New Collaboration with The Apollo Theater Announced!

We are excited to announce our new work, REDEMPTION TOO, AT LEAST SOME, a collaboration with New York's legendary Apollo Theater and composer/violinist Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR). Commissioned by the Apollo with creation support from the National Endowment for the Arts and MAP Fund, and co-directed by Melecio Estrella and Amelia Rudolph, REDEMPTION will be the first performance of violin and dance on the side of Harlem's tallest building Victoria Tower in September 2023, as part of the grand opening of the expanded Apollo Performing Arts Center.

"As a Black, male, Haitian-American composer, statistically I face death daily. I feel under siege. I can’t always trust the law to enforce my right to life, liberty, or any pursuit of happiness. I don’t always feel fully free. Working with BANDALOOP has changed how I see our communities, literally. From above, our communities look beautiful and reveal them as much more connected and accessible."

-Daniel Bernard Roumain, composer

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BANDALOOP Calendar Highlights

May 19-20, 2023
Eisemann Center and Wildflower Festival
Richardson, TX

June 13-17, 2023
Mountain Workshop with BANDALOOP (Ages 18+)
Eastern Sierra

June 16 & 18, 2023
Fresh Meat Festival
San Francisco, CA

July 10-14, 2023
Vertical Creatives Youth Summer Camp (Ages 9-13)
Oakland, CA

July 24-28, 2023
Teen Intensive (Ages 13-18)
Oakland, CA

July 29, 2023
Field Hall Arts & Events Grand Opening
Port Angeles, WA

Learn how to BANDALOOP in nature where this dance form originated nearly 3 decades ago! Join us for the mountain workshop in the Eastern Sierra where our founder Amelia Rudolph will be showing you the ropes! June 13-17, 2023. For ages 18+. Register here.