Sol Rhythmz Dance Festival

Sol Rhythmz is the third event of the Sol Motion series within the Arizona State University Dance Department. It focuses on the dance traditions of the Senegambia region and the emergence of the dance forms within the diaspora, specifically looking at the Caribbean. Participants will take a journey through dances from West Africa to the Caribbean. This day-long event features workshops, a panel discussion and a social hour with live performances, a DJ and vendor booths. Sol Rhythmz pushes to highlight the dances, the people, the culture and traditions practiced and developed from the involuntary and voluntary migrations and immigrations from West Africa to the Caribbean and the Americas.

Registration is FREE and open to the public. 

10 a.m. Registration
10:30 a.m. Traditional West African dance workshop with Akosua Akoto
12 p.m. Film Viewing with Q&A: "Afrofuturism and Our Art: Reimagining the Artform"
1:30 p.m. Caribbean Contemporary dance workshop with Shola K. Roberts
2 p.m. Vendor fair
3 p.m. Panel Discussion: "Ah Dialogue Between Two Sisters" with Shola K. Roberts and Akosua Akoto, moderated by Lindsay Renea
4:15 p.m. Sol Rhythmz Féte with live DJ and performances

Parking Information: Cashless paid parking is available in Lot 27 and in the visitor garage on McAllister south of Orange.