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20th Annual Yemanjá Arts Festival
February 23 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
$35
A unique three-night performing arts festival celebrating the spirit of Yemanjá: the Yoruban deity/orixá that represents the ancient, essential, and beautiful nature of water.
Inspired by the original Festa de Yemanjá celebrated in Bahia, Brazil, and the resilience of African spiritual practices across the americas, the Yemanjá Arts Festival brings together master artists and young faces from across the Bay Area, Brazil and Cuba. Diverse interpreters of traditional and modern art forms from the African diaspora that pay homage to Yemanjá/Iemanjá/Yemoja/Yemayá through their respective popular folkloric, contemporary and spiritual traditions.
This year includes a solo performance by Rosangela Silvestre along with Expressoes Do Samba: A journey through the sambas of Bahia from Samba do Coboclo to Samba Reggae.
- Sunday, February 23, 2025. Doors 5pm | Show 6pm. La Peña Cultural Center.
- Other two dates are: February 15th at the Dance Mission Theater and February 16th at TWDCC.
- For more information, please email: brasarteberkeley@gmail.com
- Details and Tickets available at: https://brasarte.com/yemanja-arts-festival/