With support from the California Arts Council, Cheza Nami Foundation will launch a series of movement dancing and drumming community engagement workshops based on the traditions of African and her Diaspora in cities across the Bay Area from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024. Funds from the CAC Impact Grant will allow us to both publicize these workshops to underserved communities and keep the workshops free for all to participate and compensate participating artists equitably.
We offer activities to community organizations, schools and corporations while addressing educational and social needs that help foster community building, global citizenship and personal enrichment through our core programs:
Cultural Arts and Learning (CAL) school assemblies for K-12, Drumming & Dancing Workshops – in-school and in-community workshops, Community engagement Drum Circles, Summer Camps for k-12 youth, Community arts programs for hand on engagement in center of learning on public community spaces, Taste of Africa Festival – Cheza Nami’s signature annual extravaganza and community celebration of African art, food music and dance, Essence Production: Cheza Nami’s music and dance production that celebrates the oneness of humankind through music and dance that brings together local master artists to collaborate on fresh works for public presentation annually.

