Palaver Strings: Dancing Home – Freeport, ME

Palaver Strings: Dancing Home – Freeport, ME

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Don’t miss this upcoming 2024 Local Event in Freeport, ME. Happening on Friday, September 27, 2024 at Meetinghouse Arts. Doors open at 7:00 PM.

Dancing Home explores themes of heritage, belonging, displacement, and resilience through the lens of dance.

Photo credit Titilayo Ayangade.

Dancing Home explores themes of heritage, belonging, displacement, and resilience through the lens of dance. At the heart of this program is the world premiere of ḥawwāsh by Kareem Roustom. Inspired by the ḥawwāsh, or lead dancer of a traditional dabke dance, this piece allows any musician to lead the ensemble at any given moment, sharing fluid leadership through physical and sonic cues. This program also features Palaver’s arrangement of Bartok’s Romanian Dances, original fiddle tunes by Palaver violinist Maya French, and Kinan Azmeh’s Syrian Dances, commissioned by Palaver in 2022. Dancing Home celebrates social dance as a meeting place for tradition and innovation, and a vehicle for building resilience, joy, and trust.

Repertoire: Dabke (2013) – Kareem Roustom
Romanian Folk Dances (1915) – Bela Bartok arr. Alexander Goodin + Lysander Jaffe
Syrian Dances (commissioned by Palaver Strings, 2023) – Kinan Azmeh
ḥawwāsh (commissioned by Palaver Strings, 2024) – Kareem Roustom
moth (commissioned by Palaver Strings, 2024) – Maya French/Jamie Oshima

Friday, September 27, 2024 @ 7:00 PM. Doors open at 6:30 PM. Tickets are $30 in advance, $35 at the door. Student tickets are $15.

Palaver Strings is a musician-led string ensemble and nonprofit organization based in Portland, ME. For ten years, our mission has been to strengthen and inspire community through music. In our musician-led model, Palaver’s musicians share artistic and administrative leadership, guided by a passion for engaging new audiences, addressing social justice issues, and amplifying underrepresented voices. Learn more at www.palaverstrings.org.

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Event ID - 1000934069747

Event Venue - Meetinghouse Arts

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Date And Time

Friday, September 27th, 2024 @ 07:00 PM
 

Venue

Meetinghouse Arts
 

Location

40 Main Street, Freeport, ME 04032
 

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Concert or PerformancePerforming & Visual Arts
 

Event Category

ME

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