Social Dance with the Travel Troupe from the Native North American Traveling College
Tannery Pond Center presents our Summer Concert Series: Native North American Traveling College’s Dance Travel Troupe
August 22 | 3:00 PM @ Lawn at the Outdoor Stage Riverside Park - Youth Only Event - FREE Admission. The NNATC will engage our youth for an informative one hour program highlighting the cultural significance of Social Dance in the indigenous communities. Children of all ages are invited to participate - parents may spectate.
August 22 | 7:30 PM @ Tannery Pond Center - This evening event offers families and people of all ages a personal experience with social dance. The NNATC Travel Troupe presents this opportunity of broader understanding of Social Dance with the history, meaning and audience participation as they demonstrate how this cultural ritual includes all community members ... the very young to very experienced!
** This event is participatory in nature with the audience standing & moving during much of the 90 minute program. Limited seating will be provided for those who are unable to stand for the duration - we ask that you provide specific request for a seat when making reservations. Those in wheelchairs are invited to participate too! **
Tickets: $15 in advance, $20 Day of Concert, FREE for Youth 18 & younger but reservations are required.
The Dance Travel Troupe from Akwesasne will showcase native indigenous songs and dances. Families are invited to join and learn their cultural duck, snake, and stomp dance! It is an interactive afternoon and evening program including the Dance Travel Troupe and our guests.
The Native North American Traveling College (NNATC) was a group of young and eager Akwesasronon, founded by Dr. Ernest Kaientaronkwen Benedict and Micheal Kanentakeron Mitchell. In those days they were known as The North American Indian Travelling College and would travel between Native communities, educating people on what it means to be Indigenous. In 1974, NNATC established a building of its own. Little did they know, this idea would blossom into an important and integral part of all modern Haudenosaunee society. To honor our rich culture and storied past, we invite you to join us at our center.
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