Defy the last of winter doldrums! Bring a friend or two to the 14TH annual MERCI D’AVANCE DANCE (THANKS IN ADVANCE DANCE) dedicated to the advancement of economic stability through art in the village of Matènwa, Haiti. The MERCI D'AVANCE DANCESaturday, March 29 7-11:30 pmWellfleet Preservation Hall For almost 17 years, ART/MATENWA, a grassroots group of Cape artists, teachers, community volunteers and Nauset High School students, supported only by local donations, have made the challenging trip to this remote part of Haiti. ART/MATENWA joins forces with women in the Matènwa community to lift their families away from the worst of rural poverty by honing their artisan skills and selling their unique work. The MERCI D’AVANCE DANCE has become a much-loved winter...
WELCOME to our brilliant, brand new website featuring all of the work of the artists from Matènwa, Haiti. We hope you’ll explore everything it offers from artist profiles to videos to this “notebook.” The notebook will be personal. It’s where you can read in depth about the lives of the artists as well as about how our products evolve. You’ll be able to check on upcoming events but you’ll also read about what it’s like to create an ongoing collaboration between two cultures. These will be my own observations and associations and occasionally those of others both Haitian and American who are intimately involved in the project. I don’t intend to limit myself to the surface of things except where...
Fanm Kouraj as well as the artists' theater groups have been sending very clear public messages with their plays: It's unacceptable for men to beat, neglect, abandon, impregnate without protection, or otherwise maltreat their wives and families, especially young, vulnerable. Fanm Kouraj as well as the artists' theater groups have been sending very clear public messages with their plays: It's unacceptable for men to beat, neglect, abandon, impregnate without protection, or otherwise maltreat their wives and families, especially young, vulnerable. Fanm Kouraj as well as the artists' theater groups have been sending very clear public messages with their plays: It's unacceptable for men to beat, neglect, abandon, impregnate without protection, or otherwise maltreat their wives and families, especially young, vulnerable. Fanm...
Find a way to tap the great creativity of the women of Matènwa with an American artist tried to find a way to tap the great creativity of the women of Matènwa. Several years ago the director of the local school together with an American artist tried to find a way to tap the great creativity of the women of Matènwa. Several years ago the director of the local school together with an American artist tried to find a way to tap the great creativity of the women of Matènwa. Several years ago the director of the local school together with an American artist tried to find a way to tap the great creativity of the women of Matènwa. Several...
