Join SHIDAA PROJECTS for a West African drumming concert and dance party!
Led by Ghanaian drummer Jordan Mensah and dancer Samuel Maama Marquaye, this family-friendly performance will feature percussion, movement, and cultural celebrations of Ghana and West Africa.
Length of show: approx. 60 minutes
Recommended audience: all ages
PLEASE NOTE: This event takes place at the Safe Harbor Gazebo at 60 Ocean St. in Rockland
ABOUT SHIDAA PROJECTS
Shidaa Projects, Inc. is a Vermont based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization focused on cultural education and diversity through sharing West African dances, drumming and other activities. They do this in two ways; first by conducting workshops and residencies in schools, and second by dance drumming performances in community spaces.
Their workshops and performances include drumming, dance, fabric printing using Adinkra symbols, drum making, beading, and cooking. These activities are created to include participants of all ages. They aim to support diversity projects that will foster cultural awareness that helps students and community members become better citizens with more empathy and understanding.
The dance performance at the Safe Harbor Gazebo will feature award-winning Ghanaian dancer and choreographer Samuel Maama Marquaye, who has traveled internationally to share West African cultural dances through performances in Dubai, Austria, and Germany, as well as extensively across the US.
ABOUT THE SUNSHINE SERIES
Our new “Sunshine Series” provides outdoor performances for kids and families, taking place at the beautiful Safe Harbor Gazebo at 60 Ocean St in Rockland. Featuring a stellar line-up of puppet shows, musical guests, and cultural activities, this series is open to all ages and admission is on a Sliding Scale ($0-20). Each performance is 50-60 minutes long, and appropriate for all ages. Seating is on the concrete floor of the gazebo, so blankets and chairs are welcome. Attendees may use the restroom facilities at the Rockland Harbor YMCA. In case of inclement weather, the performance will take place indoors at the Strand Theatre. Please check our website and social media the day of the event for weather updates.
The performances are brought to you by our event sponsors Safe Harbor Gazebo, Penobscot Bay YMCA at Rockland Harbor, Allen Insurance and Financial, Midcoast Music Academy, and Rockland Harbor Hotel with grant funding from the Mattina R. Proctor Foundation, Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust, and the New England States Touring program of the New England Foundation for the Arts, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies.
