Sing Sing in Boston and Cambridge, 2012
April 29, 2012
During the month of April the members of the Sing Sing family – Moustapha, Nogaye and Malick – have extended the reach of their residency at Suffolk University into the dance community of Boston and Cambridge. Offering instruction at Originations Dance Studio in Roxbury and the Green Street Studios in Cambridge Moustapha, Nogaye and Malick were able to meet people, of all ages, who are interested in the sabar tradition.
Moustapha giving instruction at drum class at Green Street Studios, Cambridge, MA.
Moustapha giving instruction at drum class at Green Street Studios, Cambridge, MA.
Nogaye teaching dance class at the Green Street Dance Studios, Cambridge, MA.
Yamagor Paa Seck dances in class at the Green Street Dance Studios, Cambridge, MA.
Nogaye teaching dance class at Originations Dance Studio, Roxbury, MA.
Nogaye teaching dance class at Originations Dance Studio, Roxbury, MA.
Sing Sing at Suffolk University, 2012
April 29, 2012
The 2012 Residency of the Sing Sing family at Suffolk University has been a big success. Through teaching the Sabar dance class, instructing workshops in drum and dance, and giving performances Moustpha, Nogaye and Malick have had direct interaction with more than 100 students at the university. It was a wonderful, mutual, cultural exchange that neither the students nor the members of the Sing Sing family wanted to end. The following photos will give some sense of the residency.
Nogaye teaching SUffolk University students at the Jeanette Neil Dance Studio.
Nogaye teaching SUffolk University students at the Jeanette Neil Dance Studio.
Nogaye teaching Suffolk University students at the Jeanette Neil Dance Studio.
Nogaye warming up Suffolk University students with help from Malick. at the Jeanette Neil Dance Studio.
Suffolk University students in Sabar Dance class at the Jeanette Neil Dance Studio.
Moustapha plays at the sabar dance class at the Jeanette Neil Dance Studio.
Nogaye instructing a student at the Jeanette Neil Dance Studio.
Nogaye plays drums at the sabar dance class at the Jeanette Neil Dance Studio.
Malick teaching a dance move to the sabar dance class at the Jeanette Neil Dance Studio.
Students in the sabar dance class at the Jeanette Neil Dance Studio.
Students in the sabar dance class at the Jeanette Neil Dance Studio.
Nogaye teaching sabar dance workshop in the Studio Theater at Suffolk University.
Nogaye teaching sabar dance workshop in the Studio Theater at Suffolk University.
Student at sabar dance workshop in the Studio Theater at Suffolk University.
Students enjoying the sabar dance workshop at the Studio Theater, Suffolk University.
Moustapha instructing students in sabar drumming in the Donahue Building, Suffolk University.
Participant in sabar drum workshop in the Donahue Building, Suffolk University.
Participant in sabar drum workshop in the Studio Theater, Suffolk University.
Participant in sabar drum workshop in the Studio Theater, Suffolk University.
Moustapha teaching sabar drum at Suffolk University workshop in the Studio Theater.
Sing Sing Residency 2012
April 27, 2012
Members of the Sing Sing family – Moustapha Faye, Nogaye Ngom and Malick Ngom – have returned to Boston for the month of April 2012. They have been here as Distinguished Visiting Scholars and Artists in Residence for the Black Studies Program at Suffolk University; they have also been representatives of the Géwël Tradition Project.
In addition to teaching their annual class – BLKST 263/THETR 263 – Sabar: The Music and Dance of Senegal – they have also given workshops in drum and dance which allowed a large number of students to experience the joy of sabar. They have also visited the class of long time friend of the Faye family, Ken Marin, where they learned about photography and posed for students who are learning about portrait photography.
Through the Géwël Tradition Project they have been able to do outreach into the larger Boston community by offering drum and dance workshops and presentations in Cambridge, Roxbury, Brockton and the South End. They have also managed to go to New York City to share the tradition and visit family and friends.
Following are some pictures from the residency.
Moustapha Faye teaching a drum class at Green Street Studios, Cambridge, MA. April 14, 2012.
Nogaye Ngom teaching dance class at Green Street Studios, Cambridge, MA. April 14, 2012.
Nogaye Ngom dancing at the Green Street Studios, April 14, 2012.
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