Program & Flyer: Dominican Festival of Greater Hartford
Date2013
MediumPaper
ClassificationsInformation Artifacts
Credit LineConnecticut Cultural Heritage Arts Program collections
CopyrightIn Copyright
Object number2015.196.70.12-.13
Description2015.196.70.12: program, Dominican Festival of Greater Hartford, 2013
2015.196.70.13: flyer, Dominican Festival of Greater Hartford, 2013
NotesSubject Note: The first Dominican festival to be organized in Hartford occurred on August 18, 2013 at Pope Park. It featured Dominican musicians and dance groups, foods for sale, arts and crafts tables, information booths, and a performance/procession by costumed figures with elaborate masks and sometimes carrying a cow’s bladder; these dancers (comparsas) are an important part of Dominican Carnival celebrations and dances. Often the masks represent “diablos” or scary devil-like creatures. These imaginative characters from Dominican folklore and stories vary from region to region across the island. The emphasis in Dominican festivals and in these figures is the country’s historical ethnic combination of indigenous Taino/Arawak, African, and European. Dominican costumed dancers also perform at The Gathering in Waterbury. 2015.196.70.13: flyer, Dominican Festival of Greater Hartford, 2013
The Dominican community in Connecticut is growing, and is centered mainly in cities of Bridgeport, Hartford, Danbury, and New Haven. Members of the group celebrate Dominican Independence Day (February 27) with a flag-raising at the State Capitol, as well as cultural events. Dominican social and cultural organizations include Club Juan Pablo Duarte, Dominican Folkloric Ballet, the Dominican American Coalition of Connecticut and the Comite Efemerides Patrias.
Additional audio, video, and/or photographic materials exist in the archive relating to this community and these artists.
Cataloging Note: This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services MA-245929-OMS-20.
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