HCST And Jersey City Theatre To Host Kofago Dance Ensemble Performance

JERSEY CITY, NJ — Hudson County Schools of Technology’s Music and Audio Technology Department will host two performances by the Kofago Dance Ensemble. The performances will be held in the Earl W. Byrd Center Theatre on Friday, November 18th at 12:00 PM and 1:30 PM.

Kofago's founder and artistic director Kevin McEwen has been serving communities in the United States and the global diaspora for over twenty years. The company's dance repertoire pulls heavily from McEwen's 20-plus years of West African dance experience. The ensemble prepares their performances with a deep traditional foundation and includes traditional dances from West Africa, Caribbean dance forms as well as modern pieces based on West African and Caribbean principles of movement and space.

This Performance was made possible through the Hudson County Arts in Education (AIE) 2022-23 Program Grant which is fully funded by Hudson County.

WHO: Kofago Dance Ensemble
WHAT: Dance Performance
WHEN: Friday, November 18, 2022 at 12 PM and 1:30 PM
WHERE: County Prep High School, Earl W. Byrd Center at 525 Montgomery St. Jersey City

To RSVP, please contact Darsen Hover at darsen@vmmi.net

This press release was produced by Hudson County Schools of Technology. The views expressed here are the author's own.