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2025-2026 Season
ESRAA WARDA

 

2024-2025 Season
ANDRE BOUCHARD

 

2022-2023 and 2023-2024 Seasons
SHIRLETTE AMMONS

Launched in 2022, the independent performing arts curator program brings new perspectives to the center. The guest curator handpicks a selection of performances to be included in the center’s season.

In the 2025-2026 season, we welcome our third guest curator, Esraa Warda, a prominent Algerian-American dance performer and educator based in New York, specializing in traditional and popular Algerian dance forms like Raï, Chaoui, and Assimi.

 

 

2025-2026 Season

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    2025-2026 season Moss Arts Center guest curator Esraa Warda, an Algerian American dance performer with long curly dark brown hair. She wear gold earrings and rings and shows the palms of her hands to the camera, each fingertip and a circle in the center of each palm painted red.
    "Algeria Moves!" , article

    THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 7:30 PM: Performer and educator Esraa Warda brings a night of music, voice, and dance to highlight the artistry and spirit of Algeria.