THIOSSANE INSTITUTE, INC. | Presenting and Preserving Traditional Dance, Music and Culture!

2008 Community Art Reach Program

7th Annual Dance & Drum Conference and Concert, May 24 & 25

Performing Arts Summer Camp, June 23

Summer Dance Intensive, June 17

African Dance and Drum Conference & Concert - May 24 & 25, 2008

Conference & Concert Registration and Information

"Yarale Sadome" (raising our children with traditions) will feature new works of art that chronicle events that encompasses one life from birth to death while taking what is good from the past and bringing it to the present to ensure preservation, celebration and homage to our past, present and future generations.

Concert @Vern Riffe - Capitol Theater, 77 South High Street Columbus,OH

Saturday, May 24, 2008 @ 7:30p Tickets are available April 21, 2008 @

Our Commuity Outreach Programs
R.O.O.T.S. Gallery @ 182 Hamilton Avenue (corner of Spring St. & MLK Blvd)
Company Members or Call 614.252.7077

Conference site Thompson Recreation Center 1189 Dennison Avenue

Conference Schedule - subject to change (will not be liable for any injury, lost or stolen items and all forms of recording and any form of photography are prohibited)

Guest Artists - Assane Konte', Assane M'baye, Marie Basse Wiles, Babacar Ndiaye, Medoune Yacine Gueye, Mamdou Guisse, Mouminatou Camara, Malari Moore

Dance packages available with pre-registration until May 16,

Pre-registration: Individual class $15 each - Children (under 12) $10 each

After May 16 and at the door: Individual class $18

For more information and registration, email info@thiossane.org or call 614.252.7077

Performing Arts Summer Camp

June 23 - August 22, 2008 Monday - Friday - 7:30a - 6:00p

Franklin Park - Davis Youth Complex 1755 East Broad Street

The Columbus Performing Arts Center and the Thiossane Institute, Inc. has partnered to host a summer of arts and outdoor adventure through dance, theater, writing and crafts. Young people ages 6 – 13 years will experience creating and developing their artistic being. The program will be held Monday – Friday from 7:30a – 6:00p from June 23 – August 22, 2008. The summer camp will be held in the historical Franklin Park at the Davis Complex for Performing Arts, allowing us to offer environmental awareness while developing an appreciation for nature and the arts. Campers will begin their day with daily affirmations and academic enrichment. They will develop their basic coordination and skills in weekly dance classes in Modern, Jazz, and African, they will tap into their creative side in writing and arts and crafts and acquire the essentials for the theater with the collaboration of the Columbus Performing Arts Theater camps. The program will serve a morning and afternoon snack and lunch is provided by the city’s summer lunch program. The young artists will participate in weekly session in the prevention of alcohol, tobacco and drug use as well as social development, tennis and swimming.

am/pm snack, summer lunch program,
academic and art enrichments, environmental awareness, theater essentials, modern and African dance & music, creative writing, swimming and bi weekly field trips.

$25 registration fee / $85 weekly camp fee, limited space

call beginning April 30, 2008 for more information and registration forms