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Afrocuban Music, Dance and History in Cuba

Workshops and Field Research in Santiago de Cuba, Guantánamo

Sessions: June 22 to July 6, 1998 (includes Fiesta del Fuego)
December 27, 1998 to January 3 or 10, 1999

These comprehensive programs of study in Afrocuban music, dance, song and history focus on the culture of the both the Eastern and Western regions of Cuba. Coursework will include studio study (technique classes), lectures, viewing performances, optional participation in performance events, and field trips addressing the respective contexts and historical backgrounds.

Course instructors are members of Cuba's most respected folklore ensembles including Cutumba, Afrocuba and Muñequitos de Matanzas. Ensemble and small group instruction will be available for instrumentalists.

Areas of study include folkloric/religious: (Cuban-Haitian, Cuban-Kongo/Bantu, and Cuban-Yoruba) as well as and popular/secular: (son, rumba, conga, changui, nengún). Emphasis will be placed upon the stylistic differences that give each idiom its unique voice and the traditional symbiotic relationship of music, dance and song.

WORKSHOP FEES INCLUDE: Round trip airfare to/from Santiago de Cuba or Matanzas with departures from Toronto (direct flight), Cancun, Nassau or Santo Domingo (arrival Havana with domestic connections - due to undependable flight schedules forced delays and overnights in Havana in/out may be required at additional cost), 14 nights accommodation double occupancy in air- conditioned rooms with private bath, breakfast and dinner daily, workshop and lecture series registration fees, performance event fees, translators, guides, ground transportation by modern air-conditioned bus between airports/hotels/workshop sessions/visits, Cuban visa.

FEES:$1650 USD. For single room add $140 per week)

FEE REDUCTIONS

    Attend for one week, reduce price by $400 USD
    Make your own air travel arrangements to Cuba reduce price by $300
    Travel companion or child not participating in workshop,

Reduced price by $200 per week

 

For Curriculum Inquiries

 

For Course Schedule, Travel Information, Registration

A complete package will be mailed if you forward your request with mailing address and telephone to:

    Field Studies Coordinator, Eleggua Project
    7171 Torbram Road, Suite 51
    Mississauga (Toronto), Ontario, CANADA L4T 3W4
    TEL: 800-818-8840
    FAX: 905-678-1421
    E-mail: cancuba@pathcom.com

 

What is the Elegua Project?

The Eleggua Project is a cooperative partnership of North American and Cuban non-governmental agencies who share an interest in developing opportunities for academic study in Cuba. The Project is financially dependent on program fees and volunteer service. The Eleggua Project refuses financial support from any government in order to remain apart from the implication of politics. Eleggua is the orisha responsible for opening pathways and communications and he facilitates our efforts to bring together people interested in music, dance, African derived religions, art history, social history, and the celebration of minority voices in the Caribbean.

Jonathan Watts
CCS&CF / Eleggua Project
7171 Torbram Road, Suite 51
Mississauga (Toronto), ON, Canada L4T 3W4
Tel: 1-800-818-8840
E-mail: cancuba@pathcom.com

 Please email questions or consultations to
Latin American Music Center:
lamc@indiana.edu