Forces of Nature Dance Theatre
Friday, February 7, 2025
7 P.M.
Toni and Martin Sosnoff Theater, John Cranford Adams Playhouse, South Campus
Join Hofstra University as we kick off Black History Month with a performance by the Forces of Nature Dance Theatre, founded in 1981 by co-founders Executive Artistic Director/ Choreographer Abdel R. Salaam and Executive Managing Director Olabamidele Husbands. The Company, along with founding company member and principal soloist Hofstra professor Dyane Harvey, have produced and presented programs throughout the world for over 42 years.
Forces of Nature cultural matrix is centered in an African and an American intelligence that is global and environmental. Its aesthetic has been critically acclaimed as visceral, thought provoking and creatively brilliant. The Company utilizes a unique blend of performing arts, which includes contemporary modern dance, traditional West African dance, Afro-beat, fusion, contemporary ballet, house and hip-hop forms as well as live and recorded music and the martial arts.
Forces of Nature Dance Theatre Spirit Walkers returns to the Brooklyn Academy of Music for the 48th Annual 2025 Dance Africa Celebration.
Funding for this program has been provided by the Joseph G. Astman Family Fund for the Hofstra Cultural
The performance is held in collaboration with the Center for “Race,” Culture and Social Justice; the Africana Studies Program and the Department of Drama and Dance.
Guests are encouraged to donate non-perishable food items or basic items (toiletries-soap, toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner, toilet paper, etc.) towards the Hofstra Pantry and the Mary Brennan INN.
This event is FREE and open to the public. Advance registration is required. To RSVP, visit events.hofstra.edu For more information, call the Hofstra Cultural Center at 516-463-5669 or visit hofstra.edu/culture