~RARA Tou Limen Season Schedule~
info: raratoulimen@gmail.com | 510.967.1760

Join Rara Tou Limen and the Bay Area Community in representing the rich cultural traditions of Haiti, through educational platforms and performance.

2019

JAN 13 | Rara Tou Limen presents: The White Party 2018: New Year. New Energy. New Beginnings.
The Humanist Hall | 390 27th Street, Oakland
2pm-7pm | $25


JAN 28 | Haitian Dance Workshop
with Portsha Jefferson
Silver Creek High School, San Jose
*Sponsored by the French & English Department


MARCH 1 | "Explorations in Haitian Dance"
Haitian Dance Workshop with Portsha Jefferson
UC Berkeley Department of Theater, Dance and Performance Studies
12pm-2pm | Bancroft Dance Studio


MARCH 7/8 | Diamano Coura West African Dance Company present: 24th Annual Collage des Cultures Africaines:
Dance Workshops + Performances
The Malonga Center for the Arts, 3rd Flr, Studio E


APR 14 | Portsha's Birthday Dance Class/Celebration!
The Malonga Center for the Arts | 1428 Alice Street, Oakland
Studio A - 3rdflr | $14


MAY 5 | Alaso, Kouzen Zaka! Dance + Song Workshop honoring Zaka, patron Spirit of Agriculture
The Malonga Center for the Arts | 1428 Alice Street, Oakland
Studio A - 3rd Flr $15


MAY 18 | DANCING SPIRITS: Female Lwa Embodied Through Movement, Song, Writing & Ritual - "FruitFULL Flow"
Dancing Spirit #5 - Kouzin
Ellen Webb Studio, 2822 Union Street | Oakland
7pm-10pm | $30


JUNE 8 | Omnira Institute presents: Ritual of Remembrance
Lake Merrit Boathouse Picnic Area
562 Bellevue Ave., OAK | 11am-1pm

JULY 11, 18, 25 | Oakland to BENIN!
Haitian Dance Workshop Series
Thursday's | 6pm-7:30pm
The Malonga Casquelourd Center | 3rd flr, Studio E
Offering: $20 *all proceeds to benefit Portsha’s upcoming research/cultural exchange trip to Benin, West Africa ~ August 2019


JULY 12-14 | RTL Presents: Dancing Spirits
Women's Dance + Wellness Retreat -
featuring Haitian, Cuban & Brazilian Dance
PRIVATE location in Sonoma CA.
Dance. Ritual. Song. Release. Heal. Nature.


AUG 3-18 | RTL Vodou Voyage: Destination Benin & Togo!


SEPT 20-22 | Rara Tou Limen presents: RASANBLE! Haitian Arts & Culture Festival (10)
A celebration of Haitian Culture featuring celebrated local/national Haitian Artists .... 
 * Master Folkloric Dance Workshops * Drum Circle * Vodou Song Class * Marketplace *Performance*Haitian Cuisine* Lecture * Photo Exhibition * Altar Installations *


OCT 5 | Feet of Rhythm + Rara Tou Limen present:
A Haitian Folkloric Dance Workshop with
Nadia Dieudonne & Portsha T. Jefferson
6PM-9PM
Workshop Fee: $25
AbunDance Academy of the Arts
90 Sullivan Place Brooklyn, NY 11225


NOV 10 | FET GEDE (16)
Haitian Day of the Dead Celebration
The Humanist Hall
2pm-7pm | $25
Dance. Song. Prayer. Ritual. Potluck.

2018

 JAN 14 | Rara Tou Limen presents: The White Party 2018: New Year. New Energy. New Beginnings.
The Humanist Hall | 390 27th Street, Oakland
2pm-7pm | $20


JAN 19 | Haitian Dance Workshops
with Portsha Jefferson
Lick-Wilmerdine High School, SF
*Sponsored by the Performance Arts Department (Dance)


JAN 27 | RTL Vodou Voyage: Destination CUBA - Photo Exhibit & Documentary Premiere
Joyce Gordon Gallery | 406 14th Street, Oakland
Photo Exhibit- 1pm-4pm
Photo Exhibit, Performances, Documentary - 5pm-10pm | $15


FEB 10 | ENGAGE: Beyond Feathers & Glitter
Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD), SF
10am-5pm


MARCH 24 | DANCING SPIRITS: Female Lwa Embodied Through Movement, Song, Writing & Ritual - "Anba Dlo" -
(Beneath The Water)
Dancing Spirit #1 - La Sirene
Ellen Webb Studio, 2822 Union Street | Oakland
7pm-9m | $25


APR 15 | Portsha's Birthday Dance Class/Celebration!
The Malonga Center for the Arts | 1428 Alice Street, Oakland
Studio A - 3rdflr | $12


APR 28 | DANCING SPIRITS: Female Lwa Embodied Through Movement, Song, Writing & Ritual - "Lanmou" (Love)
Dancing Spirit #2 - Ezili Freda Dahomey
Ellen Webb Studio, 2822 Union Street | Oakland
7pm-9m | $25


MAY 5 | Rara Tou Limen & Grupo Mbele present NAGO! Percussion Workshop
Nagó of Guantanamo (drum & song)
Nagó of Haiti (drum & song) | 4pm-7pm
Location:
280 Elysian Fields Dr
Cost: $20 (both sessions)


MAY 6 | Alaso, Kouzen Zaka! Dance + Song Workshop honoring Zaka, patron Spirit of Agriculture
The Malonga Center for the Arts | 1428 Alice Street, Oakland
Studio A - 3rd Flr $15

 MAY 18-20 | 2nd Annual Ha Mbongui African Dance Conference
*Haitian Folkloric With Portsha | Friday, May 18 | 5:30pm-7pm
The Tannery Arts Center | Santa Cruz, CA.


