In preparation for a performance of religious candomblé dance, Brazilian artist Rita Silva blesses the audience with incense. Photo: Hazel Hankin
In preparation for a performance of religious candomblé dance, Brazilian artist Rita Silva blesses the audience with incense. Photo: Hazel Hankin
For over 100 years the annual July Feast of St. Paulinus and Our Mother of Mt. Carmel in Williamsburg has centered on “dancing the giglio,” a 5 story tall tower and 10 piece brass band carried by 125 men of the parish. Photo: Kay Turner
BAC Folk Arts is made possible, in part, with public funds and private funds from American Express; Con Edison; Baisley Powell Elebash Fund; Mertz Gilmore Foundation; Rockefeller Brothers Fund; The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation; The New York Community Trust; The New York State Music Fund, established by the New York State Attorney General at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors; and National Endowment for the Arts.
BAC programs are made possible, in part, with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, New York City Council and its Brooklyn Delegation.Ahlan wa Sahlan! Welcome to Brooklyn Maqam Arab Music Festival, featuring local musicians, bands, and dancers presenting Arab music traditions from Egypt, Yemen, Israel, Tunisia, Palestine, Iraq, Moro... more
The terms “folk” and “traditional” describe the artists and art forms that our programming supports. Few of the traditional artists we work with have ever received formal training; most learn by obser... more
Traditional dance is one of the least served areas of the arts in the United States. As a result, many traditional dance groups lack sufficient funding and remain unknown. To address this problem, in ... more
The following is a list of useful websites: Here are some helpful links to folk arts research, grants, publications, organizations and information about specific artists and art forms. Americ... more