by Kate Peterson | Apr 1, 2021 | Events, News
The venerable Brooklyn-based non-profit, Asase Yaa Cultural Arts Foundation, whose core tenets are to Enrich, Educate, Entertain African history artforms and history through its programs for children to adults, has announced its “It Was All A Dream,” 20th Anniversary....
by Kate Peterson | Nov 8, 2020 | Events, News
FOLLOW US TO WATCH: FollowFollow “Rise Up!” is a one-hour taped concert, featuring African inspired music, dance, and words and will premiere on YouTube and Facebook Live at 8 pm. Funds raised from the benefit concert are being distributed by the Nigerian-based...
by Kate Peterson | Jul 21, 2020 | Events, News
FOLLOW US TO WATCH: FollowFollowFollow We’re incredibly excited to announce the premiere of our first virtual performance event, RAISING OUR VOICES FOR BLACK YOUTH BENEFIT CONCERT, Thursday, July 30, 2020 at 8 PM. It will be broadcast via OBS streaming services on...
by Kate Peterson | Mar 14, 2020 | Events, News
Jamaica, NY – March 13, 2020…Asase Yaa Cultural Arts Foundation and the Milton G. Bassin Performing Arts Center at York College have announced that due to threats of the global pandemic outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, they have postponed their co-production and world...
by Kate Peterson | Feb 24, 2020 | Events, News
THE ASASE YAA CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION and YORK COLLEGE PRESENT A BENEFIT EVENT AND WORLD PREMIERE OF ITS NEW MUSICAL SATURDAY, JULY 11 @ 7PM | TICKETS $30 – $50 | VIP STARTING AT $100 Rescheduled from March 21MILTON G. BASSIN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER AT YORK...
by Kate Peterson | Feb 21, 2020 | Events, News
Registration open February 8-May 30thTuition: $950 Registration Fee: $50 Click here to Register For more info, contact Rubie I. Williams:[email protected] | (917) 789-0563ASASE YAA School of the artsPS 21, 180 Chauncey St,...
The Rhythms & Movements FestivalDecember 23, 2025The 3rd Annual Rhythms & Movements Festival is a nine-day entertainment extravaganza commemorating Black History Month, February 12–16. The Festival comprises of 9 Events, including two evening performances, six youth shows, and 25 contributing artists. Audiences will experience an immersive exploration of African American identity and activism through theater, dance, music, spoken word, and visual arts. Our inclusive platform honors the past, reimagines the future, and hopes to ignite change and activism through the transformative power of art. [Read More]
Asase Yaa Foundation to celebrate community with 9th annual ART IS ALIVE FestivalSeptember 11, 2025The 9th Annual Art is Alive Festival was featured in New York Amsterdam News. [Read More]
ASASE YAA’S SIZZLING SUMMER 2025July 14, 2025This summer, the Asase Yaa Cultural Foundation sparked creativity and connection through youth performances, a finale recital honoring Black dance, and a vibrant Children’s Summer Arts Camp featuring an original play inspired by Ghanaian folklore. Our participation in St. Maarten’s Emancipation Day and Brooklyn’s African Arts Festival further celebrated heritage and resilience, making the season unforgettable. [Read More]
The Rhythms & Movements of African American Culture FestivalJanuary 28, 2025Featured in TIME OUT [Read More]
Art is Alive in the NewsSeptember 9, 2024Asase Yaa Cultural Art Foundation's 8th Annual Art is Alive was featured several publications. [Read More]
Brooklyn summer camp helps kids explore African culturesJune 17, 2024The Children’s Summer Arts Camp was featured in an article on Yahoo Life. [Read More]