MD Theatre Guide takes ‘A Quick 5’ with Step Afrika!’s C. Brian Williams
The wonderful and world-renowned Step Afrika! will be performing their production, “The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence,” at Arena Stage’s Kreeger Theatre beginning on June 7, 2024. Through...
View ArticleReview: BroadwayWorld Unpacks the Importance and Victory of Step Afrika!’s...
Step Afrika! may have come a long way since its origins as a festival in South Africa back in 1994, but even in its 30th anniversary continues to feel fresh and buoyantly youthful in its celebration of...
View ArticleReview: DC Theater Arts says Step Afrika!’s ‘The Migration’ is “Impossible to...
The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence is based on a 60-panel artwork created by Jacob Lawrence between 1940 and 1941. His work details the journey of African Americans who, between 1910 and the...
View ArticleReview: MD Theatre Guide calls Step Afrika! “Simply Magnificent”
Directed by Jakari Sherman, Step Afrika!’s revival of “The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence” is a glorious synthesis of dance, music, and the visual arts that traces Black Americans’ struggle...
View ArticleReview: A Theatre-Goer’s Thoughts reflects on Step Afrika!’s “awe-inspiring”...
The current offering at Arena Stage is The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence, performed by the Step Afrika! company, which also created their Magical Musical Holiday Step Show at Arena Stage in...
View ArticleESSENCE Celebrates Step Afrika!’s “30 Years of Connecting Black America and...
Step Afrika! was founded with a clear and powerful mission: to use the art of stepping to bridge cultural divides and bring communities together. Stepping, with its roots on college campuses through...
View ArticleReview: Capitol Media USA declares ‘The Migration’ is “extraordinary”,...
Step Afrika! has evolved significantly since its start as a festival in South Africa in 1994, and even in its 30th year, it retains an energetic celebration of African and African American culture...
View ArticleThe Company steps into the NBC4 Studio
Step Afrika! is back in Washington D.C. to celebrate its 30th anniversary at Arena Stage. Founder C. Brian Williams and some of the company’s troop members stopped by NBC4 to share the theme of their...
View ArticleReview: Step Afrika! “stomps up a storm” in Metro Weekly
A thunderous rumble of drums beckons us back in time to the beginning of the beat. Played with crisp precision by an ensemble outfitted in minimal tribal costumes, the drums are the heartbeat, the...
View ArticleScholastic Kids Press confirms Step Afrika!’s ‘The Migration’ brings people...
On June 6, I attended a performance of The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. Step Afrika!, a nonprofit dance company, staged the production. “If you love the...
View ArticleStep Afrika!’s Founders join South Africa’s Jozi FM
to discuss the organization’s 30th Anniversary and our upcoming performances at the Soweto Theatre in South Africa on September 4th and 5th, 2024. Source
View ArticleMoeketsi Keona and Pelham Warner Jr. share Step Afrika!’s legacy with...
Step Afrika! is hosting a spectacular showcase at the Soweto Theatre. The global organization has a footprint in more than 60 countries. Co-founder Moeketsi Koena and Step Afrika! USA dancer Pelham...
View ArticleLesotho Times remarks on Step Afrika!’s first visit to the Kingdom
THE picturesque landscape of Lesotho has come alive with energy and rhythm as the renowned United States dance troupe, Step Afrika!, graces the mountain kingdom for the first time. Step Afrika! is a...
View ArticleVusi Mdoyi and Step Afrika!’s 30th Anniversary Celebration Spotlighted by The...
The young boy couldn’t resist the dance moves he saw being performed around him: the rapid foot taps, the ligament-spraining knee twists, the torso shimmies, all coming together in what some might...
View ArticleStep Afrika!’s ‘The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence on FOX32’s Good...
“A special performance is telling the story of the great migration to the north.” – FOX32, Chicago On October 19th, 2024, Step Afrika!’s ‘The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence’ made its local...
View ArticleStep Afrika!’s ‘The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence’ on Chicago’s...
“”Step Afrika!” is the world’s leading authority on the artform of stepping, and this weekend they’re performing the Chicago premiere of ‘The Migration’, telling the story of the Great Migration of the...
View ArticleSan Francisco Classical Voice Welcomes Step Afrika! to the Bay Area
The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence is far more than just a highly acclaimed dance-theater production. When the multimedia show from Washington, D.C.-based dance company Step Afrika! lands at...
View ArticleStep Afrika!’s Magical Musical Holiday Step Show on FOX5’s Good Day DC
FOX5’s Good Day DC welcomed back Step Afrika! for the FIRST sneak peek of the 2024 run of Step Afrika!’s Magical Musical Holiday Step Show, running December 13 – 22 at Arena Stage. WATCH THE FEATURE ON...
View ArticleReview: Step Afrika!’s ‘Holiday Step Show’ is back and better than ever
Only after I caught my breath, only after the music stopped, only after my joy coma subsided, did I realize that Step Afrika! had once again pulled off a phenomenal holiday show — filled with...
View ArticleStep Afrika! Announces Inaugural Step Afrika! Step Classic
December 17, 2024. Washington, DC — Step Afrika!, the world’s leading authority on stepping, is proud to present its first-ever Step Afrika! Step Classic, a three-day celebration of culture, community,...
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