Lincoln (Neb.) - Oct. 1, 2001 - The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's University Program Council will sponsor a performance by Dembrebrah, a West African drum and dance ensemble, at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4 at Kimball Hall, 11th and R streets.
Tickets are $4 for UNL students and $8 for the general public and are available at the Information Desk in the Nebraska Union, 1400 R St., and at Kimball Hall the night of the performance.
Dembrebrah is a collection of professional, semi-professional and lay artists and educators dedicated to the study, preservation and promotion of authentic, traditional West African art, culture and history. The company includes musicians, storytellers, dancers, singers and crafts artisans. Dembrebrah is committed to the study, practice, preservation and promotion of African drumming and dance as methods of healing, communicating, educating and entertaining the public. Dembrebrah has been together eight years and continues to be unified in its pursuit of educating people on the glory, splendor and beauty of African culture.
The University Program Council is a volunteer student organization
designed to address the co-curricular, social, recreational, cultural and
educational needs of the campus.
For questions regarding these releases, contact:
tsimons1@unl.edu
(402) 472-8514, Fax: (402) 472-7825