Supported in part by

National Endowment For The Arts

PROGRAM & NOTES
2005 current year
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2005 Performers

Victor Toman
The Adventurer

ShadowLight Productions
Fantastic shadow imagery

Djialy Kunda Kouyate
West African Dance and music of the griots

Gamelan Sekar Jaya
Balinese Monkey King’s Dance

Lowiczanie Polish Folk Ensemble
Polish Mountain Dance

Marcelo Solis and Romina Hahn
Argentine Tango with a humorous twist

Ong Dance Company
Korean Drum Dances

PERFORMER BIOGRAPHIES
ALL YEARS

2005 Dance Styles

2005 Musical Instruments

THEATER INFO

People Like Me Staff

Isabel Fine
Program Director,
Curriculum, Script, Stage Direction


Jack Carpenter
Production Manager/Lighting Designer

Leah Greenberg
Program Assistant, Curriculum
Outreach & Front of House




De Rompe y Raja


De Rompe y Raja was founded in 1995, as a cultural organization dedicated to preserving and promoting Afro-Peruvian traditions and culture from the coastal region of Peru, where the music and motifs of European, African and indigenous peoples intersect. The troupe has collaborated with Coro Hispano of San Francisco and the World Repertory Ensemble, and performed at numerous universities and festivals during the past five years, including appearances at the SF Ethnic Dance Festival in 1996, 1999, and 2000.

Master dancer "Lalo" Izquierdo performs in the show, along with Artistic Director Gabriela Shiroma. Señor Izquierdo and master guitarist Santiago "Coco" Linares, brought directly from Peru for People Like Me, join Bay Area musicians Pedro Rojales and Javier Nunton, creating a versatile and engaging musical and dance ensemble.

In People Like Me 2001, De Rompe y Raja presents "Amador," the story of one of the last guardian/masters of Afro-Peruvian traditions. A recreation of how oral traditions passed through generations in Peruvian black communities, this piece brings humor, fancy footwork, and lively music featuring guitar, singing, and the playing of the Peruvian cajón, or box drum.

First Appeared in People Like Me 2001

   
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