MAY 19 | DANCING SPIRITS: Female Lwa Embodied Through Movement, Song, Writing & Ritual - "Salye Manman" -
(Salute The Mother)
Dancing Spirit #3 - Ezili Danto
Ellen Webb Studio, 2822 Union Street | Oakland
7pm-9m | $25


JUNE 4-8 | Caribbean Studies Association
Annual Conference 2018
Havana, Cuba


JUNE 23 | DANCING SPIRITS: Female Lwa Embodied Through Movement, Song, Writing & Ritual - "Racine" - (Roots)
Dancing Spirit #4 - Manbo Ayizan
Ellen Webb Studio, 2822 Union Street | Oakland
7pm-9m | $25


AUG 1-3 | Mark Foehringer's  Conservatory for Contemporary Dance Arts (CCDA) - Summer Intensive Boot Camp
San Jose State University, Dance Department


AUG 5-14 | RTL Vodou Voyage: Destination NOLA!


SEPT 21-23 | Rara Tou Limen presents: RASANBLE! Haitian Arts & Culture Festival (9)
A celebration of Haitian Culture featuring celebrated local/national Haitian Artists .... 
 * Master Folkloric Dance Workshops * Drum Circle * Vodou Song Class * Marketplace *Vendors* Performance*Haitian Cuisine* Lecture *


OCT 9 -12 | Neustadt Literary Festival
Oklahoma University | Featured Guest & Keynote Speaker:
Edwidge Danticat
Panel Discussions, Lectures, Book Signings, Performances Master Haitian Dance + Drum Workshops with Rara Tou Limen (RTL)


OCT 13 | Life is Living Festival
"Africa in Oakland" Dance Zone
Haitian Dance with Portsha - 4:30-5:20
Defremery Park, West Oakland


NOV 11 | FET GEDE (15)
Haitian Day of the Dead Celebration
The Humanist Hall
2pm-7pm | $20
*song class * dance workshop * potluck *

2017

JAN 22 | Rara Tou Limen presents: The White Party 2017: New Year. New Energy. New Beginnings.
The Humanist Hall | 390 27th Street, Oakland
2pm-7pm | $20


MARCH 11 | RTL Photo Shoot - To Get Her: There
The Indigenous Tea House, Oak - 6pm


MARCH 17 | "Explorations in Haitian Dance"
Haitian Dance Workshop with Portsha Jefferson
UC Berkeley Department of Theater, Dance and Performance Studies
12pm-2pm | Bancroft Dance Studio


MARCH 20 | Haitian Dance Workshops
with Portsha Jefferson
Lick-Wilmerdine High School, SF
*Sponsored by the Performance Arts Department (Dance)



APR 6-7 | Cultural Immersion Dance Workshops
with Portsha Jefferson
St. Mary's College High School
1294 Albina Avenue, Peralta Park, Berkeley, CA
9am-12pm


APR 7 | Night in Haiti
San Leandro Public Library | 7pm-8:30pm
300 Estudillo Ave. San Leandro, CA.
Enjoy a family friendly night of Haitian dance, music and art.
FREE!


APR 9 | Portsha's Birthday Dance Class/Celebration!
The Malonga Center for the Arts | 1428 Alice Street, Oakland
Studio A - 3rdflr | $12


MAY 7 | Alaso, Kouzen Zaka! Dance + Song Workshop honoring Zaka, patron Spirit of Agriculture
The Malonga Center for the Arts | 1428 Alice Street, Oakland
Studio A - 3rd Flr $15


MAY 18 | RTL "FUN"raiser for CUBA! (1)
Haitian Flag Day Celebration/Rara Workshop!
Bliss Fitness and Health
4268 Broadway | Oakland
7pm-8:30pm
Donation: $20 *ALL proceeds to benefit RTL's Vodou Voyage: Destination CUBA!


MAY 29 | San Francisco Carnaval Grand Parade
9:30 AM - 24th & Bryant [To proceed in the Mission District]
Guest Parade Judge: Portsha Jefferson, Artistic Director, RTL

JUNE 9 | RTL "FUN"raiser for CUBA! (2)
Friday Night Dance Groove! (1)
Afrobeat. Rara/Kanaval. Racine (roots) music and more!
Bliss Fitness and Health
4268 Broadway | Oakland
7:15pm-8:45pm
Donation: $20 *ALL proceeds to benefit RTL's Vodou Voyage: Destination CUBA!


JUNE 22 | A Celebration of Katherine Dunham
Ashkenaz Music and Dance Center
1317 San Pablo Ave.
Berkeley, CA
$20 | 7pm


JUNE 25 |  RTL "FUN"raiser for CUBA! (3)
Cuban Haitian/Haitian Folkloric Dance Workshop with
Cheo Rojas Ramirez & Portsha T. Jefferson
The Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts
2pm-4pm | $20


July 7 | RTL "FUN"raiser for CUBA! (4)
Friday Night Dance Groove! (2)
Afrobeat. Rara/Kanaval. Racine (roots) music and more!
Bliss Fitness and Health
4268 Broadway | Oakland
7:15pm-8:45pm
Donation: $20 *ALL proceeds to benefit RTL's Vodou Voyage: Destination CUBA!


AUG 1-4| Mark Foehringer's  Conservatory for Contemporary Dance Arts (CCDA) - Summer Intensive Boot Camp
San Jose State University, Dance Department


AUG 4-13 | Vodou Voyage: RTL in CUBA!


