RaÃces Cultural Center Ensemble: The Spirit of the Hispano-Afro-Caribbean Drum, Song and Dance will be presented in June, September and October.
RaÃces Cultural Center, A NJ Nonprofit Corporation received a MINI grant from the Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage Commission to produce the series “The Spirit of the Hispano-Afro-Caribbean Dance, Song and Drum.†This production will trace the history of Hispano-Afro-Caribbean music from Africa to the Caribbean to the modern day New York metropolitan area through a fusion of traditional folkloric Caribbean dance, song and drum and the contemporary art form of spoken word poetry.
RaÃces Cultural Center is a New Brunswick based nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving cultural roots through music, dance, song, visual arts and history. The 2010 MINI grant will provide the members of the RaÃces Cultural Center Ensemble with performance opportunities and the local community with an educational, culturally and artistically enriching experience.
In the face of possible funding freezes which would have directly affected this production, RaÃces is thankful to the state for recognizing the importance of providing support for its artistic, historical and cultural organizations, allowing them a means to deliver educational and culturally enriching programs, events and experiences to their communities.
The three presentations will take place in June, September and October 2010 and will focus on the history and evolution of Hispano-Afro-Cuban dance, song and drum. The performances will be free and open to the public.
This program has been made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts