Afro-Cuban Dance & Music Festival
August 31, September 1 & 2

Join us in Boulder, Colorado for a celebration of Afro-Cuban culture!
Learn the rumba, conga, mambo, sacred Orisha dances, bata drumming and more from members of the Miami-based Ife Ile Afro-Cuban Dance and Music Company. World-renowned instructors include Neri Torres, Ezequiel Torres, Yofvany Gonzalez and Yanitzia Mizrahi.
Dance & Drumming classes for all levels
Lecture/Performance
Film Showing & Discussion
Social Dance "jam" for all ages

University Theatre Building | University of Colorado at Boulder
Single Class $15, $12 students | Three Classes $30

THURSDAY
7pm
Free film by the director of Ife-Ile Afro-Cuban Dance and Music Company at the Boulder Public Library.
"Oggun: Eternal Present"
A documentary that explores the fasinating and mythical world of Cuban Santeria.
hosted by Neri Torres

FRIDAY
3:00-4:00 pm
Orishas 1
Eleggua/Oggun/Obbatala

Congo 2
Yuka

5:00 - 6:30 pm
Congo 1
Yuka

Orishas 2
Yemaya/Oya/Ochun

8 pm
Lecture/Performance

SATURDAY
9:00 - 10:00 am
Warm up (all levels)

10:15 - 11:45 am
Orishas 1
Yemaya/Oya/Ochun

Rhumba 2
Yambu/Buaguanco

1:00-2:30 pm
Bata Drumming 1

Shekere 2

3:00 - 4:30 pm
Rumba 1
Yambu/Guaguanco

Orishas 2
Eleggua/Oggun/Obbatala

5:00 - 6:30 pm
Rhumba 1
Columbia

Popular 2
Son & Mambo

SUNDAY
9:00 - 10:00 am
Warm up (all levels)

10:15 - 11:45 am
Popular 1
Son & Mambo

Congo 2
Palo/Makuta

1:00-2:30 pm
Shekere 1

Bata Drumming 2

3:00 - 4:30 pm
Congo 1
Palo/Makuta

Rumba 2
Columbia

7:00 - 8:30 pm
Rumba Jam
Closing Party

Supported by:
Boulder Arts Commission
Dean's Fund for Excellence
CU Dept. of Theatre & Dance
KGNU Community Radio
Graduate Committee on the Arts & Humanities
Roser Visiting Artist Program
OnStage

Want to know more about Afro-Cuban dance and music?
Go to the IFÉ-ILÉ Afro-Cuban Dance & Music site for more information: http://www.ife-ile.org