anitAFRIKA e-newsletter
edition 07_2009

dear village

ase elegua. ase ancestors. ase madre yemoja. ase orishas. ase spirit guides. ase villagers. this is our continuation. our ending. our new beginning. can you believe that it has been an entire year since we began. that went by very quickly. we have come to the end of our first season at anitAFRIKA! dub theatre and we could not have done it without you. thank you.

to celebrate we are closing with the word! sound! powah! dubtheatre festival, which features 5 one act solo performances as well as some exciting emerging new storytellers such as abstract random (comprised of our very own jamilah malika and francesca nocerz), sketch working arts, and the amlakawi dubtheatre collective. after a year of growing, workshopping, and learning together, five artists residents have completed the dubtheatre training program at anitAFRIKA! dub theatre. one of those residents jamilah malika, worked diligently to run the theatre as the operations director and did the most loving, grounded, and compassionate work. jamilah we love you : and thank you and are blowing you kisses of flight as you take off in other abstractly random spaces. we are welcoming our interim operations director abena malika, a dear dear friend of ours and another deeply rooted sistren. welcome abena. we cannot wait to experience your aura.

check out the press release and flyer for the festival below. if you or anyone you know are interested in a residency at the theatre please do not hesitate to get in touch with us, as well we will be sending correspondence out in august regarding our upcoming 2009-2010 season. see you at the festival! oh and don't forget, Friday the 31st we launch our first anthology and documentary film s is for storytelling, which features the plays of the resident artists.

walk good,
artistic director,
d'bi young

speshal events!

word! sound! powah! dub theatre festival
:: jul 27-31 :: doors 7pm :: performance|talkbacks 8pm

featuring anitAFRIKA! dub theatre resident artists along with abstract random, amlakawa beteseb dub theatre collective, sketch and more.

tues jul 28 ~ jamilah malika | bahia watson
wed jul 29 ~ colanthony humprey | liza paul
thurs jul 29 ~ leah stinson | d'bi young
fri jul 30 ~ book launch 's is for storytelling' | film screening 'in the round'

press release click here

weekly programming

brown girls yoga wkly mondays ~ $10 drop in or $40 for 5 sessions

brown girls' yoga is an inclusive woman centered class. gentle, loving, and filled with laughter, it is a safe space for women to explore our bodies not only as an aesthetic, but as a source of strength and a place of power. taught in a flowing hatha style, modifications are taught for each pose to make the class accessible for all skill levels. this class is open to women of all shades, colours, hues, expressions and orientations. facilitated by kim crosby and accompanied by natalyn tremblay.

email village@anitafrika.com to register!

african drum series thursdays wkly ~ 7-9pm ~ $20 for a single class, $90 for 5 classes *new cycle starting thurs jul 16

master drummer amadou kienou from burkina faso will teach 5 intensive djembe and dunun sessions. come and learn traditional burkinabč and west african rythms, share music, passion and the history of the manding people and improve your drumming technique. the workshop series will enable you to develop your personal drumming style and skills further. please bring your own drum - all levels and ages are welcome.

email village@anitafrika.com to register!

community announcements

benu

a new play by d'bi.young at summeroworks theatre festival

w - benu.com

sketch'in toronto

a new play by sketch working arts

w - sketch.ca

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anitAFRIKA! dub theatre is a radical arts centre founded on 7 principles of dubpoetry & dubtheatre: the use of rhythm, language, political protext, orality, urgency, integrity, and sacredness as mediums of social change through storytelling.

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