ShowcaseDays of the Dead
DIVERSE TRADITIONS OF MOURNING AND REMEMBRANCE
Ancestral photos, part of Tell Us Your Traditions. Photo: Katrina Jeffries
ABOUT THE PROJECT
In August 2008 BAC Folk Arts initiates a year-long project called Days of the Dead in Brooklyn (DODB). The primary goal of the project is to heighten public awareness of Brooklyn-based community and family arts practices related to mourning and remembrance. Public programs including performances, lecture-demos, and symposia will be presented at a range of venues throughout 2008-2009.Generally death and dying in the United States are ignored, denied or treated with a somber sense of privacy and isolation. But in traditional communities death is often addressed with directness and understanding because the means of mourning are readily available in various arts practices.
TELL US YOUR TRADITIONS
BAC Folk Arts invites Brooklynites to share their knowledge of local traditions to enhance the scope of DODB. Click here to learn how to "tell us your traditions."
In August 2008 BAC Folk Arts initiates a year-long project called Days of the Dead in Brooklyn (DODB). The primary goal of the project is to heighten public awareness of Brooklyn-based community and family arts practices related to mourning and remembrance. Public programs including performances, lecture-demos, and symposia will be presented at a range of venues throughout 2008-2009.Generally death and dying in the United States are ignored, denied or treated with a somber sense of privacy and isolation. But in traditional communities death is often addressed with directness and understanding because the means of mourning are readily available in various arts practices.
TELL US YOUR TRADITIONS
BAC Folk Arts invites Brooklynites to share their knowledge of local traditions to enhance the scope of DODB. Click here to learn how to "tell us your traditions."
SPRING EVENTS
Sunday, March 1, 2-5pm
Dancing the Dead, 6th Annual Folk Feet Traditional Dance Showcase
Dance traditions of China, Korea, Grenada, India, and more. Featuring Aeilushi Mistry, Dean Maitland,Euston James, Iv•n Dominguez, Vongku Pak, Brooklyn Chinese-American Association Senior Dance Group, and Erhan Yildirim.
Whitman Theater, Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College (BCBC), 2900 Campus Rd. and Hillel Pl.
Friday, April 10, 5:30-8:30pm
Sacred Hearts and St. Stephen Church Virgin of Sorrows Procession
Join BAC folklorist Kay Turner for the annual Italian Catholic street procession re-enacting Mary's mourning of the dead Christ. 20 participant limit.
*$30/person (includes dinner). Visit our website between March 15 and April 5 to purchase your space online. First come, first served.
Thursday, April 23, 6-8pm
Waking the Dead: Afro-Caribbean Funerary Expressions
Traditional artists, scholars, and funeral directors explore pan-Caribbean mourning traditions.
Brooklyn Public Library, Flatbush Branch (CLCC) 22 Linden Blvd. (near Flatbush Ave.)
Wednesday, May 20, 7-8:30pm
Undertaking Death: A Conversation with Brooklyn Funeral Directors
Local undertakers provide insight into the folklore of death and remembrance as practiced in Brooklyn's diverse communities, including Russian, Polish, Lebanese, and Dominican.
Brooklyn Public Library, Grand Army Plaza, Dweck Auditorium
All programs are FREE
*Except where noted
Sunday, March 1, 2-5pm
Dancing the Dead, 6th Annual Folk Feet Traditional Dance Showcase
Dance traditions of China, Korea, Grenada, India, and more. Featuring Aeilushi Mistry, Dean Maitland,Euston James, Iv•n Dominguez, Vongku Pak, Brooklyn Chinese-American Association Senior Dance Group, and Erhan Yildirim.
Whitman Theater, Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College (BCBC), 2900 Campus Rd. and Hillel Pl.
Friday, April 10, 5:30-8:30pm
Sacred Hearts and St. Stephen Church Virgin of Sorrows Procession
Join BAC folklorist Kay Turner for the annual Italian Catholic street procession re-enacting Mary's mourning of the dead Christ. 20 participant limit.
*$30/person (includes dinner). Visit our website between March 15 and April 5 to purchase your space online. First come, first served.
Thursday, April 23, 6-8pm
Waking the Dead: Afro-Caribbean Funerary Expressions
Traditional artists, scholars, and funeral directors explore pan-Caribbean mourning traditions.
Brooklyn Public Library, Flatbush Branch (CLCC) 22 Linden Blvd. (near Flatbush Ave.)
Wednesday, May 20, 7-8:30pm
Undertaking Death: A Conversation with Brooklyn Funeral Directors
Local undertakers provide insight into the folklore of death and remembrance as practiced in Brooklyn's diverse communities, including Russian, Polish, Lebanese, and Dominican.
Brooklyn Public Library, Grand Army Plaza, Dweck Auditorium
All programs are FREE
*Except where noted
Days of the Dead in Brooklyn is made possible with major support from National Endowment for the Arts, Con Edison, and NYS Tribute Foundation. BAC Folk Feet traditional dance programs are supported by Mertz Gilmore Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation, and The New York Community Trust.
Additional support is provided by New York State Council on the Arts, the Brooklyn Delegations of the New York State Senate and New York State Assembly, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, and New York City Council and its Brooklyn Delegation.More from Days of the Dead:
Interviews with Brooklyn Funeral Directors
Ron Ceraso, Director Ceraso-Genneralli Funeral Home Bensonhurst, Brooklyn Event: Days of the Dead in Brooklyn Prayers for the Dead Congregation Beth Elohim Rotunda November 23, 2008 Vi... more
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