019

August 5, 2019 8:00PM LaNOCHE featuring Cimarron at the Kimmel Center

Heat up the Kimmel Center each month at La NOCHE!  Experience the hottest live bands as you turn up the steam on the dance floor, led by host/dance leader Kevin Ngo. Enjoy the sexy rhythms of The Caribbean and Latin America as live bands serve up a caliente mix of music that really makes you want to move.
We kick off the party with The La NOCHE Band, led by master percussionist Arturo Stable.  We then welcome a different guest group to light up the dance floor.
 ¡Baila a la música, bebe las cervezas!

8-9PM – The La NOCHE Band
9PM - Cimarron
Cimarrón performs joropo music from the Plains of the Orinoco River with a contemporary sound. Their powerful scenic force delivers a unique blend of its Andalusian, Indigenous American and African roots, with a soulful ethnic singing, amazing stomp dance and fierce instrumental virtuosity of strings and percussions. Their music includes four-stringed cuatro, harp, maracas, and also peruvian-flamenco cajón, brazilian surdo, afro-colombian tambora, a stomp dance as a percussion component and tribal indigenous whistles never seen before out of Latin America.
Commonwealth Plaza
Inside the Kimmel Center
300 S Broad St
Philadelphia, PA 19102
FREE

Monday, July 29, 2019

August 4, 2019 1:00-3:00PM Mt. Airy Outdoor Community Drum Circle

August 4, 2019
at the
Mt Airy Outdoor Community Drum Circle
(Next one will be Sept 1, 2019, Labor Day weekend)
First Sundays  1-3PM, May through October
Join Ron Kravitz & Saantis Fenmu Davis,  for an afternoon of outdoor drumming on the beautiful grounds of The New Covenant Church Campus, 7500 Germantown Ave., across from the Trolley Car diner. This is an event for people who love to drum, love dancing to the rhythms of the drums or who just love to listen!

A small selection of drums, assorted percussion instruments, and some chairs will always be provided for public use. 

BRING A CHAIR, BRING A DRUM, BRING A FRIEND, HAVE SOME FUN!
This is a FREE FAMILY ORIENTED event. Picnic blankets for lounging a plus.
No alcohol is permitted on the grounds.  Due to past issues, canines are also no longer permitted on the grounds.
Sponsored by Elise Rivers of Community Acupuncture of Mt. Airy (CAMA) and Ron Kravitz of Music in the Moment.
FREE PARKING is available on site. Click for DIRECTIONS

August 4, 2019 12:00-10:00PM 11th Annual 2nd Street Festival

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GERMANTOWN STAGEBY DVT ENTERTAINMENT

68:45 PM KINYON AND MY FUNKY BRETHREN (75MIN)
7:40 PM PEACE AND THE CITY GREASE (45MIN)
6:40 PM BIRDGANGS
5:40 PM IN THE PRESENCE OF WOLVES
4:40 PM BIG FAT MEANIES
4:20 PM BATALÁ PHILADELPHIA (20 MIN)
3:40 PM THE PARSNIP REVOLT
2:40 PM XPRESIDENTS
2:20 PM JENI & THE SHIMMIES (20 MIN)
1:40 PM MAX SWAN
12:50 PM JADA FETE (30MIN)
12:00 PM LOUIS MIDDLETON (30MIN)

DJS: 

12 PM-5 PM DJ CHRISTIAN LUCAS
5 PM-9 PM DJ SAT-ONE 

BROWN STREET STAGE
​BY DVT ENTERTAINMENT

8:20 PM STEAL YOUR FACE
7:20 PM TEEF
6:20 PM DIRTY SOAP
5:20 PM OBLIVION HER MAJESTY
4:20 PM STELLA RUZE
4:00 PM JENI & THE SHIMMIES (20 MIN)
3:20 PM YOU DO YOU
2:20 PM BIG HORN JAZZ BAND
2:00 PM BATALÁ PHILADELPHIA (20 MIN)
1:20 PM JAH PEOPLE
12:20 PM CHRISTINE IRIZARRY AND THE FOOLHARDY


