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SUMMARY:Dance Series: Panadanza
CONTACT;ALTREP="mailto:claire.schmidt@lawrence.edu":
 Claire Schmidt\, 920-832-6612\, claire.schmidt@lawrence.edu
ORGANIZER;CN="Con - Dance":
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DESCRIPTION:
 Pulse and Passage: Rhythms and Stories from West 
 Africa to the Americas\n
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 This concert celebrates the embodied histories 
 of the African Diaspora through rhythm, dance, 
 and storytelling. Tracing cultural lineages from 
 West Africa to Brazil, PanamA!, Puerto Rico, Cuba, 
 and New York City, the performance explores themes 
 of joy, resistance, and collective memory that 
 continue to shape diasporic identity and creative 
 expression across generations.\n
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 Founded in 2008 by Panamanian-born artist Karlies 
 Kelley, Panadanza Dance Company is a Milwaukee-based 
 collective rooted in the rhythms, stories, and 
 movement traditions of the African Diaspora. With 
 a focus on connection, healing, and cultural preservation, 
 Panadanza offers performances, workshops, and 
 community programs that span traditional, modern, 
 and post-modern dance formsaEUR"from West Africa 
 to the Americas.\n
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 Guided by a commitment to joyful resistance and 
 inclusive expression, Panadanza creates safe spaces 
 for women, youth, and intergenerational communities 
 to move, sing, and play. The companyaEUR(TM)s 
 work is informed by research, travel, and lived 
 experience, including artistic exchanges in Ivory 
 Coast, Brazil, and throughout the Caribbean and 
 U.S. Through embodied practice, Panadanza celebrates 
 diasporic identity and affirms that dance belongs 
 to everyoneaEUR"across borders, languages, and 
 generations.\n
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 This is a diversity-related event.\n\n
 Price: Free\n

LOCATION:Esch Hurvis Room, Warch Campus Center
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