5th Quarter Bantaba is the actualization of Latanya d. Tigner's 20 year vision, tracing the roots and retention of West African movement in the US, and particularly in HBCU marching band culture. Over a dozen workshops were given in Oakland and in the Southern United States, culminating in an interactive performance and panel discussion.
This Special Artist Commission is a project of Dancing Cy(i)phers in collaboration with Jackson State University's Sonic Boom of the South, Senegalese percussionist Magatte Fall, and Guinean dancer and choreographer Alseny Soumah. The educational legacy of this work continues with seminars and workshops at Jackson State University, Grambling State University, Tekrema Center for the Arts in New Orleans, and UC Berkeley.
Production of 5th Quarter Bantaba was made possible by support from World Arts West, the Kenneth Rainin Foundation, the East Bay Community Foundation and Dimensions Dance Theater.
This Special Artist Commission is a project of Dancing Cy(i)phers in collaboration with Jackson State University's Sonic Boom of the South, Senegalese percussionist Magatte Fall, and Guinean dancer and choreographer Alseny Soumah. The educational legacy of this work continues with seminars and workshops at Jackson State University, Grambling State University, Tekrema Center for the Arts in New Orleans, and UC Berkeley.
Production of 5th Quarter Bantaba was made possible by support from World Arts West, the Kenneth Rainin Foundation, the East Bay Community Foundation and Dimensions Dance Theater.
Special Artist Commissions are part of World Arts West's Cultural Dance Sustainability Initiative (CDSI).
CDSI includes the following artist service programs:
As well as:
CDSI includes the following artist service programs:
- WAW Cultural Dance Catalyst Fund
- Grants Accelerator Program (GAP)
- Special Artist Commissions (SAC)
- Career Pathways Roundtable (CPR)
- Professional Development Workshops
As well as: