Ep 3. Ifetayo Cultural Arts Academy
In episode 3, Ifetayo Cultural Arts Academy uses intergenerational connections and cultural preservation for community wellness.
Ifetayo hosts an open conversation with their Council of Elders and the Ifetayo Youth Ensemble on the topic: What hurts? What helps? Healing through Sharing and Hearing. Facilitated within concentric circles and preceded by libation, the conversation becomes a threshold where brave new visions are emboldened by ancestral values of community. A presentation, The Legacy and Symbology of the Ring Shout and practice of a Community Ring Shout, facilitated by Dr. Angela Fatou Gittens, embodies the same intersection where heirlooms of memory, power, and liberation grow.
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About the Artists
Ifetayo Cultural Arts Academy empowers youth and families of African descent to achieve high levels of educational, professional and artistic excellence. As a leading Brooklyn-based institution, Ifetayo inspires future generations to develop a strong African-centered cultural identity and realize their power to transform social inequity.
Dr. Angela Fatou Gittens is a South Carolina Gullah Sea Islands descendant, dance historian, educator, linguist, and performer. She researches and has written about the oral and embodied legacy work of women in the West African Senegambia region and in the African diaspora.
