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Global Currents: A Festival Dedicated to Music, Dance, Inclusiveness and Sustainability!

Thursday, February 23, 2017 - 12:00am to Saturday, February 25, 2017 - 11:59pm

Location:
Valley Performing Arts Center
Cost:
(Some Events are Free)

The Valley Performing Arts Center presents the Nile Project and GLOBAL CURRENTS: A FESTIVAL DEDICATED TO MUSIC, DANCE, INCLUSIVENESS, AND SUSTAINABILITY! On February 23-25, VPAC will celebrate our most precious resource and how it brings us together with a 3 day festival featuring artists representing 13 regions of the world, mostly free!

Water is life. It sustains us and everything around us. Waterways were the original "highways", that linked many of our cultures. On February 23-25, VPAC will celebrate our most precious resource and how it brings us together with a 3 day festival featuring artists representing 13 regions of the world, mostly free!

Schedule:

Thursday, February 23, 2017

  • Nile Project noontime outdoor concert for CSUN students and community in the University Student Union (USU)
  • Nile project panel Discussion with Geography of Africa class in Grand Salon of USU

Friday, February 24, 2017

  • Nile Project Student Matinees (2) for Grades 5-12 in the VPAC Great Hall (approximately 1500 students) SPONSORED BY FACULTY IN THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

Saturday, February 25, 2017

  • Free outdoor festival in VPAC's courtyard, 1:00pm-6:00pm
  • Performances by 6 Los Angeles-based ensembles that perform the traditional music and dances form 6 regions of the world.
  • Interactive workshops for children and families led by master teaching artists. 
  • Capability to serve up to 3,00 attendees.
  • The Nile Project performs in the VPAC Great Hall, 7:00pm.