Duration
1 hr, 49 minutes, including one 15 minute intermission
Audience
Recommended for ages 6 and up. All guests must have a ticket.
With some theatrical monologues, this is primarily a musical performance with various forms of drumming throughout the show. Guests with sensitivities to sound may prefer to bring sound moderating ear wear.
Show is in English, with songs performed in various languages, primarily Spanish.
Late Seating
Latecomers are seated at the discretion of management.
Show Dates
Opening: June 20, 2025 at 7:30pm
June 21, 2025 at 2:30pm with Cast Q&A
Closing: June 21, 2025 7:30pm
STORY
Get ready to travel on a mystical, musical journey through the Afro-Latino Diaspora. From West Africa to the Americas, the celebration, resistance and medicine of the drum will carry you through time and space, and the power of centuries of tradition will beckon you.
Connected by the waters of the Atlantic, the land, Doña Tierra, shares her secrets, pains, and joyful awakenings through ancestral rhythm, movement and song. Presented by an international, intergenerational cast, all will be transformed by ¡Bembé! Journey the Atlantic Bring your clapping hands and singing voices to this immersive celebration of comunidad – community!
Surrounded by Milwaukee’s own youth cultural artists, ¡Bembé! features an All-Star cast, including Puerto Rico’s Grammy-nominated Beto Torrens, Colombia’s Camilo Rodriguez and Carolina Oliveros, New York City’s Julia Loiza Guteirrez-Rivera, Milwaukee’s Karlies Kelley (Panama) and Ko-Thi African Dance Company, Jose Luis Utrera of Vercruz, Mexico, and Brazil’s Marcus Santos and Pablo Guerreiro, among many more, and starring Rána Ramos as Doña Tierra.
Contact us
For more information about the show, or questions about tickets and accompanying workshops, send us an email!