Intergenerational Community Arts Celebration

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Susan Day

Participants during a past Intergenerational Community Arts Celebration dance class.

Participants during a past Intergenerational Community Arts Celebration dance class.

media release:Drum Power announces its third annual Intergenerational Community Arts Celebration, with drum and dance classes for all ages and abilities, taught by master artists. The celebration will take place August 3, 2024, from 1 to 7:30 p.m. at Madison Youth Arts Center (MYArts), 1055 E. Mifflin Street. Individual class cost is $18 and a full day pass for all activities is $60. Classes are free for youth participants of the 2024 Drum Power Summer Arts Camp, July 22-August 2. Registration is available on the Drum Power website.

Nationally and internationally renowned instructors will offer classes including:

● West African Drumming with Yorel Lashley and Mandjou Mara from 1 to 2:15 p.m.

● Afro-Brazilian Drumming with the Handphibians from 2:30 to 3:45 p.m.

● Brazilian Dance with Quenia Ribeiro from 4 to 5:30 p.m.

● West African Dance with Idy Ciss from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

“This event culminates two weeks of instruction and community with Madison youth,” says Drum Power’s Director, Yorel Lashley. “We proudly give back to the broader community with a rare opportunity to learn from internationally renowned artists.”

Drum Power is a youth leadership program in which young people learn traditional West African, Afro-Cuban and Afro-Brazilian drumming and their cultural and historical significance. Youth also build self-esteem and life skills, focusing on discipline, community and leadership. These life skills are the foundational pillars of the Drum Power program. Drum Power Summer Arts Camp just finished its first week of instruction with 75 youth across Madison participating.