More Photos Step Afrika! April 3, 2020 Copeland Hall, 818 North Market
Street, Wilmington, DE 19801 (302) 652-5577 Presented By: Delaware Art
Museum Visit Website Details Delaware Art Museum brings Step Afrika!
to Wilmington with their distinct blend of percussive tradition and
African contemporary dance. The company's newest creation,
"Drumfolk!", was inspired by the little known 1739 Stono Rebellion, an
uprising of 20 enslaved Africans from Angola who used their drums to
start a revolt in South Carolina. The rebellion was crushed; the
Africans lost access to drums under The Negro Act of 1740, so they
began to use their bodies as percussive instruments, earning the
name of "Drumfolk". New percussive forms took root leading to the
development of some of our country’s most distinct performance
traditions like the ring shout, tap, hambone, and stepping.
"Drumfolk!" takes the audience on a journey from the 17th century,
when the African drum found itself in the then-colony of South
Carolina to present-day America where the instrument has shaped new
art forms like hip hop and African American social dance. Show Map
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