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CATEGORIES:Dance
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SUMMARY:Dance Series - Karlies Kelley / Panadanza
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DESCRIPTION:
 Pulse and Passage: Rhythms and Stories from West 
 Africa to the Americas\n
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 Esch Studio, Warch Campus Center\n
 Free admission\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 forms-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 company'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 everyone-across 
 borders, languages, and generations.\n\n
 Price: free\n

LOCATION:Warch Campus Center 225 - Esch Hurvis Room (Hurvis)
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