Journey Atlantic | Viajando el Atlántico
May 10 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm CDT
Bembé welcomes you to our biggest production of the year, “Journey the Atlantic/Viajando el Atlántico,” a community celebration of Afro-Latino musical culture!
Follow us on a journey through the African Diaspora with music and dance from West Africa, Colombia, Mexico, Brazil, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and present-day United States and enjoy performances by our Academia Bembé youth, teen and adult students and guest performers, including special guest Maestro Alberto “Beto” Torrens of San Juan, PR, and more! This is an intergenerational, all-star line-up!
This year’s celebration will take place at Alverno College’s Pitman Theatre. This performance is FREE, family-friendly, and open to the community. RSVP ENCOURAGED.
Thank you to our generous sponsors: Marquette University, MPS Partnerships for the Arts and Humanities, the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies and the National Endowment of the Arts