SEPT 1 | 7th Anual Kikulu Kia Nza
Dance and Drum Conference
Tannery World Dance and Cultural Center
1060 River St. Santa Cruz, CA
*note - Haitian Folkloric Dance with Portsha 8/1, 7pm
Conference August 31-September 4


SEPT 15-17 | Rara Tou Limen presents: RASANBLE! Haitian Arts & Culture Festival (8)
A celebration of Haitian Culture featuring celebrated local/national Haitian Artists .... 
 * Master Folkloric Dance Workshops * Drum Circle * Vodou Song Class * Marketplace *Vendors* Performance*Haitian Cuisine*
*Fashion Show* Report Back/Documentary - To Get Her There: RTL Vodou Voyage. Destination: CUBA!


OCT 14 | Life is Living "Africa in Oakland" Dance Zone


NOV 5| FET GEDE (14)
Haitian Day of the Dead Celebration
The Humanist Hall
2pm-7pm | $20
*song class * dance workshop * potluck *

2016

JAN 17 | Rara Tou Limen presents: The White Party 2016: New Year. New Energy. New Beginnings.
The Humanist Hall | 390 27th Street, Oakland
2pm-7pm | $20


JAN 23-24 | Dance Brigade's Dance Mission Theater presents:
D.I.R.T Festival 2016 - Dance In Revolting(ing) Times
Dance Mission Theater | 3316 24th Street, SF
8pm | Tix: $25-30


FEB 9 | Haitian Dance Workshops with Portsha Jefferson
Lick-Wilmerding High School, SF
*Sponsored by the Performance Arts Department (Dance)


MARCH 16-30 | Haiti 2016: Cultural Exchange Trip
Hosted by: Daniel "Brav" Brevil [more info]


APR 10 | Portsha's Birthday Dance Class/Celebration!
The Malonga Center for the Arts | 1428 Alice Street, Oakland
Studio A - 3rdflr | $12


APR 12 | Haitian Folkloric Dance, Music & Song Workshop with Portsha Jefferson & Daniel Brevil
Sonoma State University
10am-12pm | Location: PE1
*Sponsored by the Department of Modern Languages & Literatures, The Department of Theater Arts and Dance, The School of Arts & Humanities


APR 14 | Daniel "Brav" Brevil at Cuba Caribe Dance & Music Festival
Lecture/Drum Demonstration: Haitian traditional drumming and its connection to Cuba 
Museum of the African Diaspora, 685 Mission St, SF
7pm


APR 23 | SF Carnaval King & Queen Competition 2016
Brava Theater | 2781 24th Street, SF
7pm


MAY 14 | Francophone Charter School of Oakland Gala
Oakland, CA. 7pm


MAY 15 | Alaso, Kouzen Zaka! Dance + Song Workshop honoring Zaka, patron Spirit of Agriculture
The Malonga Center for the Arts | 1428 Alice Street, Oakland
Studio A - 3rd Flr $15

JUNE 23 | ANBA DLO Dance Workshop & Fundraiser
June 23rd | 7:30pm-9:30pm
The Malonga Casquelord Center for the Arts
1428 Alice Street, Oakland CA. Studio E

Offering: $20
ALL proceeds will benefit RTL's upcoming trip to Montreal Canada, August 10 -14



JULY 2-13 | Vinn Pran Baget Dance Retreat - JACMEL, HAITI
Hosted by: Dieufel Lamisere
*Folkloric Dance Workshops, Kreyol Language Class, Music Classes, Beach Excursions. Visit www.dancetosavelives.com for retreat schedule and fees. *Portsha T. Jefferson (Guest Dance Instructor)


JULY 22-24 | Rara Tou Limen presents: RASANBLE! Haitian Arts & Culture Festival (7)
A celebration of Haitian Culture featuring celebrated local/national Haitian Artists .... 
 * Master Folkloric Dance Workshops * Drum Circle * Vodou Song Class * Marketplace *Vendors* Performance*  Cultural Exchange 2016 Report Back * Haitian Cuisine* *Fashion Show*


AUG 1-5 | Mark Foehringer's  Conservatory for Contemporary Dance Arts (CCDA) - Summer Intensive Boot Camp
San Jose State University, Dance Department


AUG 10-15 | RTL goes to Montreal!
Mapou Ginen presents: TWA featuring Rara Tou Limen & SOLE
Performance: August 13
Dance + Drum Workshop with RTL: August 14


OCT 1 | Mills College Concert Series
Rara Tou Limen presents:
Dancing Spirits: A Night of Traditional Haitian Drum, Dance & Ritual Theater
8pm | Mills College/Littlefield Concert Hall
Ticket info: https://www.boxofficetickets.com/bot/wa/event?id=314453
*sponsored by The Mills College Music Department and the Center for Contemporary Music

OCT 23 | African Arts Festival
Presented by: Duniya Dance Company
Jerry Garcia Amphitheater, John McLaren Park, SF
12pm-4pm | FREE!


NOV 6 | FET GEDE (13)
Haitian Day of the Dead Celebration
The Humanist Hall
2pm-7pm | $20
*song class * dance workshop * potluck *


NOV 19 | The 50 cent Tabernacle - Dance Workshop Series
Haitian Folkloric with Portsha Jefferson 
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, SF
11am-12pm | Cost: 50 CENTS!

2015

FEB 1 | Rara Tou Limen presents: The White Party 2015: New Year. New Energy. New Beginnings.
Omni Commons - 4799 Shattuck Ave. Oakland
2pm-6pm $20


FEB 14 | Black History Month Celebration
Berkeley Library, 5pm | FREE!