DJS: 
12PM-5PM DJ DNA
5PM-9PM DJ XTINA

THE PIAZZA POD PARK 
BY DVT ENTERTAINMENT

1:00 PM PIANO MAN LOUIS MIDDLETON
4:00 PM NIK GREELY & THE OPERATORS
7:00 PM 
DJ CHRISTIAN LUCAS

POPLAR STREET PERFORMER SPACE
BY 2ND STREET FESTIVAL

12:00 PM SKATE THE FOUNDRY: SKATEBOARD POP UP
5:00 PM OPEN BUSK
POPLAR STREET DJ SPACE
BY 2ND STREET FESTIVAL12 PM- 10 PM DJ FROSTY


GERMANTOWN STREET PERFORMER SPACE
BY NORTHERN LIBERTIES BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT

11 AM-3 PM ALLIE OVERGAAD CHALK ARTIST
3 PM-6 PM SPINCO 
ROAMING PERFORMERS
BY 2ND STREET FESTIVAL

12PM-3PM STILT WALKER & CIRCUS PERFORMERS
​12PM- 6PM BALLOON ARTIST
GETTING HERE:

  • THE FESTIVAL IS EASILY ACCESSIBLE FROM THE MARKET FRANKFORD SEPTA TRAIN LINE AND THEN GETTING OFF AT THE SPRING GARDEN STOP.
  • BUS ROUTES 5 AND 15 TYPICALLY ROUTE DOWN 2ND STREET AND WILL BE RUNNING AN ALTERNATE ROUTES THROUGH NORTHERN LIBERTIES THE DAY OF THE FESTIVAL.
THERE IS AN INDEGO BIKE SHARE LOCATION AT THE SOUTH END OF THE FESTIVAL ON SPRING GARDEN STREET.
FOR GPS COORDINATING: THE FESTIVAL SPANS THE 600-1100 BLOCKS OF N 2ND STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19123.

THE OFFICIAL PARKING LOT IS LOCATED BY THE PIAZZA POD PARK FOR $15.

PLEASE ORDER UBER/LYFT TO THE NORTH OR SOUTH BORDERS (GIRARD AVE OR SPRING GARDEN) DURING THE FESTIVAL.

Location: six blocks of North 2nd Street between Germantown Avenue and Green Street.

August 4, 2019 11:00AM-2:00PM Steve Weiss Mallet Festival at The Barnes Foundation

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Join us as we celebrate the legacy of Steve Weiss with some of the world's greatest mallet players!

Don't miss your chance to hear live performances from Phillip O'Banion, Andrew Thomson, Alyssa Resh, Tony Miceli, Richard Robinson, and the Temple University Percussion Ensemble.

Steve Weiss Mallet Festival August 2-4, 2019

August 4, 2019 2:00-8:00PM ACANA African Festival at Penn's Landing

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Grammy-nominated African music and dance artists will take center stage once again when the PECO Multicultural Series Presents the 12th annual African Festival hosted by The African Cultural Alliance of North America’s (ACANA). The African Musical, Dance and Cultural Festival will involve 6 hours of nonstop music, food, games and activities for the whole family. On Sunday, August 4th with the African Festival which will take place from 2:00pm to 8pm at the Great Plaza at Penn’s Landing/ Delaware River Waterfront . 2019 marks our 12th anniversary of hosting the African Festival as part of the PECO Multicultural Series.

August 4, 2019 12:30-7:00PM Community Unity Music Festival at Clark Park

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Saturday, July 27, 2019

August 2, 2019 6:00-9:00PM Steve Weiss Mallet Festival at The Barnes Foundation


Join us for an exciting evening of classical, jazz, and African music performed on mallet instruments—think xylophones, vibraphones, marimbas, and more. See top mallet players from around the world, including balafon artist Richard Robinson, vibraphonists David Friedman and Tony Miceli, and marimba players Leigh Howard Stevens, Phil O’Banion, and Andrea Venet.
This performance is part of the Steve Weiss Mallet Festival.
Includes access to the collection and Bill Viola exhibition, as well as a screening of I Do Not Know What It Is I Am Like (dir. Bill Viola, 1986, 89 min.) at 6pm in the Comcast NBCUniversal Auditorium.

