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Our
Eleventh
Year!

Wednesday June 29th
through Monday July 4th, 2005
at Four Quarters


UPDATE
June 23rd

Master Listing for Drum and Splash at Four Quarters, 2005
Updated as of June 23, 2005

  This year is a very special Drum and Splash. As the Fourth falls on Monday we have planned four days of workshops, and four evening performances. Our traditional feast is still Saturday afternoon; our Fireworks and Dragon Dance have been moved to Sunday evening.
  Extra specially, Djembe Folalu (a nine person touring ensemble) will be with us for the entire week and will be presenting a blowout performance of drum and dance Sunday evening. Just how do you play a djembe while walking on ten foot stilts?

Because Drum and Splash runs an extra day longer our Friday and Saturday arrivals will see an additional day of workshops and performances. We hope that your late changing plans for the weekend will include celebrating the Alternative Fourth of July with us at Drum and Splash

General Times:
9-10AM- Meal Plan Brunch
10:30AM-1PM Morning Workshop Set
1-2PM Mid-day Break
2-5PM Afternoon Workshop Set
5-6PM Meal Plan Dinner
6:30-7:30PM Evening Workshop Set
8:45 PM Fire and Drum Circle
10PM Bardic Circle at the Bardic Circle
Sweat Lodge late morning and late afternoon every day.

Special Events
Thursday
8:45pm "In Performance, Eesa Grayson + Hamidou Kovive"
Friday
8:45pm "In Performance, Jim Donovan, Drum the Ecstatic”
Saturday
5-730pm "The Starvin’ Artist Pig Pikin’ Party and Vegi Extra-Vaganza, free for all attending"
8:45 "in Performance, Michael DiMartino and the World Beat Ensemble"
Sunday
8:45 The Four Quarters Fireworks and The Dragon Dance
9:30 "Masters Performance, Djembe Folalu “Those who make the Drum speak”

Special Note: This year we have two dancing Dragons, Mama Dragon and a snaller kids Dragon. See Ken Crampton to be a part of it.
And our own Spiral Scouts Troup will be hosting a full slate of kids workshops.

Wednesday
8:30pm Stone Circle Opening Ceremony
9pm First Fire
9:30pm Bardic Circle at the Bardic Circle

Thursday
11:30am Upper Fire Circle Alex Wedmedyk "Instant drumming for the Beginner"
2pm Bardic Circle Kailin Miller "Chants in Ceremony"
Lower Drum Circle Aasa Grayson "Intro to Djembe and Ashico"
Upper Drum Circle Ken Crampton "Rhythm Imbodyment YES! Playing your own body"
3:30 Ap Morgan Pavilion Emyrs Ap Morgan "Beginning Middle Eastern Technique"
Upper Fire Circle Alex Wedmedyk "Meet and Greet for the Drum Circle"
7pm Upper Fire Circle “Everybody Drum, Community Rhythm Circle with Ken Crampton"
8:45 Upper Drum Circle "In Performance Eesa Grayson + Hamidou Kovive"
9:30 Bardic Circle at the Bardic Circle
Drum All Night at the Upper Drum Circle Down Tempo at the Lower Fire Circle

Friday
10:30 Upper Drum Circle Orren Whiddon "About Four Quarters Questions+Answers"
11:30 Earth Rhythm Booth Alex Wedmedyk "Instant Drumming"
Stage N’Zinga Bangora "Introduction to Guinea Style Dance"
Lower Fire Circle Ziapo Oula "River Dance Adult & Childrens traditional Village games"
12noon Upper Drum Circle Jim Donovan "Rhythmic Mantra 1"
2pm Bardic Circle Bamoussa Camara "Intro to the dJun Jun"
Stage Amara "Introduction to the Belly Dance"
Lower Drum Circle Aasa Grayson "Intermediate Djembe and Ashico"
Upper Drum Circle Kevin Ryan "How to Hit the Dumbek All Drums Welcome"
3:30 Ap Morgan Pavilion Emyrs Ap Morgan "Dance the Drum Weaving and Blending"
Stage Ziapo Oula Zahouly "Cardiovascular African workout of complex dance patterns"
Lower Fire Circle Hamidou Kovive "Introduction to Susu and Malinke’ Dance"
$15 Upper Fire Circle Jim Donovan "The InterActive Drumming Experience, Introduction"
7pm Lower Fire Circle Aasa Grayson and Djembe Folalu "Introduction to Group and Ensemble Play"
Stage 7pm Robin Renee "The Kirtan-o-Rama Chanting Trance Prayer of the Ancient Names of the God/dess"
7pm Upper Fire Circle “Everybody Drum, Community Rhythm Circle with Ken Crampton"
8:45 Upper Drum Circle Jim Donovan in Performance “Drum the Ecstatic”
9:30 Bardic Circle at the Bardic Circle
Drum All Night at the Upper Drum Circle
10pm Lower Fire Circle "Interfaith Circle of Song with Michael DiMartino"
Nightime Labyrinth Walk Beginning at 10:00PM at the Main Parking Hilltop

