Sunday. 5/29 | 6:30pm | 53 Chambers St, New York, NY | $17

Dance Caribbean COLLECTIVE in partnership with Cumbe: Center for African and Diaspora Dance is offering a New Traditions Master Class with DCC Featured Artist Chris Walker:

Dive deep into Afro-Caribbean traditional and contemporary forms in Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti, and Trinidad. Based on the work of Chris Walker (Dancer/Choreographer for The National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica) for Dance Caribbean COLLECTIVE's show "New Traditions," the class will also focus on expressing Caribbean movement; as well as provide context through the dances' rhythms, songs, and stories.This is an Open Level class and welcomes students of all levels.

About Chris Walker: Chris Walker is an Associate Professor of Dance, and the Artistic Director of the First Wave program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is also a choreographer and dancer with the National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica, and Co-founder/Artistic Director of NuMoRune Collaborative—an ensemble of dancers, choreographers, storytellers, and musicians who come together under a united artistic vision to create collaborative works. He is the recipient of numerous scholarships and awards including the New York-Thayer Fellowship and the GOJ PM Award. He was most recently awarded the prestigious UW-Madison Romnes Fellowship. In February 2015, Walker was selected to present the annual Philip Sherlock Lecture in Kingston, Jamaica.

Through New Traditions, Dance Caribbean COLLECTIVE is committed to presenting concert dance works rooted in Caribbean cultural traditions and experiences. Our 2016 festival will be a 2-night dance festival running from June 11-12, 2016. 

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