FEB 26 | Black History Month Dance Celebration Workshop
Haitian Folkloric with Portsha Jefferson
New World Ballet
3273 Airway Dr. Suite D | Santa Rosa, CA 95403 (707) 536 - 9523
7:30pm-9pm *$15


MARCH 6 | Spirited Sequins: Danbala & Ayida Wedo
Craft Party
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/spirited-sequins-danbala-ayida-wedo-craft-party-tickets-15723681956


MARCH 14 |  RTL in Haiti Report Back!
Documentary. Q & A. Youth Dance + Drum Performances. Lakou Souvenance Tribute. Haitian Cuisine. Vendors.
Eastside Arts Alliance
2277 International Blvd. OAK. 94606 - 7pm

***DONATION BASED - pay what you can!
ALL Donations will go towards RTL’s Kanaval 2015 contingent.


MARCH 17 | $hamrockin'
Happy Hour Celebration honoring St. Patrick: runaway slave, patron of engineers, and Los San Patricios: the Irish Battalion that fought for Mexican Independence.

SomaR Bar, 1727 Telegraph Ave. Oakland | 6pm-8pm
* benifiting Youth Together's One Land One People youth centers.


MARCH 21 | RTL Group Kanaval 2015 Rehearsals Begin! (SF)
Dance Mission Theater, 4pm-6pm - $12


MARCH 22 | RTL Kanaval Kick-Off Party with The Bay’s premiere Haitian Party King, DJ Dynamic!
The Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts
Studio A, 2nd Floor - 2pm-4pm *$15

APR 10 | Portsha's B-Day Celebration + RTL Kanaval Fundraiser | AU Lounge, 9pm


APR 12 | RTL Group Kanaval 2015 Rehearsals Begin! (OAKLAND) In the Groove Studio | 366 Grand Ave. OAK.


APR 25 | Dance Your Way Festival
El Cerrito High School, 9am - 12:30pm


MAY 24 |  San Francisco Carnaval Grand Parade
9:30 AM - 24th & Bryant [To proceed in the Mission District]


JUNE 13 | SKIN presents: Mizik Se Lanmou
featuring Rara Tou Limen + RTL Kanaval Group 2015
Hosted by Miss Candi
Brix
581 5th St. OAK
9pm - 2am / 21+/$5 Before 10pm / $10 After

Info: http://www.skinworldwide.net/
Tix: http://musicislove.brownpapertickets.com/


JULY 4-13 | Vin Pran Baget Dance Retreat - JACMEL, HAITI
Hosted by: Dieufel Lamisere
Folkloric Dance Workshops, Kreyol Language Class, Music Classes, Beach Excursions. Visit www.dancetosavelives.com for retreat schedule and fees.


JULY 31 - AUG 2 | Rara Tou Limen presents: RASANBLE! Haitian Arts & Culture Festival 6
A celebration of Haitian Culture featuring celebrated local/national Haitian Artists .... 
 * Master Folkloric Dance Workshops * Drum Circle * Vodou Song Class * Marketplace *Vendors* Performance* Documentary * RTL in Haiti Reportback * Haitian Cuisine*


AUG 3-7 | Mark Foehringer's  Conservatory for Contemporary Dance Arts (CCDA) - Summer Intensive Boot Camp
San Jose State University, Dance Department


SEPT 6 | 5th Annual Pan African Family Reunion
Mosswood Park
3612 Webster St, Oakland, California 94609
FREE!

OCT 10 | Life is Living Festival
"Radical Ancestry"
Yuerba Buena Center for the Arts, SF 8pm


OCT 23 | Wedding


NOV 1 | FET GEDE (12)
Haitian Day of the Dead is HERE! Celebrating our 12th year!
*song class * dance workshop * potluck *

2014

JAN 5 | Rara Tou Limen presents: The White Party 2014: New Year. New Energy. New Beginnings.
The Malonga Casquelourd c.f.a | 2nd fl Oakland, 94612
1428 Alice Street | 2p-3:30p $12 offering ** Please wear WHITE **


JAN 31 - FEB 1 | Winter Dance Concert: Body Talk '14
Branson School - The Jewett Family Theater
7pm. Ticket info: tickets@branson.org


FEB 28- MARCH 1 | Black Choreographers Festival
Laney College - 900 Fallon Street, OAK
http://www.bcfhereandnow.com


APR 10 - 24 | Haiti: Cultural Exchange Trip 2014
Hosted by Daniel "Brav" Brevil [click here for more info]


MAY 4 | Alaso, Kouzen Zaka!
Dance + Song Workshop honoring Zaka, patron Spirit of Agriculture
The Malonga Casquelourd c.f.a | 2nd fl Oakland, 94612
1428 Alice Street | 2p - 4p $15 offering


MAY 18 | Haitian Flag Day Celebration | RARA!
The Malonga Casquelourd c.f.a | 2nd fl Oakland, 94612
1428 Alice Street | 2p - 4p $15 offering


JUNE 1 | RTL's 10th Anniversary Celebration + Haiti Fundraiser #rtl10
SOMAR BAR 1727 Telegraph Ave.
Oakland, CA. 94612
7pm-10pm - Donations appreciated!


JUNE 14 | Spring Forward Concert
Mark Foehringer & Consevatory for Contemporary Dance Arts
Zohar Dance Theater, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto
8pm. Tickets: $20

JUNE 23- AUG 15 | Explorations in Haitian Folkloric Dance
University California, Berkeley - MWF 2pm-4:30pm [Bancroft Studio]
Department of Theater, Dance & Performance Studies
[summer.berkeley.edu]


AUG 4-8 | Mark Foehringer's  Conservatory for Contemporary Dance Arts (CCDA) - Summer Intensive Boot Camp
San Jose State University


AUG 8-10 | Rara Tou Limen presents:
RASANBLE! Haitian Arts and Culture Festival 5
A celebration of Haitian Culture featuring celebrated local/national Haitian Artists .... 
*Film/ Documentaries * Kreyol Language Class * Haitian Cuisine * Lectures/Presentations * Master Folkloric Dance Workshops * Drum Circle * Vodou Song Class * Marketplace * Art Benefit * Gallery * Vendors*


