Cave Canem Reunion
Guild Complex
This event promises to be a night of hot fun with the wildly diverse Cave Canem poets. Cave Canem is a national community of emerging and established black poets, a family of writers who create, publish, perform, teach, and study poetry. Community members laugh while arguing our way into developing new forms and honing philosophical theories.
This event promises to be a night of hot fun with the wildly diverse Cave Canem poets. Cave Canem is a national community of emerging and established black poets, a family of writers who create, publish, perform, teach, and study poetry. Community members laugh while arguing our way into developing new forms and honing philosophical theories.
The night begins with a performance by the International Capoeira Angola Foundation-Chicago, Capoeira Angola is a danced fight and playful sparring that involves wit, fiexibility, strategy and technique. It weaves intricate movements. splrituallty, mental and physlcal discipline, fight and philosophy into a unique “game;” those who practice Capoeira Angola, Angoleiros, play, rather than fight Capoeira. It is very rhythmic and ritualistic, and like many otherAfrican-based traditions, is orally transmitted from master to student. Led by Beto Defreitas, and supervised by Mestre Cobra Mansa, ICAF Chicago has taught and performed Capoeira Angola throughout the Chicagoland area.Director
Toni Asante lightfootPerformers
Quraysh Ali Lansana, Tara Betts, Krista Franklin, M Eliza Hamilton-Abugunde