"Festival of the Masks" - Dance & Drum Conference

It's that time of year again! Diamano Coura West African Dance Company is hosting their 16th Annual Dance & Drum Conference, "Festival of the Masks."

Date: March, 10, 2011 - March, 13, 2011
Location: Malonga Casquelord Center for the Arts
1428 Alice Street, Oakland, CA 94612

Dance workshops are $15/class

Date: Thursday March 10, 2011

• Babacar N'Diaye (Senegal) 6:00PM-7:30PM
• N'Deye Gueye (Senegal) - 7:35PM-9:05PM

Date: Friday March 11, 2011

• High School Workshop-Ibrahima Diouf 12:00-1:30PM
• Mouminatou Camara (Guinea) 5:00PM-6:30PM
• Ousseynou Kouyate (Senegal) - 6:35PM-8:05PM
• Mabiba Baegne (Congo) - 8:10PM-9:40PM

Party Party Party - African Dance and Drum Tanneber hosted at the Old Geoffery's 410 14th Street, Downtown Oakland. 9pm to 2am
$7 in adv/ $10 at door

Date: Saturday March 12, 2011

• Yeni Lucero -Zumba Workout 9:00am to 10:00am
• Mouminatou Camara- (Guinea)10AM to 11:30am
• Djenaba Sako (Mali) - 11:35AM to 1:05pm
• Muisi Kongo (Congo) - 1:10PM-2:40PM
• Mareme Faye (Senegal) - 2:45PM to 4:15PM
• Youssouff Koumbassa (Guinea)- 4:20PM-5:20PM

Saturday night performance will be held at Laney College, 900 Fallon Street, Oakland 8pm. Tickets will be available during the conference.

Date: Sunday March 13, 2011

• Youssouff Koumbassa (Guinea) 9:30AM-11:00AM
• Djeneba Sako (Mali)- 11:05AM- 12:35PM
• Mareme Faye (Senegal) 12:40PM - 2:10PM
• Nimely Napla/Naomi Diouf (Liberia) - 2:15PM-3:45PM (different studio)
• Portsha Jefferson (Haiti) -2:15PM-3:45PM (different studio)
• Mabiba Baegne (Congo)- 3:50PM-5:20PM
• Babacar N'Diaye & N'Deye Gueye (Senegal) - 5:25PM-6:55PM

Call (510) 733-1077 email diamanoc@aol.com, or visit their website at www.diamanocoura.org for conference and show information.