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An Interview with Dance Africa Founder Chuck Davis
Dr. Charles ”Chuck” Davis founded Dance Africa in Brooklyn in 1977, thereby creating the country’s first festival solely devoted to the legacy of African dance. From that modest beginning at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, it has blossomed into one of our largest celebrations of African and African-American culture, encompassing dance, music, art and film.…
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Is Toronto Exploiting Caribana?
When the jubilant extravaganza known as Caribana officially begins on July 14, more than 1 million people from around the world will take to the streets of Toronto in an outpouring of enthusiasm for the culture and pleasures of the Caribbean. Established in 1967 to celebrate Canada’s centenary and its many cultures, the three week…
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The Twain Shall Meet
Building bridges between cultures to promote greater understanding is an age-old dream that too often suffers from clumsy execution, resulting in the exact opposite effect. But recently, the revolutionary German artist Carsten Höller got it right. A big name on the international art scene who exhibits at the Tate Modern in London and the Guggenheim…
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