Cuerdas y Cuerpos: Afro-Peruvian Culture Meets Western Strings
When
Oct 19, 2025
3:00pm–4:30pm
Cost
Free. Open to all ages.
This event is presented by Grantee Partner Crossing Borders Music.
Join Crossing Borders Music for an unforgettable journey where strings and bodies, histories and rhythms cross borders and build bridges.
This interactive event, presented in partnership with the Center of Peruvian Arts, shares interactive Afro-Peruvian dance and music, including the powerful Afro-Peruvian holiday tradition “Hatajo de Negritos,” as well as a workshop and performance by the dancers of the Center for the Peruvian Arts, the Crossing Borders Music string quartet, and acclaimed Peruvian singer Luis Galvez, interweaving cultural heritage with contemporary cultural dialogue.
This program is presented through the Chicago Cultural Alliance’s “Journey Chicago” month-long cultural celebration.
Contact
Suite 650, 125 South Clark St.
Chicago, IL 60603
312.422.5580 312.374.6787 Fax
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