DANCE WORKSHOP | HERITAGE IN MOTION: NOT SO EQUAL
On Friday, March 1 from 6 – 8 pm, Raul Orlando Edwards and Reinaldo Costa of Strictly Street Salsa will host a dance workshop in the gallery – Heritage in Motion: Not So Equal.
This workshop allows participants to experience the richness that is the Latin Diaspora.
Not So Equal will highlight the many areas Latin dance and music have in common with cultures from Europe and Africa.
This event is free and open to the public. No experience required. Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing and shoes to move around in.
Heritage in Motion: Not So Equal is presented in conjunction with the curatorial project Collective Presence, on view through April 14.
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Raul Orlando Edwards is the Executive Director for Arts of Tolerance at Rice University’s Boniuk Institute for Religious Studies. He is also the creative entrepreneur behind Strictly Street Salsa, FLAMART (Featuring Latin American Music and Art), and Houston’s Afro-Latin Festival
Reinaldo Costa is a dancer and teacher who works closely with Edwards at Strictly Street Salsa and with the Afro-Latin Festival. He has studied and performed across North America, including Cuba and Mexico.