Kick off the holiday season with Dance Place as Coyaba Dance Theater hosts their annual Kwanzaa Celebration, displaying the excitement and vibrancy of the holiday with their work based around the seven principles of Kwanzaa. This year’s performance includes African dance, hip-hop and a partnership with local organization POETICS in Motion that integrates the art of spoken word poetry with movement. Experience this community of dancers in an exhilarating and inspiring performance extravaganza for all ages on Saturday, December 13 at 8pm and Sunday, December 14 at 4pm at Dance Place.
About Coyaba Dance Theater
Coyaba Dance Theater was founded in 1997 by Founder/Artistic Director Sylvia Soumah, who has dedicated her life to providing African dance, drumming and music performance opportunities for her students from ages three to 100 years old. The mission of Coyaba Dance Theater is to present traditional and contemporary West African dance and music focusing on the diverse ethnic groups and various humanitarian themes of West African culture and the African Diaspora. Coyaba Dance Theater performs throughout the year and has been featured at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, The Publick Playhouse, the Lincoln Theater, the Lisner Auditorium, Dance Place, the Chicago Theater and the World Culture Open in Seoul, South Korea. Coyaba Dance Theater has also performed OutReach/InReach dance and drumming workshops for Dance Place, the Smithsonian, the Washington Performing Arts Society in Washington, DC and The Concoran Gallery of Art. They are a two-time recipient of a Metro DC Dance Award for Outstanding Group Performance.
WHAT: Kwanzaa Celebration
WHEN: Saturday, December 13 at 8pm and Sunday, December 14 at 4pm
WHERE: Dance Place, 3225 8th Street NE, Washington, DC 20017; two blocks from Redline Brookland/CUA Metro station; free and convenient parking
TICKETS: $30 Admission At the Door; $25 Admission (Advance Sales only)*; $20 Dance Place Members, Seniors (55+), Artists (Advance Sales only)*; $15 College Students and Children (17 & under); Family Series: On Sunday, December 14, reserve 1 free ticket for a child 12 and under with paying adult
*Advance Sales end 4 hours prior to performance start time.
To purchase tickets, visit danceplace.org or call 202.269.1600
