Dance Program, Center for Indigenous Studies, and Center for Civic Engagement Present
Fandango Veracruzano with Argelia Arreola
Thursday, May 2, 2024
Fisher Center, LUMA Theater
11:50 am – 1:10 pm EDT/GMT-4
11:50 am – 1:10 pm EDT/GMT-4
A Conversation and Movement Workshop
Fandango is a community gathering of songs and dances in the Son Jarocho tradition. Son Jarocho is a 300-year-old folk music from Veracruz, Mexico, that combines Indigenous, African, and Spanish traditions. Everyone is welcome, and no experience is necessary! Argelia is a Bronx-based Mexican dancer, choreographer, and musician, passionate about rhythm and everything related to African influences within artistic expressions. She graduated from Universidad Veracruzana, Mexico, with a Bachelor's in Contemporary Dance. She has been formally trained in the traditional African Dance of Guinea for 20 years. She seeks to make an artistic contribution to contemporary dance by bringing to the fore the dynamic relationship between the music and the language of African (Guinea & Senegal), Afro-Cuban, and Mexican folk dance.
For more information, call 845-758-7935, e-mail [email protected],
or visit https://dance.bard.edu.
Time: 11:50 am – 1:10 pm EDT/GMT-4
Location: Fisher Center, LUMA Theater