Dandha da Hora is a master dancer and teacher, and a member of the Ilê Aiyê, one of Brazil’s most important musical and cultural institutions, founded in 1974. Through Afro Diasporic songs and dance, this performance will invoke the intersecting struggles for freedom between Bahia and the United States.

This event is organized as part of Explode! Platform’s site-specific installation’s "Passagem" (2024) featured in "Seeing through Stone" at the Institute of the Arts and Sciences. Founded by Cláudio Bueno and João Simões in Brazil, Explode! Platform operates at the intersections of art, pedagogy, and social justice. Cláudio Bueno, from São Paulo, Brazil, is a professor in the Art Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz. João Simões, from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is an artist, curator, researcher, and designer.

The Institute of the Arts and Sciences is pleased to participate in Santa Cruz’s First Friday Art Tour. Admission is always free.

Learn more here: https://ias.ucsc.edu/event/first-friday-at-the-institute-of-the-arts-and-sciences-12/