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Syracuse
Flamenco Dance Class
Venue: Community Folk Art Center
Instructor Marisa Guzmán
Class Begins: September 17, 2008
Day: Wednesday
Time: 8:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Location: 805 East Genesee Street
Syracuse, NY 13210
URL: www.communityfolkartcenter.org
The rhythmic sound is indistinguishable, the intense syncopation of casonets, feet, hands and the sharp whip of voluminous flowing skirts, this is flamenco class. Instructor Marisa Guzman will teach students braceo (arms) footwork, palmas, body postures and turns.
Guzman has been a part of the Central New York dance community for many years. She teaches at GDS, Syracuse School of Dance and is an Adjunct Professor at Syracuse University. Her teaching credits include Flamenco, Jazz, Creative Movement, Modern, Stott Pilates and Ballet. She has performed with the Syracuse Contemporary Dance Company, Syracuse Opera Company and with the Syracuse Symphony. Marisa has choreographed for Fayetteville Manlius High School musicals, Flamenco for the Syracuse Symphony and for the Syracuse Contemporary Dance Company.
Attire: Please do not wear shoes with nails or any that would otherwise mark the Mylar dance floor.
Class Schedule: September 17, 24 ::: October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 ::: November 5, 12, 19, 26 ::: December 3, 10, 17, *24, 31 ::: January 7, 14, 21, 28 ::: February 4, 11, 18, 25 ::: March 4, 11, 18 , 25 ::: April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 ::: May 6, 13, 20, 27 ::: June 3, 10, 17, 24
Drop-in Class: $10 per session
CFAC 10 Class Pass: $80 Full payment is due at registration
To register please contact the Community Folk Art Center at 315.442.2230 or via email at cfac@syr.edu.
West African Dance Class
Venue: Community Folk Art Center
Instructor: Biboti Ouikahilo
Class Begins: September 17, 2008
Day: Wednesday
Time: 6:15 - 7:45 p.m.
Location: 805 East Genesee Street
Syracuse, NY 13210
Biboti Ouikahilo 's West African dance class explores traditional West African dances and rhythms and is great for adults with little or no experience. Students will learn the history and identity of the dances through movement, music. Participants are sure to leave with an eagerness to learn more about African dance and culture.
Instructor: Biboti Ouikahilo was born in the Sinfra Progouri West region of the Ivory, West Africa. He is a performer, a teacher, and a choreographer. His traditional dances and use of the talking drum tell the stories of his culture, country, and people. Biboti performs at various cultural and community events, teaching individuals or groups of all skill levels in both studios and schools in the Central New York area.
Biboti Ouikahilo is Founder/Director of Wacheva Cultural Arts, a West African cultural hub that promotes present traditional and contemporary West African dance and music. and has had an active career choreographing and teaching for 30 years
Class Schedule: September 17, 24
October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 :::
November 5, 12, 19, 26 ::: December 3, 10, 17,
*24, 31 ::: January 7, 14, 21, 28 ::: February
4, 11, 18, 25 ::: March 4, 11, 18 , 25 ::: April
1, 8, 15, 22, 29 ::: May 6, 13, 20, 27 :::
June 3, 10, 17, 24
Drop-In:$10 per session
CFAC 10 Class Pass:$85
S.U. Student Discount:$7
S.U. Student 10 Class Pass:$65
Full time S.U. student are eligible for student discount with valid student I.D
To register please contact Biboti Ouikahilo at 315-247-6861 or via email at information@wacheva.com.
Hip Hop: Urban Motion Class
Venue: Community Folk Art Center
Instructor: Brandon Jones
Age Group: Grown Folk (Adult)
Class Begins: September 19, 2008
Day: Friday
Time: 8:15 p.m. - 9:15 p.m.
Location: 805 East Genesee Street
Syracuse, NY 13210
URL: www.communityfolkartcenter.org
Popping, locking, krumping, instructor Brandon Jones will break down the lingo & the moves of the hottest old school and new school hip hop dances. A style once dismissed as a fad reflective of an urban underground movement, hip hop is now and international phenomenon.
Breakers and hip hop choreographers have infiltrated the mainstream and the unique dance style can now be seen in prime time commercials and top rated reality dance shows. No experience required but comfortable clothes and sneakers are a must!
Class Schedule: September 19, 26 ::: October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 ::: November 7, 14, 21, 28 ::: December 5, 12, 19, *26 ::: January 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 ::: February 6, 13, 20, 27 ::: March 6, 13, 20 , 27 ::: April 3, 10, 17, 24 ::: May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 ::: June 5, 12, 19, 26
Drop-in Class: $10 per session
CFAC 10 Class Pass: $80 Full payment is due at registration
To register please contact the Community Folk Art Center at 315.442.2230 or via email at cfac@syr.edu.
