2018 WORKSHOPS
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African Dance & Drum with Fara TolnoAfrican dance and drum like you've never experienced it before!
FARA TOLNO will share traditional African drum and dance from Guinea, West Africa WED May 16 DANCE workshop: 6 30 - 8pm | FREE SCARBOROUGH MUSEUM in the KENNEDY GALLERY 1007 Brimley Rd, Scarborough FRI May 18 DRUM workshop: 7 30 - 9pm | $25 African Drums & Art Crafts 618 Dundas St. W. (Kensington Market) SAT May 26 DRUM workshop: 2 30 - 4pm | $25 DANCE workshop: 4 30 - 6pm | $20 Ryerson University, 345 Yonge Street (Dundas subway station, 6mn walk) Bring comfortable clothes and a water bottle FARA TOLNO was born in Guinea, West Africa. He is now based in Colorado, US. He spent nine years as the lead drummer for Les Merveilles de Guinea (The Wonders of Guinea) under the tutelage of West Africa’s most influential director and choreographer, Kemoko Sano. Fara is the founder, director, and choreographer for Kissidugu, his percussion and dance theatre ensemble & Project Drum,. Fara has performed with Mamady Keita, Burning Spear, Neil Young, Sekouba Bambino, Otis Taylor, Joe Cocker, Youssou N’Dour, Salif Keita Habibe Koite, B.B. King, Oumou Sangare, & many more… |
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African Dance with Lua ShayenneExperience the infectious traditional rhythms and dances of West Africa with Lua Shayenne.
WED MAY 9 6 30 to 8 pm | FREE SAT JULY 7 6 to 7 30pm | FREE SCARBOROUGH MUSEUM in the KENNEDY GALLERY 1007 Brimley Rd, Scarborough Thanks to the Toronto Arts Council, Lua Shayenne Dance Company and the Scarborough Museum have partnered to animate the Scarborough Community with dance and live percussion workshops! All are welcome! |
SHAYENNE PRODUCTIONS offers tailored dance and drum workshops in French and English to schools, organizations, community centres, corporate events and the workplace.
Our dance instructor, Lua Shayenne, teaches traditional and contemporary African dance (Guinea, Mali, Ghana) workshops with live percussion. The workshop is adapted to all levels.
Lua leads a free flowing warmup to start the session followed by sequences of movement accompanied by live drumming. Emphasis is given to developing a musical ear and coordination. Lua shares the name, the cultural and social context of a specific dance from West Africa and her accompanying percussionist introduces the students to the instrument he is playing, its origins and how it is made.
Our dance instructor, Lua Shayenne, teaches traditional and contemporary African dance (Guinea, Mali, Ghana) workshops with live percussion. The workshop is adapted to all levels.
Lua leads a free flowing warmup to start the session followed by sequences of movement accompanied by live drumming. Emphasis is given to developing a musical ear and coordination. Lua shares the name, the cultural and social context of a specific dance from West Africa and her accompanying percussionist introduces the students to the instrument he is playing, its origins and how it is made.
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BEGINNER LEVEL: New to African Dance or need to develop your understanding African rhythms? Then this level is for you! You will learn the fundamentals of dances from Guinea, Mali and Ghana with a special focus to understanding the accompanying rhythm. The workshop starts with a warm up to ground the body, focus on the use of the spine and upper and lower limb coordination. You will learn basic steps across the floor followed by a routine at the centre.
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INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED LEVEL: Already have experience in African Dance? You will learn longer and more complex sequences with an emphasis on technically detailed movement qualities. This level challenges your strength, coordination and power of the body whilst using a dynamic combination of footwork.
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