Casa Maíz presents
Art for Peace in our AmericasFestival Casa Maíz 2010 Official Event Videos
Posted on January 17, 2011White Tail Cree singers
Opening remarks by Juan Carranza
Ceremonial Mayan Prayer by Lajuj I’Q
New Tradition Music
Voces Poéticas performing “Taki-Ongoy Uno”
Festival Casa Maíz 2010 Official Event Photos
Posted on November 28, 2010Teach to Learn
Posted on October 30, 2010Teach 2 Learn works with a group of advocate parents and students in the Spanish-speaking community as part of a wider campaign to combat what is the second highest rate of high school dropouts in Toronto. The tutoring services serves as the trunk of a wider number of projects that branchs out from the core groups of participants, whether these are students, parents or other volunteers. These other programs develop organically from the consultations with the program participants through a series of artistic workshops and academic support. Thanks to Casa Maiz that opens its doors to the project, we are able to enhance.
Info: teach2learn09@gmail.com
Jóvenes Dance/Arts
Posted on October 30, 2010
Jóvenes Dance/ Arts is a program that is incorporated within New Tradition Music to offer Latin@ Youth the opportunity to become leaders within their community while exploring various art forms. Youth leaders provide workshops through the following areas of arts-based programs: Visual/Mural arts, Hip-Hop, Break Dance as well as Theatre. Jóvenes Dance/ Arts also offers private lessons to prepare participants that wish to apply to various arts schools. newtraditionmusic@gmail.com
Grupo Teatro Libre
Posted on October 30, 2010Theatre is art, hope and healing.
To do theatre obliges us to detach from ourselves a bit so that we can come closer to the other, and at the same time, to our own individual version of existence. Coming together gives a sense of family, with joy, dialogue and modesty. In Latin America, the theatre has also denoted a long tradition of opposition and resistance.
Silvia Tenenbaum
Psychotherapist
We would like to introduce our theatre group “Grupo Teatro Libre”. Our mission is to contribute towards a greater presence of the Latin American culture in Canada.
We are a group of people who strongly believe in human values, in the richness of our language and in the legacies of our ancestors. Our main purpose is to irrigate the seed planted by other Latin Americans.
http://grupoteatrolibre.wordpress.com/
infogrupoteatrolibre@gmail.com
Official Event Poster
Posted on October 19, 2010
White Tail Cree
Posted on October 18, 2010
White Tail Cree is one of pow-wow’s great drum groups. Travelling extensively through Canada and the United States, they bring their powerful singing and drumming to all corners of pow-wow country.
Grupo Cultural Folklorico Llajwas De Bolivia
Posted on October 18, 2010Cultural Folkloric Group Llajwas from Bolivia was founded on August 9, 2004 by a group of friends in Canada, happy to portray the Bolivian culture and folklore with dances like Tinku, Caporales, Pujlla, Cueca and Morenada Cullahuada. Each year, celebrating its founding, the group organizes a cultural event involving different Latin American groups in Toronto.
Cultural Folkloric Group Llajwas from Bolivia has participated in a variety of festivals, including: Carassauga (Mississauga), Exhibition Place, Mel Lastman Square, and various charity events in support of those affected by natural disasters like earthquakes in Haiti and Chile in 2010, to name a few.
The group participated with the dance The Tinkus in the Oruro Carnival in Bolivia, considered one of the largest folk festivals worldwide.
The group up to this day has 12 members.
More information: Tel 416-880-4608 – 416-836-2374 or e-mail: llajwasdeboliviacanada@hotmail.com
Ismailova Theatre of Dance
Posted on October 18, 2010The Ismailova Theatre of Dance brings theatre and dance together to express sincere feelings, tell real stories, show touching characters and unbelievable dreams through original choreography.
The Artistic Director and the dancers draw their inspiration from various dance styles such as classical ballet, contemporary dance, traditional folk dance, ballroom dances, various commercial styles, contact improvisation fusing them with physical theatre, musical theatre, dramatic theatre.
Click here to visit the Ismailova Theatre of Dance
