COBA Collective Of Black Artists - Traditional African, Caribbean and Contemporary dance

Professional Apprenticeship Training Program - Call for 2009 auditions
COBA Collective Of Black Artists
COBA Professional Apprenticeship Training Program - Call for 2009 auditions
Traditional African, Caribbean and Contemporary dance

UPCOMING AUDITION DATES:
May 16, 2009
June 27, 2009
August 22, 2009

LOCATION:
COBA Studios
2444 Bloor St. W., 2nd Floor
TORONTO, ON M6S 1R2
CANADA


PROGRAM VISION

COBA offers an inspiring three-year Professional Training Apprenticeship Program for emerging artists looking for in-depth training in dance and or

music.A one-year intensive program for dancers and teachers is now also available.
The program vision is to nurture artists in perfecting a diverse movement vocabulary with specialized ability in both the traditional and contemporary aesthetics of Africa and the African Diaspora.
Students benefit richly from the mentorship and training delivered by the roster of esteemed resident artists, griots and master teachers involved in creative collaboration with the Collective.


PROGRAM CURRICULUM

COBA’s Professional Training Apprenticeship Program provides high quality dance education that is supported by a legacy of African history.
An intensive program with afternoon & evening classes, COBA’s training curriculum encompasses instruction in:
- Traditional West African dance
- Caribbean Indigenous Folk dance
- Afri-Jazz
- Ballet (non-syllabus)
- Modern
- Repertoire
- Vocal chanting
- Drumming/percussion
- Makeup application
- Anatomy
- Stagecraft
- Dance History


A-FEEREE

The primary training mechanism for African and Caribbean dance forms is A-Feeree. Developed by COBA’s artistic co-founder Bakari E. Lindsay to
condition a dancer’s body to navigate the specific aesthetics of African and African Diasporic dances, A-Feeree draws on the traditional dance
culture of the African continent as well as indigenous folk dances from Trinidad & Tobago.

PROGRAM STREAMS
Students’ training schedules are individually tailored to meet each artists’ specific development goals and channeled into one of the following program
streams:


Further information:
COBA Collective of Black Artists
Professional Training
Apprenticeship Program
2444 Bloor Street West, 2nd Floor
Toronto, ON M6S 1R2
Tel: (416) 658-3111
info@cobainc.com
www.cobainc.com