Introducton to Gnawa music

Khalil Bensid

Gnawa music originated in the Maghreb from the cultural practices that Black African slaves brought with them. It is called Gnawa in Morocco, Diwan in Algeria, and Stambali in Tunisia and Libya.

Peruvian dances

Gladys Ybargüen

Peruvian dance is the result of several  vibrant cultural encounters; Incan, Spanish and African traditions have all combined and this melange has ripened over the centuries.

Flamenco Dance

Michelle Gagnaux

Classes offer insight into flamenco through rhythm and movement. They are based on warm-ups, feet techniques and arm movements, as well as rhythmic exercises using palmas and other percussion mediums. Linked steps are also taught at a level adapted to the children.

Polyphonies of Georgia and the Balkans

2 WORKSHOPS: les Aoédé et les Chaga

Sylvie Zahnd

NEW GROUP ON THURSDAY MORNING, IN THE CREATION PHASE: The Chaga, a workshop based on the same system as the Aoédé.
Les Aoédé is a small group of women brought together by the desire to explore and blend their voices in a friendly and benevolent atmosphere.
The repertoire is based on the polyphonies of Georgia but also of the Balkans, Greece, Turkey and Northern Europe.