Cocktails and light fare available for purchase, including crab cakes, cheesesteak egg rolls, and a fruit and cheese plate.
Don’t miss our terrace! You can enjoy your drinks and light bites on one of the largest covered outdoor spaces in Philadelphia.
2025 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19130
Phone: 215.278.7000
$28; Patrons, Contributors, member guests, and students $10; Supporters and Sustainers free

Friday, July 26, 2019

August 1, 2019 8:30 PM Red Baraat with Worldtown Soundsystem at Ardmore Music Hall

Red Baraat
Formed in 2008, Red Baraat is a pioneering eight-piece band from Brooklyn, New York. Conceived by Sunny Jain, the group has drawn worldwide praise for its singular sound -- a merging of hard driving North Indian bhangra rhythms with elements of jazz, go-go, brass funk, and hip-hop. Created with no less a purposeful agenda than manifesting joy and unity in all people, Red Baraat’s spirit is worn brightly on its sweaty and hard-worked sleeve - and is being returned to them in cities all over the world, as word spreads of the band’s incredibly powerful live performances.
Worldtown Soundsystem is a high-energy 8 piece live house music outfit uniting the spheres of electronic dance music culture with global rhythms and soul music. Directed by DJ/Producer Ben Arsenal, this energizing ensemble pulls it’s influences from soulful house, techno, afrobeat, Latin rhythms, and classic funk. The band boasts a seasoned cast of musicians from around the globe with members from Jamaica, Nigeria, Brazil, Alabama, Vermont and their home in Philadelphia. DJ’s Ben Arsenal & Oluwafemi started Worldtown Intl as a dance party in Philadelphia in 2011. Since then it has evolved into a touring band, label / record pool, an apparel line, and a community service network called Worldtown Citizens. Worldtown’s mission is to celebrate global culture through music and art.

The Ardmore Music Hall
23 East Lancaster Ave
Ardmore, PA, 19003
http://www.ardmoremusic.com

Tickets:  $18 Advance / $20 Day of Show / $29 Seated

Sunday, July 21, 2019

July 27, 2019 12:00-5:00PM Fiesta Caribeña at Fairhill Square Park

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Our annual Fiesta Caribeña. Come to celebrate with Hace.
Live Performance presenting by MEGA. FREE EVENT.

July 27, 2019 6:00-8:00PM Music on Main: Trinidelphia

Come and enjoy some fantastic (and free!) world/reggae/steel drum music and performance with the amazing Trinidelphia under the open sky! (Rain Date: TBC.) BYOB, picnic, get take out food and beverage just steps away. Chalk art for kids (or anyone). Bring a chair and/or blanket for seating.

Always FREE, thanks to our grantors - Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, Visit Bucks County - and sponsors - Drew Ferrara, Realtor, Yardley Inn Restaurant & Bar, T. Foster and Company, Burritos Yardley and Ship and Print! Music on Main is run by Experience Yardley with the support of our partners - Yardley Boro and the Yardley Borough Police Department.

Trinidelphia has been pleasing audiences with their distinct combination of Caribbean and American styles for over a decade, after meeting in Philadelphia in 2005. Fusing Trinidadian Soca and Calypso with Latin Jazz, Reggae, Salsa, and American top-40, they have developed a sound all their own.

We'll let you know here if the weather is an issue that day, but let's hope for no rain. (You can join our text notice system by texting "musicyardley" to 84483, too!)

15 S. Main Street, Yardley, PA 19067
FREE

July 27, 2019 Philadelphia Dance Day: One Day, One City, Tons of Free Dance Workshops

Philadelphia Dance Day is a nonprofit festival featuring free workshops, social dancing and live performances. The goal is to unite the community in celebrating dance as a powerful platform for creative expression and physical activity. 

The complete schedule for the day is listed here

Mark your calendars for a full day of dancing on July 27, 2019!

In an effort to encourage dancers to connect with each other, daytime workshops will be held at just a handful of venues around the city, including Plays & Players Theater on Delancey Street, where the festivities will continue into the evening with more workshops and the most eclectic, exciting performance showcase you’ve ever seen!
As in past years, please join as many workshops as you like! No need to pre-register, just show up ready to dance. Daytime workshops are free and offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Please arrive a few minutes early to ensure your spot.
A one-time $10 donation is requested for the evening events and showcase at Plays & Players, which includes post-performance refreshments. This donation will be collected starting at 5 p.m. For more information, see our Frequently Asked Questions.

