DanceAfrica Miami 2022 Concert Extravaganza - Tall Spirit

15800 Northwest 42nd Avenue,Miami Gardens FL 33054

06 August, 2022

Description

The Tall Spirit – Rise Above concert is a new concert work exploring the Stilt Artistry of Black Immigrants and the societies from which they arose. The concert is an exhibition of spellbinding stilt masquerade traditions and is presented in a series of suites that unwrap stilt origins and roles within traditional and contemporary communities. The concert premieres the commissioned work of African and Caribbean Stilt Guilds and features regional, national, and international West African drummers, dancers, folklorists, and actors. The family-friendly Tall Spirit- Rise Above concert incorporates aspects of folkloric and contemporary arts in a multi-media framework and highlights more than twenty artists skilled in dance, masquerade, music, and storytelling blended with innovative set, lighting, media, and both acoustic and recorded music. The concert explores the sustained role of the stilt and drummer as; wise protector, an example of communal resilience and the bridge linking the gap between new and old themes.