Saturday
Flapjack Brunch Labyrinth Benefit $5, 10-12 at the Fox Altar in the Members Camp
9:30am Stone Circle Robin Renee "The Art of Stillness A morning meditation"
10:30 Wedmedyk Booth Alex Wedmedyk "Care and Feeding of Your Drum"
Upper Drum Circle Orren Whiddon "Oil Depletion: The Elephant in the Parlor"
11:30 Bardic Circle Jason Walker "Intro to Afro-Cuban Grooves"
Stage N’Zinga Bangora "Advanced Guinea Style Dance"
Lower Fire Circle Ziapo Oula "Arts Africans Childrens Crafts, Dance and Performance Arts"
12noon Coffee Dragons Ken Crampton "Volunteer Training for Dancing the Dragon"
Upper Drum Circle Jim Donovan "Rhythmic Mantra 2"
2pm Ap Morgan Pavilion Wheati Camara "Bell, Shakare and small percussion"
Bardic Circle Bamoussa Camara "Advanced dJun Jun"
Stage - Amara "Turkish Rom (Gypsy) Traditional Dance"
$15 Lower Drum Circle Aasa Grayson "Power Djembe"
Upper DrumCircle DiMartino "Universal Language of Rhythm"
3:30 Ap Morgan Pavilion Emyrs Ap Morgan "Communicating for Dancers and Drummers"
Bardic Circle Cindy Ryan "The Arabic Drum Solo"
Stage - Ziapo Oula Zahouly "The Ultimate Drum Workout"
$15 Lower Fire Circle Hamidou Kovive "Advanced Susu and Malinke’ Dance"
$15 Upper Fire Circle Jim Donovan "The InterActive Drumming Experience, Advanced"
$15 7pm Lower Fire Circle Aasa Grayson and Djembe Folalu "Advanced Group and Ensemble Play"
7pm Stage Robin Renee "The Kirtan-o-Rama, Chanting Trance Prayer of the Ancient Names of the God/dess"
7pm Upper Fire Circle “Everybody Drum, Community Rhythm Circle with Ken Crampton"
8:45 Upper Drum Circle "Michael DiMartino and the World Beat Ensemble in Performance"
9:30 Bardic Circle at the Bardic Circle
Nightime Labyrinth Walk Beginning at 10:00PM at the Main Parking Hilltop
Drum All Night at the Upper Drum Circle Down Tempo at the Lower Fire Circle

Sunday
9:30am Stone Circle Robin Renee "The Art of Stillness A morning meditation"
11:30 $15 Bardic Circle Jason Walker "Advanced Afro Cuban Grooves"
Upper Drum Circle - Amara "Zills, the Finger Cymbal (bring your Zills)"
12noon Coffee Dragons Ken Crampton "Volunteer Training for Dancing the Dragon"
2pm Stage Cindy & Kevin Ryan "Middle Eastern Folk Dancing and Drum"
$15 Upper DrumCircle DiMartino "The Healing Power of Rhythm"
3:30 Stage Serge Akou "Gym Loobah: Movement arts with Kapoh-a-rah, Mime, Dance and physical posture"
$25 Lower Drum Circle Aasa Grayson "Special Intensive"
Upper Drum Circle
Ken Crampton "Speak Rhythm? The Voice as a Rhythm Instrument"
Stage 7pm Robin Renee "The Kirtan-o-Rama, Chanting Trance Prayer of the Ancient Names of the God/dess"
8:45pm Fireworks Light the Sky followed by the Dragon Dance
9:30 pm Upper Drum Circle Masters Performance
Djembe Folalu “Those who make the Drum speak”
Drum till the sun comes up

Monday
11am Closing Circle