July 27, 2019 Scott Kettner's One Day Drum Intensive at Brazil Barn

There's still time to get tickets to our weekend Rhythm Retreat featuring special guests Pitoco de Aira, DJ Gerg Caz and more on July 26-28. We also understand that many of you might not be able to commit to the full weekend or stay overnight, so we have put together a One Day Drum Intensive option for you. Come spend an entire day drumming with us and get a chance to tap into the master maracatu drummer Pitoco de Aira.  Come get a quick fix of maracatu and pandeiro and go home super inspired!.

July 27, 2019 2:00-9:00PM Queens of Hip-Hop and R & B at Philly Art Collective

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Our Gallery would like to take some time to celebrate our queens! 30 selected local artists will present works based on the theme: Women of Hip-Hop / R&B. From Badu to Beyonce, all subjects will be considered! The first 1000 tickets HAVE BEEN GIVEN AWAY Tickets are now available by donation.

Join us On Saturday July 27th from 2pm - 9pm. Live Music will be played throughout the duration of this event with only women musicians. As a bonus, free drinks will be served.

All Artworks will be for sale

Art Giveaways will be posted often


Interested artists apply for a gallery membership : phillyartshow.com/membership

Need tickets? : https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-event-queens-of-hip-hop-and-rb-tickets-63186061210

Please share this event page with neighbors and family.

When you visit don’t forget to post your location as : Philly Art Collective Gallery

Philly Art Collective
253 North 3rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106

Saturday, July 20, 2019

July 26, 2019 6:15-10:00PM Salsa Under the Shambles with Un Toque de Cache

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   Dance lesson @6:15pm <P>     Friday, July 26th <BR>@ 2nd and Lombard
Salsa returns to Society Hill featuring Carlos Sanchez y Un Toque de Cache. 2nd and Lombard Sts FREE

July 26, 2019 9:00PM PhillyBloco Summer Carnaval at World Cafe Live PHL

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PhillyBloco Summer Carnaval at World Cafe Live Philadelphia
DOORS: 8:00 PM / SHOW: 9:00 PM
$20 ADV / $22 DOS + FEES
PhillyBloco's first annual Summer Carnaval Show! All the energy and fun of Brazilian Carnaval (costumes, masks, feathers, SAMBA!!) in the heat of July. Come dance and celebrate with PhillyBloco's signature blend of Samba, Funk, Reggae and more!

PhillyBloco is modeled after the blocos of Brasil, with their large percussion sections and harmonic/vocal accompaniment. The group performs a raucous mash-up of Samba, Funk, Reggae and New Orleans 2nd-line made popular by both Brazilian and non-Brazilian artists including: Olodum, Timbalada, Monobloco, Bob Marley and Stevie Wonder.

Our music is extremely high energy, full of passion and feeling. We want to make people dance, feel good, and give them something to celebrate every time they see us perform.


World Cafe Live Philadelphia
3025 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA

July 26, 2019 8:00PM Robyn Watson presents excerpts from "Notes From a Dark Rib"

Painted Bride presents an evening of dance and music with dancer/choreographer Robyn Watson joined by special guests vocalist Seriah Frazier and drummer Wesley Rast.
Robyn will present excerpts from Notes From a Dark Rib which is the first installment of the upcoming trilogy The Blackbirds’ Suites. With tap dance as the main dialogue, the piece addresses the image and representation of black women in America through the music and inspiration of Nina Simone. Special guests include dancers Corinne Karon and Rochelle Haynes.
Tickets: General Admission $15 Students & Seniors $10
The Painted Bride Art Center
230 Vine St.
Philadelphia, PA

July 26, 2019 8:30PM-12:00AM York Street Hustle: 10-Piece Motown and Soul Band at 118 North

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The York Street Hustle - 10 piece Motown & Soul Band at 118 North Friday, July 26th

