The National Black Arts Festival is continuing its 27-year
tradition this summer! With a mission focused on providing stellar artistic and
educational programs in music, dance, film, visual arts, theater and the
literary arts, the Festival is the oldest multidisciplinary arts organization
in the United States that is centered specifically on the arts and artists of
African descent. This upcoming season runs from mid-July through mid-September
and showcases dance and the dancers, the choreographers and the dance companies
who are the leaders who help form the discipline.
The Festival has grown over
the past 27 years. Initially being a three-day event, it is now a three-month season with even more activities to
partake in. This allows the organization to give more opportunities to provide
educational, enriching and entertaining programs for a longer amount of time!
Because of what the Festival represents, the broad-based
cultural and educational organizations that they choose to partner with are
extremely vital. Duke University, Morehouse College, the High Museum of Art,
the Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University, Center Stage
Theater, the Ferst Center at Georgia Tech, Hammonds House Museum, and others
are partners, collaborators and venues for this upcoming 2015 season.
Move/Dance!, the name of the Festival’s brand new
school-focused arts education initiative, centers around the main emphasis of
the new season. It’s for participants to be actively engaged so they aren’t just
sitting on the sidelines. It’s more fun that way!
For the past 27 years and beyond, the Festival has
encouraged and supported the introduction of new work for the city of Atlanta
and the region. By doing this, there’s
the potential for new programs that could support our local schools and better
education for our children.
The Festival has paved the way for the celebration of
world-class artists from within and outside of Atlanta and enriched the lives
of our children for almost three decades. The tradition continues this summer!
For more information about the National Black Arts Festival,
visit www.nbaf.org.
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