loom Weaves Lincoln w/Brent Crampton, Kethro, Marcelo Arevalo, Basharaat Dance Co.
$5 for 21+
10pm
RIYL: Masters At Work, Tito Puente, Fela Kuti, James Brown, Talking Heads
Free Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?di2nm3tm1mz
"loom - Weaving the Social Fabric Through Dance" is a social ideology conceptualized by Brent Crampton and Jay Kline in Omaha, Nebraska, with the idea of creating various dance celebrations and artistic platforms to promote social progress.
Since March of 2006, loom has manifested as a series of dance events where people of all colors, orientations and ages have gathered in a peaceful assembly. From its monthly-first-Thursdays home-base of España Tapas Bar in Benson, to various one-offs at institutions such as the Joslyn Art Museum, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, & Love's Jazz & Art Center, loom has served as a positive social medium for bringing people together.
Various DJs and occasional guest musicians blend a colorful mix of world-inspired dance rhythms for what has been called "Omaha's longest running dance party" (City Weekly). Event theme's jump continents and timelines celebrating diversity across the board, including the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., Brazil's Carnival festival, Nigeria's Fela Kuti, the buzz of Bollywood or dance arts from Salsa, Rueda, Bellydancing and Breakdancing.
On the community outreach level, loom has helped organize or support everything from race relation dialogues, fashion shows, film premiers and more. loom's also partnered with LA-based nonprofit, NextAid.org which finds sustainable and green ways to help children in Africa who are orphaned by AIDS.
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