Welcome to Passport Project! Our mission is to provide exciting education experiences that build community through the arts, encourage respect for diversity and rejection of racism and negative bias, and inspire a passion for learning and the global community.
Register Early for a Discount!
West African Percussion & Dance Workshop :
August 10 - 18
West African Percussion & Dance Workshop :
August 10 - 18
W. African Dance & Percussion Workshop: Camp Wontanara
August 10-18, Cleveland, Ohio
August 10-18, Cleveland, Ohio
Camp Wontanara offers an intensive camp experience with classes offered for all levels, youth, performance opportunities, dun dun ba and sabar celebrations! $380 for 9 days packed with classes!!
Confirmed teachers, accompanists & performers:
- GUINEA:
- Moustapha Bangoura
- Mohamed Tounkara
- Ibrahimasory Fofana Soriba
- Allassane Camara
- SENEGAL:
- Assane MBaye
- Cheikh Ndong
- COTE D'IVOIRE:
- Sogbety Diomande
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Classes held at Passport Project and at nearby Shaker Square. Housing & meal plans available. Over 45 classes offered!
Click here for schedule and more information. Also, Click here for special rates for JustDance or JustPercussion PassportPasses. Camp Wontanara Passport: (includes all classes & rehearsals/performances with artists):
- $380 if registered by August 1!
- $500 if registered after August 1
These JustDance or JustPercussion PassportPasses allow participants full access to the dance OR percussion classes AND the dance OR percussion rehearsals! All PassportPass holders may choose to perform at the Shaker Square Concert Series on August 14. Meal and housing plans available.
Drop in fee: $18/class
Class cards: 10 Class Card: $160 (Not valid on rehearsals/non-transferable)
Class cards: 10 Class Card: $160 (Not valid on rehearsals/non-transferable)
Indian Rhythmic Theory, Vocal Percussion, and Improvisation @ PASSPORT PROJECT!!
This workshop, taught by percussionist Josh Sherman, focuses on developing the ability to improvise in many different rhythms with greater expressivity. Explore the world of rhythm on any instrument, including explorations of rhythmic cycles, Indian rhythms, and polyrhythms, vocal percussion, thematic and structured improvisation. All levels. Bring any instrument that you are comfortable with, or learn through vocals only (traditional drum syllables, or invent your own, also through singing, rap or beatbox, etc.), or come to gather ideas and information to add to your improvisation toolbox. The classes are "stand-alone," and each will have a different focus, so drop-in or come for all four classes for the full experience! For more information on workshop, please email us at info@passportproject.org.
July 17, 24, 31 & August 7
1:00 - 2:30PM
***SPECIAL PRICING***
$50 for the workshop
or $15/ class
Indian Rhythmic Theory, Vocal Percussion, and Improvisation Workshop taught by Josh Sherman! We are offering a special one-day workshop experience for Youth which accompanies Josh's adult/musician workshop (info for this workshop is below)
YOUTH WORKSHOPS:
We are offering the following experiences for YOUTH for FREE/DONATIONS. Participants will have the opportunity to explore various rhythms, percussion and vocal improvisation:
Ages 8 and under: 11-11:30AM
Ages 8-18: 11:30-12:30PM
FREE. Please donate something if you are able to help support Passport Project's educational programming.
Guinea, W. African Dance, Percussion Classes with Mohamed Tounkara
On most Tuesdays, we have an amazing classes of Guinea, West African Percussion & Dance. The schedule is as follows:
Take both dance & percussion for $24 and you attend the beginning dance class FREE!
Youth price: $8 the Guinea Dance or Percussion (both for $15)
We have classes scheduled on Tuesday, June 29; Tuesdays, July 13, 20 & 27. Tuesdays, August 3, 10, 17.
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Passport Project honored in 'respect' project
The Passport Project Global Dance & Music Collective is featured in the Progressive Insurance Annual Report with the theme "Respect." Photographer Coke Wisdom O'Neal conceived and shot the photographs, and Progressive made this video. Our guest artist+, Mohamed (Mamadou... Sadio) Tounkara, experienced the first serious blast of winter (in his life!!) on this day,wearing a costume fit for the heat of Guinea, a few weeks after performing at the House of Blues with Passport Project in a Progressive event. Great CHILLY times!! Thank you, Progressive! LOVE!
