What does our body have to teach us?

Join us for Dance for the Diaspora Boston 2026: a weekend of movement, music, storytelling, cultural practice, and collective care celebrating Black, Indigenous, and Global Diasporas.

Whether you’re looking to dance, sing, drum, rest, reflect, or simply be in community, you can build the day that calls to you. Register for one workshop or immerse yourself in the full experience. Kids are free to attend with a registered adult!

Throughout Saturday, you’ll find offerings including:

• Live Music Yoga with Haus of Glitter
• Sound Bath Meditation with Shaffany Terrell
• Music & Stories of Mali with Seydou and Sita Coulibaly
• Afro-Brazilian Dance: *Kilombolar* with Mestra Isaura Oliveira
• Cape Verdean Song Circle: *Amor Di Mai* with Haus of Glitter
• Traditional West African Dance with Live Drumming with Yeredon Centre for the Malian Arts
• Culture Building for Liberation Community Discussion with Haus of Glitter + MAAH + Mestra Isaura Oliveira
• Malian Djembe Workshop with Sidy Maiga
• Beyoncé “Be Alive” Lyrical Choreography with DivaDance Boston: Ahlea Tucker
• Caribbean Song Circle & Steel Pan with Becky Bass
• Bachata: From the Roots to the Dance Floor with Utopia Dance
• Vogue Performance with Omi Unbothered Cartier

Every offering is rooted in culture, lineage, and the belief that gathering together is a practice of freedom.

Saturday, July 11
9:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Multicultural Arts Center

Sunday, July 12
10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Museum of African American History
Kids + Families Day

Single Class Passes are available on a sliding scale from $5 to $25, or join us for the entire Saturday experience with a $30 Full Day Pass.

100% of registration proceeds support local artists, culture bearers, and the Museum of African American History’s vital work preserving Black history and stewarding community.

Space is limited and many workshops have capacity limits.

Explore the full schedule and register for individual classes here:

www.danceforthediaspora.com/schedule

Come dance. Come learn. Come rest. Come remember. We can’t wait to welcome you.

Venue Information:

The Multicultural Arts Center is located at 41 Second Street in Cambridge, MA. Please enter at the ground floor entrance and visit the Box Office on your right as you enter.

Once you check in, you will head upstairs to the theater. There is an elevator and staircase for access to the theater.

Seating is general admission. Box Office will open an hour before the show starts, so you are welcome to arrive early. Feel free to visit our gallery before the show begins.

Getting There:

The Multicultural Arts Center is located just a few blocks from the Green line Lechmere MBTA Station.

The East Cambridge Parking Garage is entered off Spring Street, between First & Second Streets, one block away from us, and open 24/7.