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UPCOMING COMMUNITY PROGRAMS

July 11, 9am-7pm

DANCE FOR THE DIASPORA BOSTON

HOSTED AT MULTICULTURAL ARTS CENTER: a weekend festival uplifting African and Afro-Latin diasporic dance, music, and cultural traditions. Through workshops, performances, and shared meals, artists and culture bearers gather to celebrate living lineage and intergenerational rhythm. 

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July 12, 10am-1pm

KIDS DAY: DANCE FOR THE DIASPORA

HOSTED AT MAAH: A youth-focused celebration with workshops, storytime and hands-on art activities celebrating Black and Afro-diasporic movement traditions, inviting families into joyful cultural learning. 

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August 9, 1–2pm

STORYTIME & MOVEMENT FOR KINDERGARTEN

This is a workshop for Kindergarten-ages and their families! This family workshop invites children and caregivers into a playful exploration of story and movement. Through dance, imagination, and creative play, The Haus of Glitter helps participants bring beloved stories to life—moving through tales of freedom, friendship, and joy. What happens when we let our bodies tell the story? Families of all sizes and configurations are welcome to move, imagine, and create together.

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September 13, 1–2pm

HIP HOP + BREAKING WORKSHOP

An exploration of Hip Hop as a living archive of Black and Latinx resilience and resistance. Participants move, listen, and honor the cultural roots of rhythm, story, and street-born expression. 

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October 11, 1–2pm

PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP: AFRO-INDIGENOUS DANCE, MUSIC + POETRY

An embodied creative workshop honoring the shared rhythms and histories of African and Indigenous diasporas. Through movement, drumming, and writing, participants explore ancestral bridges and collective remembrance. 

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November 8, 1–3pm

MANDE WEST AFRICAN DANCE + DRUMMING

A high-energy workshop led by master artists in Mande dance and live drumming, celebrating diasporic joy, shared heartbeat, and cultural heritage. 

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December 6, 1–2pm 

RESTORATIVE YOGA: ANATOMY OF STILLNESS

A grounding yoga and mindfulness offering inviting participants into breath, reflection, and deep rest as a closing ritual for the year. 

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This Is Our House & Dance For The Diaspora are supported by The New England Foundation for the Arts’ Collective Imagination for Spatial Justice program, with funding from the Barr Foundation.

PAST COMMUNITY PROGRAMS

June 13, 1-2:30pm

THIS IS OUR HOUSE: A COMMUNITY CEREMONY + PERFORMANCE INSTALLATION

A CELEBRATION OF COMMUNITY

A RITUAL FOR REMEMBRANCE

AN INVITATION FOR UNITY + CARE

June 7, 11am-1pm

FAMILY PRIDE CELEBRATION

Calling all mermaids, movers, dreamers, tiny activists, and glitter lovers. Join The Haus of Glitter for yoga storytime, queer Afro-Latinx dance, activist sign making, glam stations, mermaid-inspired artmaking, and playful opportunities to move and imagine together. At a time when queer and trans young people are being targeted across the country, gathering in joy becomes its own kind of resistance. What kinds of futures become possible when children grow up surrounded by creativity, care, and community?

June 7, 1-2pm

AMOR DI MAI: A CAPE VERDEAN SONG CIRCLE

An intergenerational gathering honoring mothers, grandmothers, and maternal figures through live music, storytelling, and shared song. A celebration of lineage, memory, and matriarchal love for the whole family.

April 5, 1–2pm

REBIRTH & RENEWAL SOUNDBATH

A spring offering of restorative breathwork, deep listening, and gentle movement. Guided by sound and frequency, participants are invited to release what no longer serves and begin again.

February 22, 10am–1pm

BLACK WELLNESS RETREAT

What if we all centered Black wellness in our daily life? Connect, heal and recharge with The Haus of Glitter at the Museum of African American History. Through restorative dialogue + frameworks, breathwork, deep listening and gentle movement, this retreat invites adults 18 and up to nurture yourself and build community. Tickets are $40 and available at maah.org/events.

Need a sponsored ticket? Email us to be added to the waitlist for a free sponsored ticket. Interested in sponsoring a ticket for someone in need? Purchase a Community Ticket, and we will make sure it is put to use. Registration supports MAAH and The Haus of Glitter’s work by sustaining historic preservation, supporting community-centered cultural programming, and advancing creative civic empowerment across Boston and beyond.

November 9, 1–2pm

BLACK WELLNESS WORKSHOP: REST & RESTORE

An embodied restorative workshop rooted in breathwork, stretching, guided rest, and collective care. Participants are invited to explore rest as resistance and wellness as a revolutionary act within sacred Black space.