118 N Wayne Ave, Wayne, PA 19087.
$8 ADV // $10 DOS // 21+

Tickets >> http://bit.ly/YorkSt_118N

July 26-28, 2019 Scott Kettner's Rhythm Retreat at Brazil Barn

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Directed by master drummer and percussionist Scott Kettner, this three day retreat is an immersive experience into the music and culture of Northeastern Brazil and beyond. The weekend combines a robust schedule of intensive percussion workshops, blowout dance parties, inspiring presentations, musical excursions and family activities. Our home base will be a large historic barn and the surrounding grounds of Tinicum Park in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, just steps from the Delaware River, and about 1.5 hours from NYC and Philadelphia. Home-cooked meals each day will include fresh herbs, local garden produce, and a selection of fresh baked goodies. 2019’s featured retreat guests include Brazilian music expert DJ Greg Caz, folklorist Ana Cristina Coura, members of Maracatu NY, and others TBA.

Date And Time

July 26, 2019 8:00PM Breakwater + UGO at Ardmore Music Hall


BREAKWATER + UGO (URBAN GUERILLA ORCHESTRA)

JUL 26 2019 · FRI

Doors: 7:30 pm / Show: 8:00 pm25 Tickets $20 in Advance/ $25 Day of Show / $35 Seated

23 E. Lancaster Ave
Ardmore, PA

Thursday, July 18, 2019

July 24, 2019 12:30-1:30PM The Lady Hoofers Tap Ensemble at The Porch at 30th St Station

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PECO Performances at The Porch continue with some great tap dancing! The Lady Hoofers, Philadelphia's premiere women’s tap dance company, contributes to the revitalization of the city's tap community through performance of both original choreography and improvised works to preserve the tradition of tap dance while challenging the public’s perception of percussive dance.

While enjoying the show, grab lunch from Roasted Liberties and Foolish Waffles. Performances at The Porch are presented by PECO.

The Porch at 30th Street Station
2955 Market St, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
FREE

July 24, 2019 6:00-9:00PM Diaspora DRUM Exchange at Fairhill Square Park

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The Diaspora Drum Exchange is an exciting rhythmic exploration of the folkloric musical genres of the Afro-Caribbean Spanish language nations. Through the use of various percussion styles, such as plena and bomba, and hand-crafted instruments, with call-and-response singing & dance as language, this gathering will interweave the stories of cultural traditions and celebrations.

Curated by Philadelphia-based cultural producers AfroTaino, the event will spotlight two Afro-Puerto Rican groups, Los Bomberos de La Calle and Redobles de Cultura. Watch & listen as the musical dialogue builds: The 'conversation' that flows between them becomes an impulse for the community to congregate & celebrate to
this festive soundtrack. In collaboration with the Philadelphia Latino Film Festival, hand-selected shorts and clips of powerful movie moments in Latino cinema will bring much visual delight as the dusk settles.

This event is presented by the City's Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy as part of Performances in Public Spaces, a summer series of FREE cultural performances in parks and plazas across Philadelphia neighborhoods. From May through October, the annual series presents arts and culture experiences in local outdoor spaces.

It all takes place on:
Wednesday, July 24, 2019 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM.
(Rain date: August 7, 6-9pm)
Fairhill Square Park, 400 W. Lehigh Avenue, Philadelphia

Wednesday, July 17, 2019

November 30, 2019 8:00PM Kulu Mele presents: "Ogun & the People" at The Annenberg Center

Traditional West African dance and drumming take centerstage as Philadelphia's Kulu Mele makes its Annenberg Center debut in the commissioned work, Ogun & the People. This full-length production explores the Afro-Cuban/Yoruba parable of the deity Ogun, a warrior and protector who abandons the other gods, wreaking terrible violence and famine on the world. Through vibrant dance and energetic percussion, Kulu Mele celebrates its 50th anniversary in this very special world premiere.


Tickets to Kulu Mele’s 50th anniversary show are on sale now!

