Student Life Events at St. George
World Interfaith Harmony Week: West African Dance & Drumming Workshop
Feb 1, 2024 04:15 PM
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05:00 PM
Multi-Faith Centre - Main Activity Hall, 569 Spadina Ave
Registration Deadline: Feb 1, 2024 05:00 PM
Join us for a West African dance workshop with live drumming with Alpha Rhythm Roots. No experience necessary - we are here to celebrate, learn, and have fun together!
Dance and creative expression are powerful means of connecting with one's inner self, celebrating cultural diversity, and fostering a sense of community, making this West African dance workshop with live drumming by Alpha Rhythm Roots an opportunity for people of all backgrounds to come together, learn, and joyfully embrace the universal language of movement.
Time: 4:15-5 pm
Location: Main Activity Hall (KP 208), Koffler House (569 Spadina Avenue)
About our Facilitator:
Originally from Guinea, West Africa, Alpha, the founder and artistic director of Alpha Rhythm Roots, has been spreading the joyfully infectious sounds of Mandé percussion from his base in Toronto for over twenty years. Along the way he has given lessons to countless students of all ages, and provided traditional instruments for students and other clients near and far. Alpha will be facilitating a dance workshop with live drumming, offering a rich banquet of interlocking grooves that are the hallmarks of West African percussion traditions.
About World Interfaith Harmony Week
World Interfaith Harmony Week is an annual event observed during the first week of February, emerging from the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Resolution that seeks a worldwide celebration of interfaith harmony. This week encourages individuals and communities to come together, share their beliefs, and work towards common goals of peace, tolerance, and mutual respect. It's a time for religious and non-religious organizations, as well as individuals, to engage in activities that foster harmony and understanding among diverse faith communities.