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BOSTON: MAAH + HAUS OF GLITTER

The Haus of Glitter will be co-hosting monthly public programs at MAAH all year long to build community-grounded research + creative practice for a collaborative project, The Historical Fantasy of Boston. Across first and second Sundays, seasonal festivals, affinity gatherings, youth workshops, and other creative activations, MAAH and The Haus of Glitter invite you to join our living rehearsal for liberation, movement, memory, and collective care.

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ABOUT MAAH: MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY, BOSTON

Founded in 1960 by Black women preservationists, the Museum of African American History stewards some of the nation’s most sacred Black historic sites — including the African Meeting House (1806), the oldest surviving Black church building in the United States, and the Abiel Smith School, the first public school built for Black children. As a preservation partner, MAAH safeguards abolitionist, educational, maritime, and civic histories not as static monuments, but as living spaces of gathering, resistance, and cultural memory; making MAAH a powerful home for The Haus of Glitter’s embodied, intergenerational, and liberation-centered work.

MAAH is a co=presenter of The Haus of Glitter's 2026 season, Freedom Summer, which will close in November with a presentation of the award-winning activist dance opera, The Historical Fantasy of America.

UPCOMING COMMUNITY PROGRAMS

May 10, 1–2pm

AMOR DI MAI: A MOTHER'S DAY SONG CIRCLE

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

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June 7, 4–6pm

KIKI POP-UP: BOSTON + PVD VOGUE NIGHTS

A ballroom gathering uniting Boston and Providence communities in fashion, dance, and fierce self-expression. A night that honors Black and Latinx queer lineage while holding space for joy, care, and celebration.

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July 11, schedule tba

DANCE FOR THE DIASPORA BOSTON

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, 1–3:30pm

KIDS DAY: DANCE FOR THE DIASPORA

A youth-focused afternoon of workshops and mini-performances 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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PAST COMMUNITY PROGRAMS

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.

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