Kente Arts Alliance
Presented:
UNIVERSAL AFRICAN
Dance & Drum Ensemble
Saturday - April 20, 2013
Tickets Were Available
On-Line at: ShowClix
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1.888.71.TICKETS
Other Participating
Ticket Locations Were:
Dorsey’s Records:
7416 Frankstown Ave.
Homewood
412.731.6607
Stedeford’s Record Shop:
417 East Ohio Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Northside
412.321.8333
Ujamaa Collective:
1901 Centre Ave.
Suite 100
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
The Hill District
412-228-5160
EVENT LOCATION Was:
New Hazlett Theater
6 Allegheny Square East
(North Side) 15212
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Funding for this Program
was provided by:
- The Pittsburgh Foundation:
Advancing Black Arts
in Pittsburgh Fund
Kente Arts Alliance Presented
UNIVERSAL AFRICAN Dance & Drum Ensemble
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UNIVERSAL AFRICAN
Dance and Drum Ensemble
The ensemble is known for its West African presentations from Guinea, Senegal, Mali, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, the Gambia, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and more.
Formed in 1984, they have performed before world leaders, celebrities, and high-level politicians, as well as at a number of business and community events, always representing the beauty of African Culture. Considered one of the best African Dance and Drum troupes in the United States, their 35 member ensemble will present an electrifying performance of amazing stilt walkers, dancers, drummers, and ground masquerades, culminating in a stunning acrobatic performance.
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One of only two major arts institutions in the world named for Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning playwright and Pittsburgh native August Wilson, the August Wilson Center for African American Culture engages regional and national audiences in its mission of preserving, presenting, interpreting, celebrating and shaping the art, culture and history of African Americans utilizing the rich history, legacy and culture of African Americans from Western Pennsylvania as a foundation.
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