May 28 – June 2
Our 32nd annual festival celebrates the dance, music, and spirit of the African Diaspora. Featuring Mama Sylvia Soumah as Griot, outstanding African dance companies, a master class series, free outdoor activities, and our signature African Marketplace, DanceAfrica, DC is guaranteed to inspire, invigorate, educate, and entertain.
Master Classes
$17 drop-in
Tue, May 28: 6:30-8pm
Farafina Kan
Cafritz Foundation Theater
Wed, May 29: 6:30-8pm
KanKouran West African Dance Company
Cafritz Foundation Theater
Thu, May 30: 6:30-8pm
Coyaba Dance Theater
Edgewood Arts Center
Sat, June 1: 9:30-11am
Ezibu Muntu
Edgewood Arts Center
Sunday, June 2: 9:30-11am
Farafina Kan
Edgewood Arts Center
Council of Elders Festival Kickoff Conversation
FREE
Cafritz Foundation Theater
Tue, May 28: 8-9:30pm
Indoor Performances
$0- $30
Cafritz Foundation Theater
All indoor performances open with a pouring of libations and candle bearing memorial ceremony led by Donna Kearney.
Fri, May 31 at 8pm
Coyaba Dance Theater
Farafina Kan
Sat, June 1 at 2pm
African Heritage Dancers and
Drummers
Soul In Motion
Coyaba Dance Theater
Sat, June 1 at 8pm
Ezibu Muntu
KanKouran West African Dance Company
Sun, June 2 at 2pm
Ni Dembaya
Sankofa Dance Theater
Taratibu
Outdoor Marketplace
FREE
8th St Arts Park
Sat, June 1 & Sun, June 2
12pm-Sunset
OUTDOOR Stage
FREE
8th St Arts Park (unless otherwise noted)
Fri, May 31
6:30-7:45pm: Sahel + Black Gold Past & Present
Sat, June 1
12pm: Tam Tam Mandingue*
1pm: Duende / Vibe Quartet
3pm: DC Casineros
5:15pm: Village Celebration w.
Coyaba Dance Theater*
Sun, June 2
12pm: Malcolm X Dancers & Drummers
1:30pm: National Hand Dance
Association
2:45pm: Sahel
5:15pm: Village Celebration w.
Coyaba Dance Theater*
*Takes place at Edgewood Arts Center
LOCATIONS
Cafritz Foundation Theater: 3225 8th St NE
8th St Arts Park: 3225 8th St NE
Edgewood Arts Center: 3415 8th St NE
Washington, DC 20017
DanceAfrica, DC is supported through funding from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, an agency supported by the National Endowment for the Arts. This project is also supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. Saturday performances sponsored by The Menkiti Group and InReach performance sponsored by Giant Food. Additional support provided by The Washington Informer.