Ticket’s to Ogun & the PeopleKulu Mele’s all-new 50th anniversary production are now on sale. Ogun & the People will make its world premiere on Saturday, November 30, 2019, at 8:00 p.m., at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Pennsylvania, 3680 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. Ogun & the People has been supported by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage. It is co-commissioned by the Annenberg Center. PNC Arts Alive is the official sponsor of Kulu Mele’s 50th anniversary season. 
Tickets to Ogun & the People are already selling fast — please order yours today for the best seat selection. Tickets can be ordered online at https://annenbergcenter.org/event/kulu-mele-african-dance-drum-ensemble, on the phone at (215) 898-3900, or in person at the Annenberg Center box office at 3680 Walnut Street. Service charges ($3 per ticket at the box office, $7 per ticket online and over the phone) will apply. Summer box office hours are Monday through Thursday, 10 to 5; Friday 10 to 1, and two hours prior to performances. The box office will be closed on weekends until after August 1st. Groups of 10 or more save 25% off of single ticket prices, plus discounted service fees. For more information about group sales, please call (215) 573-8827. More information about parking, public transportation, nearby restaurants and more is available at https://annenbergcenter.org/visit/.
About Ogun & the People

Ogun & the People is an all-new multi-media work of American dance theater, inspired by Afro-Cuban performative traditions. It was specially created by Kulu Mele artistic director Dorothy Wilkie as her gift to the community (and the world), in commemoration of Kulu Mele’s 50th anniversary. Ogun & the People incorporates live music, dance, film, storytelling, set elements and more. It’s world-premiere performance at the Annenberg Center features a cast of 23 professional performing artists, plus children.
Wilkie created Ogun as a staged version of a pataki (sacred parable) about the Yoruba deity Ogun – a warrior, protector and dispenser of justice who brought civilization to Earth. There are many interpretations of Ogun’s story. Wilkie’s version is a familiar one that she has held close to her heart for many years. Her Ogun is a leader, a trailblazer, and a protector of the people. He is a warrior, hunter and the blacksmith of humanity. He is symbolized by iron and deftly wields a machete.
According to legend, Ogun left his community for an extended journey. When he returned, no one recognized him. Angry and hurt, he retreated into the forest to live alone, taking all of his tools with him. Without Ogun and his tools, weapons, forces and powers, his people were unable to hunt, cultivate crops and defend themselves. They couldn’t work without equipment or cook without iron pots and kettles. The people needed Ogun to return and restore balance to their world. Various Orishas entered the forest and appealed to him with dance and offerings. Ogun refused everyone’s entreaties until the Orisha Oshun, representative of love and sweetness, tempted him out of the forest with honey.
Wilkie has replayed this pivotal scene in her mind countless times, as a function of her spiritual habits as a Yoruba practitioner, initiate, and devotee (priest). Each time, she has further refined her artistic vision of Ogun & the People, while strategizing her own best practices for dealing with personal and community strife.
As a pataki, Ogun & the People is replete with powerful themes, morals, and teachings. Recognizable and inscrutable, complex characters (Ogun, Oshun, other Orishas, and the people) are built out of movement and music. Like all patakis, Ogun & the People reveals new pathways for action; unforetold ways for all of us to find our way in life.
Wilkie’s Ogun uses elements of traditional ritual, dance and culture to explore contemporary concerns that are relevant right now, in Philadelphia and around the world. Her Ogun is rooted in the authentic folkloric traditions with which she is very well-versed, including Afro-Cuban, Haitian and Oriente (Eastern Cuban) Yoruba culture, and contemporary Yoruba culture as practiced in Philadelphia, as part of the Yoruba Diaspora.
With the loftiest commitment to her artistry and in support of this production’s richly informed development, Ogun & the People is Wilkie’s most original work, and her most ambitious artistic investigation, as was necessary in order for her to translate a pataki from oral tradition and ritual context, into a staged work of dance theater.
Wilkie is emphatic in her belief that the story of Ogun & the People must be told now, at this time of civic and cultural crisis, and in the face of rising violence and hate in Philadelphia and globally.
As Kulu Mele’s all-new 50th-anniversary production, Ogun & the People recognizes the value of Kulu Mele’s work in this moment, and it enacts Kulu Mele’s historic and ongoing role as a cultural guardian, a community connector, and an artistic change agent. It canonizes Kulu Mele’s half-century of artistry and activism, and it claims the company’s stake for the next 50 years ahead. 
Don’t miss the world premiere of Ogun & the People — one performance only — ORDER TODAY!