AUG 17 - 18 | Kosmos Music & Dance Camp
Please visit http://www.kosmoscamp.com for a complete schedule of classes [Haitian Folkloric offered on 8/17 & 8/18]


AUG 20 - SEPT 3 | From the Bay to Haiti! 
RTL Cultural Exchange
Port-au-Prince, Jacmel, Leogane  -  dance classes* lectures* beach excursions* vodou ceremonies* performance*


NOV 3 | FET GEDE - (11) 
Haitian Day of the Dead is HERE! Celebrating our 11th year!
*song class * dance workshop * potluck *
2pm-7pm | $20
The Omni Commons
4799 Telegraph Ave.
Oakland, CA

DEC 11 - Tune-yards
*Opening Act for Merrill Garbus & Tune-yards
FOX Theater, 1807 Telegraph Ave. Oakland
8pm. Tickets: $30

2013

JAN 6 | "The White Party" - 1st 2013 class offering
The Malonga Casquelourd c.f.a | 2nd fl Oakland, 94612
1428 Alice Street | 2p-3:30p $12 offering ** Please wear WHITE **


FEB 7-28 | Dance Workshop Series in Marin
Roco Dance/Fairfax | Thursday Evenings, 6:30pm-8pm
$15 per class * www.rocodance.com


FEB 25-26 | Haitian Dance & Song Workshop with Portsha Jefferson & Daniel Brevil
Sacramento State University: 6000 J ST. Sacramento, Ca.
Yosemite Hall, Rm 187  11am-1pm [Monday] * 1pm-2:50pm [Tuesday] sponsored by Sacramento State 
University Dept. of Theater & Dance


MARCH 9 | Diamano Coura West African Dance Company present: 18th Annual Collage des Cultures Africaines: "Knowledge Keepers"
The Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts Theater
1428 Alice Street 8PM 
www.diamanocoura.org for ticket information


MARCH 10 | RTL Kanaval Kick-Off Party!
Bring your Haiti flags, Bells & Whistles!
The Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts
2pm-3:30pm * $12


MARCH 16 - May 25 | KANAVAL SEASON IS HERE!
Kanaval Dance Rehearsals - In Preparation for SF Carnaval
[click here for rehearsal schedule + registration info]


 MARCH 27- APR 10 | Haiti: Cultural Exchange Trip 2013
Hosted by Daniel "Brav" Brevil [click here for more info]



MAY 26 | San Francisco Carnaval Grand Parade
9:30 AM - 24th & Bryant [To proceed in the Mission District]


JUNE 24 - AUG 16 | Explorations in Haitian Folkloric Dance
University California, Berkeley - MWF 2pm-4:30pm [Bancroft Studio]
Department of Theater, Dance & Performance Studies
[summer.berkeley.edu]


JULY 19-21 | Rara Tou Limen presents:
RASANBLE! Haitian Arts and Culture Festival 4
A celebration of Haitian Culture featuring celebrated local/national Haitian Artists .... 
*Film/ Documentaries * Kreyol Language Course * Haitian Cuisine * Lectures/Presentations * Master Folkloric Dance Workshops * Drum Circle * Vodou Song Class * Marketplace

SEPT 30- OCT 1 | Haitian Dance & Song Workshop with Portsha Jefferson & Daniel Brevil
Sacramento State University: 6000 J ST. Sacramento, Ca.
Yosemite Hall, Rm 187  
11am-1pm [Monday] * 1pm-2:50pm [Tuesday] 
sponsored by Sacramento State 
University Dept. of Theater & Dance



OCT 6 | The 50 cent Tabernacle - Dance Workshop Series
Haitian Folkloric with Portsha Jefferson 
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, SF
11am-12pm | Cost: 50 CENTS!
https://www.facebook.com/events/604989776222890/



OCT 19 | ORIXA Dance Movement + HAITIAN Folkloric Workshop with Rosangela Silvestre & Portsha Jefferson
Discover and study the qualities of the Serpent Oxumare (Brazil) and Danbala Wedo (Haiti)
Dance Mission Theater, SF
1:30pm- 3:30pm - Class Offering: $20 | LIVE Drumming!




OCT 20 | Haiti & Brazil UNITE! 
Performance featuring Rosangela Silvestre, Tika Morgan, Silvestre Technique Participants, and Rara Tou Limen
Dance Mission Theater, SF
7pm


NOV 1 | Oakland Art Murmur| First Friday
Telegraph Ave/Broadway
Performance: 7:30


NOV 3 | FET GEDE - DIZ (10) 
Haitian Day of the Dead is HERE! Celebrating our 10th year!
*song class * dance workshop * potluck *
2pm-6pm | $20
The Humanist Hall
390 27th Street
Oakland, CA


NOV 9 | Imagining Time, Gathering Memory
Day of the Dead Altar Exhibit/Installation
SOMArts Cultural Center, SF
6pm-9m* Admission: $7-10
www.somarts.org

2012

FEB 13 | Haitian Dance & Song Workshop with Portsha Jefferson & Daniel Brevil
Sacramento State University: 6000 J ST. Sacramento, Ca.
Yosemite Hall, Rm 187  11AM-1PM * sponsored by Sacramento State 
University Dept. of Theater & Dance


MARCH 2-12 | Multi-Cultural Drum & Dance Conference
Camp Keanae, Maui
*featuring dance and drum from Guinea, Senegal, Brazil, Cuba, Haiti, Hawaii, Congo and more!