Hip Hop: Urban Energy Class
Venue: Community Folk Art Center
Instructor: Brandon Jones
Age Group: Little Folk (7- 13)
Class Begins: September 19, 2008
Day: Fridays
Time: 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Location: 805 East Genesee Street
Syracuse, NY 13210
URL: www.communityfolkartcenter.org
In this class it's alright to make noise! Come learn the latest hip hop moves and dance to the hottest beats. Never popped, locked or even bobbed your head - it's ok, instructor Brandon Jones will get you moving in the right hip hop direction!
Jones will also teach students basic techniques that build strength and stamina through contemporary hip hop movement. Students will also gain a new sense of confidence and comfort with their bodies as they learn new hip hop dance skills.
Attire: Comfortable clothes and sneakers are required.
Class Schedule: September 19, 26 ::: October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 ::: November 7, 14, 21, 28 ::: December 5, 12, 19, *26 ::: January 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 ::: February 6, 13, 20, 27 ::: March 6, 13, 20 , 27 ::: April 3, 10, 17, 24 ::: May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 ::: June 5, 12, 19, 26
Drop-in Class: $10 per session
CFAC 10 Class Pass: $80 Full payment is due at registration
To register please contact the Community Folk Art Center at 315. 442.2230 or via email at cfac@syr.edu.
Founding Visionaries
Jack White: An Ancestral Image
Venue: Community Folk Art Center
Exhibition: September 13 - December 13, 2008
Reception: September 27, 2008
Time: 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Location: Main Gallery
Admission: FREE
The Community Folk Art Center is honored to exhibit "Jack White: An Ancestral Image", a collection of the works by CFAC co-founder and artist Jack White. Since the late 1960's, Jack White's mixed media abstract work, defined as "abstract impressionism", has been inspired by African art forms and symbolism. The works included in the Ancestral Image exhibition are outside the boundaries of traditional painting or sculpture. They contain elements of the spiritual, the artistic, and the utilitarian that define African art. Reflecting on his work, White states, "Like most human beings I am curious about my ancestors; as a black American, I can know only that they came from Africa. Art gives me the power to explore the lives of those ancestors and expose audiences, minority and mainstream, to my discoveries."
While serving in the Air Force, White was both stimulated and inspired by the cultures he was exposed to during his world travels. White's global experience manifests in much of his art, with paintings, that are a mixture of various media that construct abstracted visual landscapes.
White began his more than forty-year career in art as an art and education major at Morgan State University in Baltimore and later continued with graduate studies in Museum Studies at Syracuse University.
He has been featured in various solo and group exhibitions, with work represented in many prominent public and private collections: Schomberg Cultural Center, Syracuse University Collections, Arkansas Arts Center, Tampa Museum of Art, The Donald T. Byrd Collection, and Passaic County Community College Art Collections, among others.
He recently moved from Auburn, New York to Austin, Texas, where he continues working as an artist, teacher, and curator.
Gallery Hours
Tuesday - Friday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Community Folk Art Center
805 East Genesee Street
Syracuse, NY 13210
www.communityfolkartcenter.org
"March On!" paintings by London Ladd
Venue: Community Folk Art Center
Exhibition: September 13 - December 13, 2008
Reception: September 27, 2008
Time: 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Book signing: September 27th
Time: 2:00 - 5:00pm
Location: 805 East Genesee Street
Syracuse, NY 13210
Admission: FREE
The Community Folk Art Center is proud to have on exhibition works by local resident and Syracuse University alum, London Ladd. Works featured in this exhibition are the original paintings from the illustrated children's book, March On! The Day My Brother Martin Changed The World written by Christine King Farris. March On! Commemorates the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s historical "I Have a Dream" speech on August 28 1963. The book is filled with beautiful, vivid illustrations chronicling the 24 hours leading up to Dr. King delivering the speech that changed the world through the eyes of his older sister, Christine King Farris.
With a diversified subject matter due to his multi-racial background, London's painterly style seeps through each piece.
His work has been displayed at the Everson Museum and the Syracuse Jazz Fest. London has also worked with various recording artists illustrating CD covers. He has completed a mural for the Cultural Resource Council depicting the Rev. Jermain Loguen, an abolitionist who helped escaped slave to freedom in the Underground Railroad. Most recently London was hired by Marshall Cavendish Publications to illustrate a book by award-winning author Carole Boston Weatherford.
Gallery Hours
Tuesday - Friday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For more information call 315.442.2230 or click www.communityfolkartcenter.org
