Event Details
Check out the information below for details on
- the calendar of events,
- locations for workshops, classes, and performances,
- and prices and packages.
Calendar
(Click here for a printable calendar.)
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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| Skill Level: Beginner to Intermediate | ||||||
| 8-Jul | 9-Jul | 10-Jul | 11-Jul | 12-Jul | 13-Jul | 14-Jul |
| Workshop Plena: History, Song, Drumming, and Dance Drum: patterns Dance: Basic steps, Learning a Plena dance repertoire Maestros: Familia Cepeda Location: La Peña, Berkeley, 6:30-9:30pm |
Workshop Bomba: Sicá Santurce. Introduction to Santurce Rhythms, History, Percussion, Song & Dance, Understanding Paseo and Approaching fast and slow paced songs and rhythms. Maestros: Familia Cepeda Location: Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts, Oakland, 6:30-9:30pm |
Workshop Bomba: Yubá Santurce Rhythm and Basic Steps, Song, Percussion, and Dance How is Yubá approached differently than other rhythms? Yubá Songs and patterns. Maestros: Familia Cepeda Location: Dance Mission, San Francisco, 3:30-6:30pm |
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| Skill Level: Intermediate | ||||||
| 15-Jul | 16-Jul | 17-Jul | 18-Jul | 19-Jul | 20-Jul | 21-Jul |
| Workshop Plena: Continuation of July 9; Looking at Plena Dancing. History to Present; Cepeda Plena Tradition; Percussion and song continued. Maestros: Familia Cepeda Location: La Peña, Berkeley, 6:30-9:30pm |
Workshop Bomba: Cuembé Santurce Song, Percussion, Dance. How to approach Cuembé rhythm as drummer and dancer. Particularities? Marking the rhythm and basic step. Developing vocabulary, piquetes, and paseo and understanding the feel of the rhythm. Maestros:Familia Cepeda Location: Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts, Oakland, 6:30-9:30pm |
Workshop Bomba: Holandé Santurce Percussion, Song and Dance. Basic rhythms and patterns and steps. How is Holandé danced and played differently? Learning piquetes and dancer and drummer vocabulary. Understanding speed and pacing, and rhythm variations. Maestros: Familia Cepeda Location: Dance Mission, San Francisco, 3:30-6:30pm |
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| Skill Level: Intermediate to Advanced | ||||||
| 22-Jul | 23-Jul | 24-Jul | 25-Jul | 26-Jul | 27-Jul | 28-Jul |
| ¡Bombazo! La Peña Cultural Center, Café Valparaíso 3:00-6:00pm |
Workshop Bomba: Sicá and Yubá Part II Songs, Dancer and Drummer Vocabulary. Specific feedback and support for drummers and dancers. Maestros: Familia Cepeda Location: La Peña, Berkeley, 6:30-9:30pm |
Workshop Bomba: Regional Style Loíza: Seis Corrido and Corvé Song, Percussion and Dance; History of Bomba in Loíza Couples dancing or solo? Maestros: Oxil, Angel, Otoqui Location: Karibbean City, Oakland, 6:30-9:30pm |
Workshop Bomba: Regional Style Loiza Part II Seis Corrido and Corvé Dance, Song, Percussion Maestros: Oxil, Angel, Otoqui Location: La Peña, Berkeley, 6:30-9:30pm |
Workshop Bomba: Cuembé and Holandé Part II Songs, Dance, Drumming. Song Focus, Dancer Vocabulary and Approach Specific Feedback and Support for Primo Players and Dancers Maestros: Familia Cepeda Location: Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts, Oakland, 6:30-9:30pm |
Live Performance La Peña Cultural Center Shows at 8pm & 10pm |
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| Skill Level: Intermediate to Advanced | ||||||
| 29-Jul | 30-Jul | 31-Jul | 1-Aug | 2-Aug | 3-Aug | 4-Aug |
| ¡Bombazo! La Peña Cultural Center, Café Valparaíso 3:00-6:00pm |
Workshop Bomba: Santurce Interpretations and approaches to Santurce Rhythms: Sicá, Yubá, Holandé, Cuembé Learning Songs Percussion: Drummer and Primo Feedback Dance: Making figures or figureo; historical and current meaning of body figureo/postures Maestros: Oxil, Angel, Otoqui Location: La Peña, Berkeley, 6:30-9:30pm |
Workshop Bomba: Dance - How to make your dancing musical and say something meaningful. Dancer as instrument Drumming - Feedback for drummers and primo players - how to mark the dancer. Playing other seises oyo mula, balancé, leró Bombazo Maestros:Oxil, Angel, Otoqui Location: Karibbean City, Oakland, 6:30-9:30pm |
Workshop Panel and discussions Tradition and Innovation within Contemporary Bomba Bombazo- if time permits Maestros: Oxil, Angel, Otoqui Location: La Peña, Berkeley, 6:30-9:30pm |
Workshop Bomba from Mayagüez and Ponce Differences, Approaches, Regional Songs, Dance, Drumming Time to review prior learning from prior workshops Questions/feedback Maestros: Oxil, Angel, Otoqui Location: Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts, Oakland, 6:30-9:30pm |
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Workshop Locations
La Peña Cultural Center
3105 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley (Ashby BART)
La Peña Cultural Center, Café Valparaíso
3105 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley (Ashby BART)
Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts
1428 Alice St., (@ 14th St.), Oakland (12th St. BART)
Dance Mission
3316 24th St. (corner Mission St.), San Francisco (24th Street BART)
Karibbean City
1408 Webster St. (@ 14th St.) Oakland
Prices and packages
Workshop prices and packages
- Full package, 13 workshops: $300
- 10 workshops: $235
- 5 workshops: $115
10% discount before June 21st
Drop-in price $30
Special Thanks
Special thanks to our sponsors and collaborators:
- Bay Area Boricuas
- La Peña Cultural Center
- Alliance for California Traditional Arts
- Sol Food Puerto Rican Cuisine
- CaribelinQ OmniMedia LLC
- Karibbean City
This project is made possible in part by a grant from the National Performance Network's Performing Americas Project. For more information: www.npnweb.org
For more information, send an email to bombayplena@sbcglobal.net.
