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Amazones:
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West Africa
World Music
Ages: 7 and over • Duration: 50 minutes
Amazones’ impassioned and masterful drumming brings the cultural richness
of African music, storytelling and history to the Festival. Featuring the beautiful
costumes of great African heroines, the group is named after the warrior women
of the ancient kingdom of Dohomey (now Benin).
Amazones personify the culmination of a journey through discrimination to survival through their art form, punctuated by powerful percussion and traditional instruments like the balafon, krin, and bolon. This ensemble of outstanding women drummers opens the door to a world of wonder with their powerful, energetic and grandiose spectacle as they send a message of peace, optimism and serenity.
“…they play with a fury, pounding out heart-racing rhythms and dancing into near frenzies… racking up rave reviews and challenging social conventions.”—The Boston Globe
Curriculum Connections: African culture, cultural awareness and traditions, music appreciation, storytelling, creative expression, rhythms in instruments and world music.
| Tuesday, May 27 | 1:15 p.m. | Arden Theatre | #14 |
| Wednesday, May 28 | 12:30 p.m. | Arden Theatre | #29 |
| Wednesday, May 28 | 2 p.m. | Arden Theatre | #34 |
| Thursday, May 29 | 9:30 a.m. | Arden Theatre | #38 |
| Thursday, May 29 | 11 a.m. | Arden Theatre | #43 |
| Friday, May 30 | 1:30 p.m. | Arden Theatre | #70 |
| Friday, May 30 | 6 p.m. | Arden Theatre | #75 |
| Saturday, May 31 | 12 p.m. | Arden Theatre | #86 |
| Saturday, May 31 | 1:30 p.m. | Arden Theatre | #89 |
Amazones
Le Festival vibre au rythme des tambours passionnés et magistraux du groupe Amazones qui véhiculent toute la richesse culturelle exprimée par la musique, les contes et l’histoire africaine. Portant fièrement les superbes costumes des héroïnes africaines, le groupe tire son nom de ces mystérieuses femmes guerrières de l’ancien royaume du Dohomey (maintenant le Bénin).
L’ensemble les Amazones personnifie l’apogée d’un voyage qui prend racine dans la discrimination et qui célèbre la survivance grâce à son expression artistique ponctuée par de puissants instruments de percussion et traditionnels tels que le balafon, le krin et le bolon. Ces joueuses de tambour exceptionnelles offrent un spectacle puissant, énergique et grandiose qui transmet un message de paix, d’optimisme et de sérénité.
