MIAMI (Reuters) - When an earthquake shook Haiti's capital in January 2010, bringing death and destruction to the impoverished Caribbean nation, it all but crushed the dreams of modern dance ...

“With Afoutayi and Haitian culture, what we like is to put the community together because it’s a form of language for us,” said Djenane Saint Juste, founder and artistic director of Afoutayi. Djenane ...

Elpenord began his career as a theater performer and voice actor and booked his first puppetry gig more than a decade ago. He ...

INDIANAPOLIS (MIRROR INDY) — Do you know anything about the sacred dance of Haiti called Yanvalou? What about Haitian folktales or poetry or storytelling? Here’s your chance to learn. The Indianapolis ...

The third annual African Diaspora Dance and Drum Festival of Florida, presented by Delou Africa Inc., comes to town this weekend, with 24 dance and drum workshops taught by world renowned artists who ...

Djenane Saint Juste knows the rhythms of her homeland run deep. The Haitian-born artist moved to the United States in 2009 and founded Afoutayi, a local nonprofit that uses Haitian and Afro-Caribbean ...

The Haitian community in Paris celebrates Fèt Gede with music, dance, and spirituality through the Ayibobo Mascarade, ...

CROWN HEIGHTS — Kids will have the chance to celebrate Haitian culture and meet artists as part of Ti Atis, a new program series launching on Saturday at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum. Ti Atis, which ...

The Springfield community is invited to celebrate Haitian culture and support the Haitian Community Help and Support Center at the John Legend Theater next month. The event, at 6 p.m. May 3, will ...

Jul. 8—ROCHESTER — Djenane Saint Juste dances for generations of her family. She teaches traditional Haitian dances as a way of speaking her heritage into the community. She finds her rhythm in ...