African dance! Storytelling! Drumming! Performing!
InterPlay Youth Arts Camp
Masankho Banda
Oakland, CA
5-day workshop Monday-Friday · 9 am-3 pm · Jul 31-Aug 4, performance Friday evening 7-8:30 pm
Interested in performing but hate to practice? Maybe you are an improviser! Learn to InterPlay from a national InterPlay youth leader. Discover the joy of creating a show that includes all the arts. Learn how to shift from judging to noticing. Free up ways to make the world more fun for everyone with themes like diversity, peace, leadership, and community building. You can take what you learn back to your friends, school, and community. No prior experience required, only a willingness to play and have fun! Camp for ages 12-16, and internships for ages 15-18. Masankho travels the world leading youth and adults to experience peace through the arts. He was awarded an »Unsung Hero of Peace« award by the Dalai Lama and is a member of WING IT! Performance Ensemble.
Masankho will share the leadership with Gretchen Wegener.
Cost: $275 tuition (some scholarships provided)
Venue
InterPlayce
2273 Telegraph Avenue (at 23rd St.)
Oakland, CA 94612
InterPlayce is the center of the InterPlay universe. The offices for Body Wisdom, Inc. are also located here. The building is at the corner of 23rd and Telegraph, one block north of West Grand. It is just a few blocks from the 19th Street Downtown Oakland BART station, and on several convenient bus lines. On-street parking is always available at night and metered during the day. It is also easily accessible by several of the major freeways.
Click here for a map.
Leaders
Masankho Banda
Masankho is a multi - disciplinary Performing Artist, Certified InterPlay Leader, Educator and PeaceBuilder. He brings many unique perspectives to his work around the world. He learned the fine arts of storytelling and dance from his Malawian culture spending many long days and nights listening to stories and dancing to music that captivated his mind, shaped his being, nourished his soul and strengthened his spirit. Using performing arts Masankho motivates and inspires people of all ages to work together to bring about peace, social justice and cultural understanding. In 1997, he started UCanDanc—African Healing Arts to bring his passion for dance and storytelling to communities around the world. Masankho has been a Certified InterPlay Leader since 1999.
Masankho can also be reached at these phone numbers: +265 99 255 5338 or 88 113 8655 (available on Whatsapp / FaceTime)
Also: Skype : kamsisi
Facebook / Twitter: storytelling4u
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