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West African Drumming and Dance Enlivens Wesleyan Green
The university's annual concert featured students showcasing the rhythm, percussion and dance moves learned this semester — and invigorated the audience.
Wesleyan University's Center for the Arts green was awash in colors, textures and percussive styles at annual West African Drumming and Dance concert Friday afternoon in Middletown.
Fortunately the rain, intermittant throughout the day, held off courteously for the two-hour show that attracted students, community members and even university President Michael Roth — who enjoyed the outdoor arena's complementary acoustics.
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The exhilarating performance featured the work of Ghanian choreographer Iddi Saaka, Wesleyan world dance artist-in-residence; and master drummer Abraham Adzenyah, whose energetic and spirited students gave a sampling of what they've learned in West African dance courses this semester, accompanied by guest artists and drummers.
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