** MARCH 5-8
Portsha Jefferson - Haitian Dance
Daniel Brevil - Haitian Drum Workshop

To register: andy@ymcacampkeanae.org or (808) 248.8758
For more info: Lasensua@gmail.com or (808) 573.3442


MARCH 10 | Diamano Coura West African Dance Company present: 17th Annual Collage des Cultures Africaines: "Knowledge Transporters"
The Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts Theater
1428 Alice Street 8PM 
www.diamanocoura.org for ticket information


MARCH 11 | Diamano Coura 16th Annual Dance & Drum
Conference
Portsha Jefferson (Haitian Dance) - 2:30PM-4PM | $15
The Malonga Casquelourd C.F.A. 
1428 Alice St, Oakland, CA| 3rd Floor, Studio E
*for a complete schedule: www.diamanocoura.org


MARCH 17 - MAY 26 | Kanaval Dance Rehearsals - In Preparation for SF Carnaval
[click link for details]


APRIL 29 | Bay Area National Dance Week - FREE CLASS!
The Malonga Casquelourd C.F.A. 
1428 Alice St, Oakland, CA| 2pm
2nd Floor, Studio A


MAY 27 | San Francisco Carnaval Grand Parade
“Bel KONGO! Celebrating the Power of LOVE. LIFE. TRANSFORMATION!'
9:30 AM - 24th & Bryant [To proceed in the Mission District]

JUNE 6-10 | Kosmos Music and Dance Camp
Dance and Percussion Classes with amazing instructors!
Sonoma County, CA | http://www.kosmoscamp.com


JUNE 16 | Timoun d' Haiti - Children of Haiti presents: Haitian Cultural Festival and Fundraiser
276 East Napa Street, Sonoma CA | 5-9pm
http://www.timoundhaiti.org


JULY 20-22 | Rara Tou Limen presents: RASANBLE! Haitian Arts and Culture Festival 3
A celebration of Haitian Culture featuring celebrated local/national Haitian Artists .... 
*Film/ Documentaries * Kreyol Language Course * Haitian Cuisine * Lectures/Presentations * Master Folkloric Dance Workshops * Drum Circle * Vodou Song Class * Marketplace


SEPT 24 | Haitian Dance & Song Workshop with Portsha Jefferson & Daniel Brevil
Sacramento State University: 6000 J ST. Sacramento, Ca.
Yosemite Hall, Rm 187  11AM-1PM * sponsored by Sacramento State 
University Dept. of Theater & Dance


NOV 2 | Oakland Art Murmur - The Grow Sessions
Telegraph Ave Between 19th and 20th
5pm-10pm | RTL's performance 8:50pm


NOV 11 | FET GEDE NÈF (9)
2p-6p: Redwood Heights Recreation Center: 3883 Aliso Ave. OAK
* Class Offering: $15-20 [sliding scale]


DEC 7 | Parousha's 40th Birthday Celebration
Bissap Baobab Village, SF. 8pm-12am
 

2011

JAN. 2 |  "A White Party" - 1st 2011 class offering
The Malonga Casquelourd c.f.a | 2nd fl Oakland, 94612
1428 Alice Street | 2p-3:30p$12 offering ** Please wear WHITE **


JAN. 16 | SF Ethnic Dance Festival Auditions
Audition Date: Sunday, January 16th, 2011 Audition Time: 5:15pm  Audition Location: Zellerbach Hall, 
University of California, Berkeley Tickets: $10 - FREE for children 12 and under! Includes in and out privilegesall day. Tickets available at the door - CASH only.
www.worldartswest.org for complete audition schedule


JAN. 29 | Second Stage Dance Concert
500 Castro Street | Mountain View | 8PM
Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts | MainStage - $22
Under the artistic direction of Mark Foehringer, TDC, Mountain View’s 
contemporary dance organization for teens, presents works by some of the
Bay Area’s most sought after choreographers as well as faculty works. *Featuring choreography by Portsha Jefferson
 with traditional Haitian music and song by Daniel Brevil & singers of Rara Tou Limen*

FEB. 7 | Haitian Dance & Song Workshop with Portsha Jefferson & Daniel Brevil

Sacramento State University: 6000 J ST. Sacramento, Ca.
Yosemite Hall, Rm 187  11AM-1PM * sponsored by Sacramento State 
University Dept. of Theater & Dance


FEB. 15 | Haitian Dance & Song Workshop with Portsha Jefferson & Daniel Brevil

Sacramento State University: 6000 J ST. Sacramento, Ca.
Yosemite Hall, Rm 187  11AM-1PM * sponsored by Sacramento State 
University Dept. of Theater & Dance

FEB. 17-20* | The Black Choreographer's Festival: Here & Now
ODC Theater, 3153 17th Street, SF
*RTL performs Thursday, Feb. 17 & Saturday, Feb. 19 | 8PM
www.bcfhereandnow.com for complete schedule



FEB. 22 | PASJ Forum Guest  Artist Series - Celebrating Black History Month
The University of San Francisco, 2103 Fulton St., SF
Studio Theater | 6:30 PM
* Sponsored by the Department of Performing Arts & Social Justice


FEB. 24 | Chevron Black History Awareness Celebration
“The Black Diaspora Around the World:  Development, Education, and Advancement”
Chevron Services Company
6101 Bollinger Canyon Road, San Ramon | 11AM

MARCH  12 | COLLAGE: Diamano Coura presents: "Festival of the Masks" Concert
Laney College | 8PM
www.diamanocoura.org for tix info


MARCH 13 | Diamano Coura 16th Annual Dance & Drum Conference
Portsha Jefferson (Haiti) - 2:15PM-3:45PM | $15
The Malonga Casquelourd C.F.A. 
1428 Alice St, Oakland, CA| 3rd Floor, Studio E

APRIL 10 | Rara at the Lake!
Location: The Malonga Center to Lake Merrit 
Meeting place: The Malonga Center | 1428 Alice Street, Oakland @ 4PM
FREE!


