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- Collection: Raíces Program History - Cultural Arts Workshops & Presentations
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West African Dance: Initiations
Dance teacher Liana Conyers leading workshop participants at the Raíces Cultural Center Cultural Legacy Festival 2013 Workshop Series.
West African Dance: Initiations
Workshop leader Liana Conyers led participants through a variety of West African dances including Lamba and griot dances.
West African Dance: Initiations
Workshop leader Liana Conyers teaching and leading West African dances.
West African Dance: Initiations
West African Dance workshop leader Liana Conyers, teaching as part of the 2013 Cultural Legacy Festival workshop series.
Sephardic Storytelling
Local community member Hagit Mano presenting stories from the Jewish tradition.
Sephardic Storytelling
Local community member Hagit Mano presenting stories from the Jewish tradition.
Selecting Seeds
Seed saving workshop participants selecting from a variety of seeds after the workshop to take home for growing out and saving.
Seeds
Seeds on display for exchange and sharing during a community seed swap.
Seed Selection
After attending seed saving workshops, participants are invited to swap seeds or select seeds to take home for planting and seed saving.
Seed Saving Workshop Participants
Participants of a Raíces EcoCulture Seed Saving workshop checking out and identifying different varieties of bean seeds to take home after the workshop.
Seed Saving Workshop
Raíces Cultural Center display for a community seed saving workshop and seed swap.
Seed Saving Presentation
Raíces core team member Nicole Wines presenting on seed saving at a community workshop in Rumson, New Jersey.
Seed Savers
Participants from the May 1, 2016 EcoCulture workshop on seed saving check out the display of seeds available to take home for growing and seed saving.
Raíces Community - Linda Powell
Raíces program participant and long-term supporter Linda Powell taste testing a homemade fruit salad at the Common Ground workshop on salads and homemade salad dressing.
Mapping Legacies
Workshop participant Lauren Nixon mapping out her own cultural legacy through collage.
Mapping Legacies
Workshop participant Vanessa Jones researching maps in preparation for creating her artwork.
Making Mini Seed Envelopes
Seed saving workshop participants making mini seed envelopes for use when seed saving.
Kennedy Center Cultural Exchange 2010-Orisha dance, Ochá step
Participants learned the basic rudiments of Orisha dance starting with the Ochá step.
Kennedy Center Cultural Exchange 2010-Bomba
Abdul (Uganda) and Nonie (India) adding their own flavors to the picoteos of bomba!
Kennedy Center Cultural Exchange 2010-Batá Demo
Raíces music director Francisco G. Gómez discussed the history and evolution of Afro-Cuban batá, and Raíces ensemble members demonstrated several rhythms before participants got up to dance.
Hip Hop Ambassadors: Orisha
Participants in the cultural exchange workshop learned Cuban orisha movements and rhythms.
Hip Hop Ambassadors: International Visitors
The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Hip-Hop Ambassadors Cultural Exchange program stopped at Raíces Cultural Center on their tour of the Northeast.
Visitors came from Zimbabwe, Uganda, India, Burma and Pakistan
Visitors came from Zimbabwe, Uganda, India, Burma and Pakistan
Hip Hop Ambassadors: Bomba
Bomba from Puerto Rico meets hop hop from India.
Hip Hop Ambassadors: Bomba
Dancing hip hop movements to the bomba drums, a conversation where each movement creates a response from the drum.
Hip Hop Ambassadors: Bomba
The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Hip-Hop Ambassadors Cultural Exchange program stopped at Raíces Cultural Center on their tour of the Northeast.