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Brattleboro, Vermont
Bush Mango Drum & Dance March 20th at the Historic Latchis Theater
50 Main Street Brattleboro, Vermont Tickets may be purchased online here:
Rochester, New York April 16th at the Bush Mango Community Center 34 Elton Street Michael Markus will be teaching West African drum and dance for all skill levels- one night only!Michael Markus is the founder and artistic
director of Magbana Drum & Dance NYC. Along with a BFA in
percussion performance from Ithaca College, he has mentored with
accomplished Guinean master drummers and dancers for two decades. In addition to
playing on several CDS from various master drummers, in 2004 Michael co-produced and released a CD of his group
Magbana. Recently, Michael was a guest performer with Forces of Nature
at the Apollo Theater for part of their annual Kwaanza celebration.
Michael is also co-owner of Wula Drum, which manufactures instruments
from Guinea and distributes worldwide through their office in Brooklyn,
New York Class Schedule 6:30 - 8:15 Jembe class - all levels
8:30 - 10:00 Dance class - all levels Full Evening PassOne class only
Recent Events
Joy! A Solstice Celebration Dec. 11-12
Bush Mango Drum & Dance in concert at 34 Elton Street
Come share an evening with Bush Mango Drum and Dance. We promise to add enough
joy, warmth, enthusiasm, and a strong sense of community to make this your
best holiday season yet. The 12 member company will bring back old favorites
and introduce exciting new work as well!
At our June, 2009 performances, people were moved to tears!
"
I had a very profound experience at your show this past Friday. I was sitting
there, sort of thinking “okay, impress me” when I realized I wasn’t
really letting the performance in. So I took a deep breath and looked at all
of your faces and the power and joy of what you were experiencing hit me, moving
me to tears. Thank you for the eye-opening experience." — Chris
Kenney
"
I am still in awe of the show 24 hours later! BRAVO to you and all the other
great members of BEAUTIFUL Bush Mango. I am so rich to be a small part of
the Family!!!" — Reva S. Hill
The wisdom traditions celebrated
the Winter Solstice by honoring the dark seasons that held the promise to
bring forth light in the Spring. This eternal
return
of joy, hope and constant renewal is still accessible to each and every one
of us!
Come get some inspiration for yourself at Joy! A Solstice Celebration!
Guest Artists Youssef Koumbassa, M'bemba Bangoura, and Michael Markus Nov.
13-15
Three incredible guest artists, together in Rochester. Dancers will delight
in the teaching of Youssef Koumbassa, a truly special experience for beginners
and advanced dancers. His clarity and gentleness will propel you to a deeper
feeling for African dance. Plus separate drum classes for multiple levels with
M'bemba and Michael. Workshop registration here.
Bush Mango Youth Summer Camp August 3-14
We had two weeks of incredible fun and great learning. 22 campers experienced
drum & dance, visual art, writing, and media production, plus outdoor playground
time every day, and two trips to the spray park!
If you want to get on the list for 2010 summer camp, and spread out your camp
fee into monthly payments between now and August, use this PDF to apply. Download
Summer Camp Application PDF.
Bush Mango performs in Maine July
18
Camp Fernwood, the oldest camp for girls in the USA, had to cancel the Bush Mango performance because of swine flu at the camp. We wish our friends at Fernwood a speedy recovery.
Bush Mango Studio Performance
Music and Dance from Guinea West Africa
Friday, June 26 and Saturday, June 27, 2009.
Tickets available now at Parkleigh, and Bush Mango.
Tickets available online here.
NYC Guest Artist Michael Markus in Rochester
for May Day -- One Night Only!
NYC guest artist Michael Markus, of Magbana and Wula Drum,
is in Rochester for one night only on Friday, May 1st.
Get your seat now by visiting
http://www.bushmango.com/tickets
Whether you are brand new to West African drum and
dance or an “old-timer,” classes with Michael are
lively, challenging, taught with clarity and history
of origin, and -- most of all -- lots of fun!
So come on out, bring a friend, and enjoy the
opportunity to drum and dance.
Special Two Hour Workshops!
6-8 p.m. Drum workshop
8:15-10:15 p.m. Dance workshop
Pre-registration price:
Non members: $25 per class; $45 for both
Members: $22 per class; $40 for both
Bonus MP3 CD of classes when you register for both!
Add $5 if you register at the door.
Online registration is fast and easy:
http://www.bushmango.com/tickets
Surrender to the Call: Living Your Authentic Choices
Getting to the Soul of the Matter!
If you are ready for an in-depth reflection on self, this is the series (starting
March 29) for you.
With Colleen Hendrick and
Blair Hornbuckle, of Bush Mango Drum & Dance
Do you ever feel that external events are the cause of your life challenges?
“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to a better
understanding of ourselves.”
— Carl Jung
Have you dreamed of finding happiness or clarity once you had the right relationship,
the right job, the right home?
“We cannot change anything unless we accept it. Condemnation does
not liberate, it oppresses.”
— Carl Jung
Are you interested in discovering core belief patterns that you hold about
yourself and others that you aren’t aware of in day to day living?
“Through pride we are ever deceiving ourselves. But deep down below
the surface of the average conscience a still, small voice says to us, something
is out of tune.”
— Carl Jung
For more information, visit this page: Surrender
to the Call.
We Celebrated Colleen Hendrick's 50th Birthday February 6, 7, 8, 2009
NYC guest artists Michael Markus and Yalani Bangoura joined us to celebrate Colleen's birthday. Three days of workshops, and a great dance party Saturday night. You only turn 50 once, and what a great way to celebrate! Inauguration Open House draws crowd of over 100 Bush Mango hosted a wonderful special event on inauguration day, 1/20/2009. Over 100 members, friends, and the general public gathered to watch President Obama be sworn in. Many people brought delicious food to share. One standaout was the almond butter & jam sandwiches Jacob Clark, 12 made himself — including grinding the wheat and hand-kneading the bread! The crowd jammed our multi-purpose room to watch the events on WXXI TV. Activities for kids were a big hit, as were two group drumming sessions. Later that evening we put every drum to use, as well as every square foot of dance space, where many first-timers got to experience drum & dance for themselves.
Thanks to all who contributed and participated. It was delightful to be together with you all! 
Mother Night played to a packed house on it's final night, with standing room only. The touching story brought some in the audience to tears, and touched everyone deeply. We heard from many that the show was so profoundly moving that they wanted a chance to see it again next holiday season. Perhaps Bush Mango will reprise it? Mother Night was a winter solstice celebration featuring Bush Mango drummers and dancers, and guest artists/actors Dolores Jackson Radney and Shawn Dunwoody. |