APRIL 23 | Rara Tou Limen presents: The Resurrection Dance Theater of Haiti
Master Class * Dance Mission Theater, 3316 24th St. SF
1:30 PM - 3:30PM | $15
[reception to follow]


MAY 1 | Bay Area National Dance Week - FREE CLASS!
The Malonga Casquelourd C.F.A. 
1428 Alice St, Oakland, CA| 2nd Floor, Studio A
2PM


JUNE 19 | Rara Tou Limen presents: 
A Divine SUNDAY Offering: Haiti & Brasil UNITE!
Exploring DANBALA & OXUMARE
featuring: Portsha Jefferson & Special Guest: Regina "Califa" Calloway
2p-3:30p | The Malonga Casquelourd Center 1428 Alice Street 
[2nd Flr, Studio A] Class offering: $12


JULY 1-3 | 33rd Annual San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts | Novellus Theater, 3PM & 8PM
701 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA.
http://www.worldartswest.org/main/home.asp


OCT 8 | Rara Tou Limen presents: Limyè pou Ayiti...Lavi Kontinye!  
[Light for Haiti... Life Continues!] 
Laney College Theater - 8PM
900 Fallon Street | OAK
Advance Tickets - $20 * Door - $25
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/196319

Master Classes with Jeanguy Saintus
Thursday, October 6 | 7PM -8:30PM  *Co-Sponsored by Dimensions Dance Theater
The Malonga Center, Studio C

Sunday, October 9 | 2PM-3:30PM
The Malonga Center, Studio A | $15 per Workshop


OCT 12 | Haitian Dance & Song Workshop with Portsha Jefferson & Daniel Brevil
Sacramento State University: 6000 J ST. Sacramento, Ca.
Yosemite Hall, Rm 187  11AM-12:50PM & 2PM-3:50PM 
* sponsored by Sacramento
State University Dept. of Theater & Dance


NOV 6 | FET GEDE UIT (8) featuring Special Guest! - Nadia Dieudonné | Artistic Director, Feet of Rhythm Haitian Dance Co. 2p-5p: Redwood Heights Recreation Center: 3883 Aliso Ave. OAK
* Class Offering: $15-20 [sliding scale]


NOV 11-13 | Danse Edeyo - Haitian Dance & Drum Workshops with Portsha Jefferson & Daniel Brevil
Washington, DC [various locations]  *sponsored by Rhythm N' Dance
http://www.rhythmndance.com/

SATURDAY| NOV 12

12pm-2pm: KanKouran West African Dance Company

Randall Recreation Center – 820 South Capitol St SW (on the corner of I st and South Capitol St SW), Washington Dc 20001

6pm-8pm: Coyaba Dance Theater
Joe’s Movement Emporium – 3309 Bunker Hill Road, Mount Rainier, MD 20712

SUNDAY | NOV 13

4pm-6pm: Urban Artistry
Dance Bethesda, 8227 Woodmont Ave. #2B, Bethesda MD, 20814

6:30pm-8:30pm: Coyaba Dance Theater
Joe’s Movement Emporium – 3309 Bunker Hill Road, Mount Rainier, MD 20712

2010

JAN 17 | Priye pou Ayiti (Prayers for Haiti) 
RTL cordially invites you to Reflect, Praise and RELEASE! 
Prayer Circle & Movement (Yanvalou) Class to benefit Loved Ones in HaitiInstructors: Portsha Jefferson, Shawn Merriman-Roberts and Colette Eloi
 The Malonga  Casquelourd c.f.a. | 2nd fl Oakland, CA 94612 
1428 Alice Street | 2p-3:30p
 $12 offering | additional donations welcomed

Class proceeds to benefit:
* Congo Square West Kinship Family Fund
Rara Tou Limen: Daniel Brevil Family-H.E.R.E. [Haiti Earthquake Relief Effort]

Community Network Partner:        
*Haiti Emergency Relief Fund - Founder and Haitian Activist, Pierre Labossiere will be in attendance to share info regarding relief efforts in Haiti
& celebrated Artist/choreographer/director El Wah Movement 
* Colette Eloi and Family Fund

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* Please wear WHITE
* Bring a 7day WHITE glass candle(s)


JAN 23 | SF Ethnic Dance Festival Auditions
@ Palace of Fine Arts Theatre, SF
Auditions R OPEN 2 the public! $10 bucks - All day! RTL audition time: 10:55AM


JAN 30 | OAKLAND SPEAKS! Haitian Relief Benefit Concert
@The New Parish 579 18th@San Pablo - Uptown OAK
Welcome @ 8pmDrum Call * Prayer for Haiti * Performances *  Party 


FEB 13 | 6p-10p: Blanche Brown & Petit La Croix present Haiti- Rebuild, Restore, Revitalize: Dance, Music, Song 
ODC Dance Commons, 351 Shotwell St.- SF           
feat/Linda Bayo, Collette Eloi, Portsha Jefferson & Michelle Martin Master Artists from NYC, Mona Estime-Amira  & John Amira


FEB 13 | 8P Mickey Hart's Heartbeat for Haiti
The Fillmore  1805 Geary Blvd San Francisco, CA 415.346-6000| $35 General
feat./Giovanni Hidalgo, Sikiru Adepoju, Rebeca Mauleon, Linda Tillery, Big Head Todd, The Monsters & Amos Lee joined by Rara Tou Limen!
info: http://www.livenation.com/edp/eventId/417869


FEB 26-28 | Black Choreographer's Festival: Wkd III
Next Wave Choreographers Showcase| Rara Tou Limen
*SAT. Feb. 27th Dance Mission Theater 
3316 24th St @ Mission st.| San Francisco, CA


MARCH 13 | COLLAGE: Diamano Coura presents: “Mwangaza – Illumination "Dancing with the keepers of African Music & Dance" 
The Malonga Casquelourd C.F.A. 8p
MAIN Theatre| 1428 Alice St, Oakland, CA
www.diamanoc.org



