The Women Gather Concert
Celebrating Victories over Domestic Violence Through
the Power of the Drum
All women drumming group Grace Drums, will be in concert for
an energizing evening of drumming and vocals in the African tradition and
beyond. Their second annual The Women Gather Concert at Kumble
Theater for the Performing Arts at LIU Brooklyn on May 17, 2014, celebrates victories
over domestic violence. Along with masterful guests artists from collaborating
organizations and from the music world, The Women Gather Concert makes an
empowering statement for living in dignity and for claiming ones voice.
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As a project, The
Women Gather kicked off in 2013 with a sold out first Annual Concert at the Actors’
Fund Arts Center in Downtown Brooklyn, NY last spring. Since then, Grace Drums has established collaborations
with a number of NYC based organizations to bring FREE group drumming workshops
to survivors of intimate violence, as part of The Women Gather Project’s
message of empowerment through creativity. Drumming workshops will begin in the
winter of 2014. They will take place at shelters Brooklyn and Manhattan, all leading
up to and continuing after the second annual Concert.
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Gabriella Dennery, Gena Jefferson, Arlene Hale, JoAnna
Powell, and Corey Myers are the dignified, spirited women of Grace Drums, a
life-affirming percussion & vocal ensemble founded in 2010, with the simple
mission of making joy contagious. Inspired
by African percussion, from the traditional to the contemporary, using instruments
historically played by men, Grace Drums’ goal is to serve as an inspiration to
women and girls everywhere by recognizing the gifts each person brings to the
table and affirming there is room for everyone.
Tickets are $20, $15 child over 6 years, seniors and students with valid ID. Children under 6 are free. Tickets are available at www.kumbletheater.org
or Kumble box office (718) 433-1624.
http://gracedrums.com/the-women-gather/
For more information email connect@gracedrums.com
