OUR MISSION:

The Dambe Project is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that specializes in African performing arts education and mentorship. We utilize African arts to create spaces for youth and adults to practice community solidarity, positive self-esteem and cultural diversity. Music, song and dance from Guinea and Mali, West Africa and Uganda, East Africa provide activities that embody African history, culture, geography and greater world perspectives. The Dambe Project aims to cultivate social responsibility, personal integrity and guide youth and adults through a learning process that is both physical and experiential. We address global and local concerns such as racism and self-esteem; and strive to promote cross-cultural understanding.

We do this through building positive mentor-student relationships through music, song, dance apprenticeships. Our programs are designed to bring professional artists in close contact with the local community. Presently we conduct in-school residencies, after school programs and community classes for youth and adults. We have tailored curricula for all age groups that address the needs and life skills of the specific stages of development. All programs and residencies culminate in a community performance that showcases student learning.