MARCH 19 CANDLELIGHT SOUL CYPHER -
Spring Equinox/Seed Drive & Benefit for Haiti
Precious Life Wellness Village
2116 Berkeley Way @ Shattuck
Berkeley, CA

MAR-MAY 2010- Rara Tou Limen:
Haitian Kanaval Dance Series
In Preparation for Carnaval Festivities!
Haitian Kanaval with Portsha Jefferson
All Levels welcome - May 18th-27th, 2010       
Thursday:  6:30p-8:00p - drop-ins welcome
www. zambaleta.org  415.341.1333       
2929 19th St San Francisco, CA 94110
        Join Portsha Jefferson & Rara Tou Limen as they celebrate their 5th year collectively representing HAITI in SF Carnaval! . All levels welcomed! *Featuring live music & song with celebrated Haitian drummer, Daniel "Brav" Brevil.  SF Carnaval is Sunday May 30, 2010 | Memorial Weekend,

[see "Projects page" for more info]
APRIL 18 | Oakland Ansanm Pou Ayiti - ALL DAY!
"Oakland Together for Haiti" After the Quake Updates
Humanist Hall - 390 27th St. [betw. Broadway & Telegraph]
Exhibition, Reportbacks: Haiti, Rebuilding, General Hospital, Classes & Performance! 1p-9p| fees: $10-$15

MAY 16th | Haitian Flag Day - Rara at the Lake!
PROCESSION: Meet 4PM- after class at Malonga Center
From the Center to the Lake in celebration, RARA style!

MAY 22 | Malcolm X Jazz Festival - Oakland, CA
11a-7p:San Antonio Park:1600-1698 Foothill Blvd[16th ave]

MAY 30 | Memorial Weekend | Bay Area Carnaval
San Francisco/East Bay

JUNE 12-13 | 32nd Annual SF Ethnic Dance Festival
Rara Tou Limen presents choreo-prayer, "Rebirth"
The Palace of Fine Arts 3301 Lyon St. SF, CA

JULY 23-25 |Rara Tou Limen pesents: RASANBLE!
Oakland, CA | Haitian Arts and Cultural Festival III
A celebration of Haitian Culture featuring celebrated local/national Haitian Artists ....
     *Film/ Documentaries * Kreyol Language Course * Haitian Cuisine * Lectures/Presentations * Master Folkloric Dance Workshops * Master Drum Workshops * Vodou Song Class * Marketplace

SEPT 16 - Oct 21 | Performance Workshop
THURDAYS, September 16 through October 21Workshop will be held at Dance Mission Theater, 3316 24th Street @ Mission, SF.
6:15-7:15 pm (note: there will be at least one Sat. rehearsal) Performance: Saturday, Oct 23 @ 8 pm$80/Six weeks * 

OCT 18 | Haitian Dance & Song Workshop with Portsha Jefferson & Daniel Brevil

Sacramento State University: 6000 J ST. Sacramento, Ca.
Yosemite Hall, Rm 187  11AM-1PM * sponsored by Sacramento State University Dept. of Theater & Dance

OCT 31 | FET GEDE SET (7) Featuring: Special Guest: Emmanuel "Manno" Louis!
2p-6p: Redwood Heights Recreation Center: 3883 Aliso Ave. OAK
* Class Offering: $15-20 [sliding scale]

NOV 1-14 | Rara Tou Limen presents: Rooted in Tradition - Haitian Folkloric Dance Workshops with Emmanuel "Manno' Louis | Artistic Director, Ayiti Dans Ansanm

SCHEDULE:

 Nov  1 - RTL Company Class - 6:30-8:30

 Nov  2 - RTL/ASE WEST/DIMENSIONS Company Class | 7p 8:30p

Nov  3 - RTL Company Class - 6:30p -8:30p
Nov  5 - MASTER CLASS - SANTA CRUZ | Santa Cruz Dance Company - 2880 Porter Street [Soquel] 6:30p -8p *** $15
Nov  6 - MASTER CLASS - SF | Dance Mission Theater - 3316 24th St. (at Mission) 1:30p - 3p *** $12

Nov  7 - MASTER CLASS - OAK | The Malonga Center - 1428 Alice St. [2nd Flr] - 2p-3:30p *** $12

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Nov  8 - RTL Company Class - 6:30p -8:30p

Nov  9 - MASTER CLASS - OAK | The Malonga Center - 1428 Alice St.
[3rd Flr] - 6:30p-8p *** $15 | Sponsored by: Dimensions Dance Theater

Nov  10 - RTL Company Class - 6:30p- 8:30p

Nov  12 - MASTER CLASS - SANTA CRUZ | Santa Cruz Dance Company - 2880 Porter Street [Soquel] 6:30p -8p *** $15

Nov  13 - MASTER CLASS - SF | Dance Mission Theater - 3316 24th St. (at Mission) 1:30p - 3p *** $12

Nov  14 - MASTER CLASS - OAK | The Malonga Center - 1428 Alice St. [2nd Flr] - 2p-3:30p *** $12

Nov  14 - Send - Off Party for Emmanuel!

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NOV 19 | "Dancing on Fallon" Celebrating 40 Years of Dance
at Laney College Haitian Folkloric Workshop with Portsha Jefferson
Fri. Nov. 19th - 12p-1:30p $10 | Laney College, Rm D-100
*RTL performance 8p | Laney College Theater


DEC 11 | Fua Dia Congo presents "MALAKI MATANGA 2010"
Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts
1428 Alice St - MAIN Theater - Oakland
$20 adv/$25 door

DEC 13 | Malaki/Kongo Suite Congo Dance Workshop
Representing Oakland, The Kongo, Cuba & Haiti!
The Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts
2nd floor, Studio A | 7:30p - 9:30p | $15