Step Afrika! Explained
Step Afrika! is a dance company dedicated to the African-American tradition of "stepping".[1] It is a non-profit organization that tours nationally and internationally, presents residencies and workshops worldwide, and uses "stepping" as an educational tool.[2] Their dance style is a fusion of South African gumboot dance and African American stepping.[3]
History
Step Afrika! was founded in 1994 in South Africa through a collaboration between dancers from the United States and dancers from the Soweto Dance Theatre of Johannesburg, South Africa.[4] [5] [6] The company moved to the United States in 1996, and relocated to its current headquarters, in the Atlas Performing Arts Center, on H Street NE, in 2006.
Since 2006, Step Afrika! has produced a Home Performance Series (HPS), and in 2011 the Company designed a HPS themed along the lines of Jacob Lawrence's Migration Series.[7]
See also
Notes and References
- http://www.weta.org/local/black-history-month/resources WETA Black History Month Resources
- https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1524911 Norris, Michele (28 Nov 2003). "All Things Considered". National Public Radio.
- https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-oct-20-me-39362-story.html Peabody, Zanto (20 Oct 2000). "Greek Week Steps Up to Challenge". Los Angeles Times.
- Jenkins, Marilyn (20 December 1994). “Stepping to Soweto”. The Citizen (Johannesburg).
- Ulen, Eisa Nefertari (June 1997). “Bringin' It Home”. The Source. pp. 87.
- Fine, Elizabeth C (2003). "Soulstepping: African American Step Shows". Chicago: University of Illinois Press. pp. 117. .
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater-dance/step-afrika-dance-inspired-by-phillips-collections-migration-series/2011/05/26/AGyGdNIH_story.html Brown, DeNeen (3 June 2011). "Step Afrika Dance Inspired by Phillips Collection Migration Series". Washington Post.
