Dance, Drum, & Drink
Transposing Heritage through Expressive and Material Culture
Friday, February 6
& Saturday February 7, 2004
Friday, February 6, 2004
5:30pm—7:30pm
5:30 - Welcome and Introduction (Deborah Foster)
PERFORMANCES
5:45 - Kathak Dance (Sarah Morelli)
Rangmanch
Kramalaya in Kathak Yoga
Tapas and Beverages
6:30 - Rromani songs (Petra Gelbart)
"Denas, more, denas"
"Mre hurde chavore"
6:45 - “Boston Jerk” (Hip-hop/Reggae) Wayne Marshall
7:00 - "A Taste of WADaBo"
Abdoulaye "Ablou" Diallo & Members of the
West African in Dance Boston Collective
with "Timinandi" Drum Ensemble Directed by
Moussa Traore.
Saturday, February 7, 2004
10:00—4:00
PAPERS AND DISCUSSION
10:00 - Welcome Deborah Foster
Coffee and Muffins
FOOD PANEL
10: 15 - “A Long Meal, a Short Trip, and a Sudden Switch:
The Consumable Otherworld in Northern
Europe” (Amber Rose)
10: 30 - “A Wine with Body” (C. Wibben-Meyer)
10:45 - “African American Soul Food: from Scraps to
World-famous Cuisine” (Lauren Hannah)
11:00 - Discussion
Discussant: Michael Herzfeld
Break: 11:15-11:30
MUSIC PANEL
11:30 - "Hip-hop in Jamaica, Reggae in Boston"
(Wayne Marshall)
11:45 - “‘Authentic’ Folkloristics and ‘Assimilated’ Roma:
Cultural Invisibility and Social Image” (Petra Gelbart)
12:00 - “‘Kathak Yoga’: Meditative Musicianship for an
Indian Dance Form in the West” (Sarah Morelli)
12:15 - Discussion
Discussant: George Ruckert
LUNCH: 12:30—1:30
Mediterranean and Provençal Fare
DANCE/MOVEMENT PANEL
1:30 - "Radiant Smiles: The International Spread of
American Cheerleading." (Montana Miller)
1:45 - “Paths of the Orishas: Ways of Knowing"
(Anna Walters)
2:00 - “Dancing My Identity: A North American
Embodiment of West African Dance"
(Sharon Kivenko)
2:15 - "Extending Aesthetics: Sepak Takraw as Folk Art
and Sport" (Bill Westerman)
2:30 - Discussion
Discussant: Deborah Foster
WINE, CHEESE, & SONG: 3:00-4:00
