Chayag en Familia - Andean Folk Music and Dance

Program Type:

Performance or Celebration

Age Group:

Preschoolers, Kids, Tweens, Teens, Families, Adults
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Program Description

Event Details

Everyone can delight in the sights and sounds of Chayag! This family group will share traditional songs and dances from all around the Andean region. Experience and learn traditions, culture and language through the interpretation of songs, dances and tales.

This performance is bilingual, spoken and subtitled in Spanish and English.

Chayag means “to arrive” in Quichua, the indigenous language of the Incas. This group has been sharing and preserving the ancestral music, dance and culture of the indigenous people of the Andes for more than 20 years. The group’s dedication to the music, dance and cultural expression has been well recognized in South America, Europe and the US. Chayag was founded in Quito, Ecuador by Alex Llumiquinga. www.andeanmusic.org

View the video beginning at 10 am, July 5 through August 31, 2021, at https://www.youtube.com/user/FVRLvirtual.

Note

Library events and programs are open to the public and provided at no cost. Special accommodations may be requested using our Disability Accommodation Request Form no later than 15 days prior to the event.

Los eventos y programas de la biblioteca están abiertos al público y se brindan sin costo. Se pueden solicitar adaptaciones especiales utilizando nuestro formulario de solicitud de adaptaciones para personas con discapacidades (en inglés) hasta 15 días antes del evento.