Ongoing offering
Programs
Arts that teach and connect.
Storytelling, drumming, dance, and song bring cultural knowledge into classrooms and community spaces. Ongoing offerings include Moonlight Stories, Drum Sermons storytelling programs, and African Musical Theatre residencies.
Carry the work forward.Classrooms and community spaces
- Performances
- School residencies
- Workshops
- Lectures
- Research
- Publications
- Community engagement
Ongoing offerings
Moonlight Stories, Drum Sermons, and African Musical Theatre.
Storytelling programs
Drum Sermons
Residencies
African Musical Theatre
Current major projects
Help bring our current major projects to life.
African wisdom. New artistic expression.
Drum Sermons Epilogue
A visual and sensory exploration of an African legend, this film-and-stage work draws on storytelling and rhythm to illuminate music as a source of meaning, memory, and human connection.
By connecting ancestral knowledge with contemporary artistic practice, the project creates opportunities for audiences and learners to encounter the enduring significance of African diasporic traditions.
Your support makes it possible
Creative development, artist compensation, film and stage production, and educational resources.
Help bring cultural knowledge to the stage, screen, and classroom.
Tributes to the Legendary Giovanni Hidalgo
The World According to Rhythm
A multidisciplinary celebration honoring Giovanni Hidalgo and the cultural traditions that inform his extraordinary artistry. Music, storytelling, dance, and dialogue reveal rhythm as a shared language across generations and communities.
Planned performances, screenings, artist conversations, workshops, residencies, and a community drum circle explore connections across West African, Afro-Puerto Rican, Afro-Cuban, and jazz traditions.
Your support makes it possible
Guest artists, production, travel, educational activities, and community participation.
Help celebrate a legendary artist while opening doors to cultural discovery.
A developing project. An invitation to support.
Giovanni’s Drum Sermon
Giovanni’s Drum Sermon is one of ADAE’s current major projects seeking foundation, corporate, organizational, and individual support.
Join us in helping this new work move forward. Early support can provide the time, resources, and collaboration needed to shape its development within ADAE’s commitment to African diasporic arts and education.
Your support makes it possible
Project development, artistic collaboration, and the resources needed to advance the work.
Become an early supporter and help make the next chapter possible.
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