MKSAD 2023 Conference & Concert Description & Schedule
Maimouna Keita School of African Dance will host its 31st annual conference and concert on April 7 to 9 2023. The 3- day conference will host dance facilitators, from Senegal, Mali, Guinea, Cuba and US contemporary, who will provide detailed instruction in traditional dance, accompanied by live musicians laced with culture relevance.
In addition, Maimouna Keita School of African Dance performing company will entertain, educate, and engage audiences with a hallmark performance, guaranteed to enthrall viewers.
Choreographed by the artistic director, the renown and respected, Marie Basse Wiles.
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Conference & Concert Schedule
Due to weather concerns and travel
Schedule Subject to Change
Friday April 7th 2023
12:00 – 1:30 Youssouf Koumbassa – Djembe Guinea Dance
1:45 – 3:15 Idy Ciss – Wango Dance
3:30 – 4:30 Melissa Hie from Burkina Faso – Djembe Drum Class
4:45 – 6:15 Pape Moussa Sonko – Kutiro Dance
6:30 – 8:00 Babacar M’Baye – Sabar Dance
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Saturday April 8th 2023
9:30 am – 11:00 am Pape Moussa Sonko – Sabar Dance
11:15 am – 12:45 pm Abdoulaye Sylla – Kutiro Dance
1:00 – 2:30 Mali Solo Sane – Djembe Dance
2:45 – 4:15 Assane Konte – Kutiro Dance
4:30 – 6:00 Gilset Mora – Afro Cuban Dance
SHOW TIME MAIMOUNA KEITA DANCE COMPANY AND GUESTS
Saturday April 8th 8:00 pm
CITY TECH
285 Jay ST, Brooklyn NY 11201
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Sunday April 9th 2023
9:30 – 10:30 Melissa Hie from Burkina Faso – Djembe Drum Class
10:45 am – 12:15 pm Ron Brown – Contemporary
12:30 – 2:00 pm Youssouf Koumbassa – Djembe Guinea Dance
2:15 – 3:45 Babacar M’Baye – Sabar Dance
4:00 – 5:30 Mouminatou Camara – Djembe Guinea Dance
5:45 – 7:15 Mariama Basse – Balante Dance
7:30 – 9:00 Pape Moussa Sonko with Abdoulaye Sylla – Sabar Dance
Conference Class Location
Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration
1368 Fulton st, Brooklyn NY 11216
Concert Location
CITY TECH
285 Jay ST, Brooklyn NY 11201
