Name: LAVAGEM PHILADELPHIA
Start: 2026-04-18T11:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-04-19T20:00:00-04:00
Location: Hawthorne Cultural Center

Lavagem Philadelphia: a 2-day gathering of music, dance, and community celebrating Afro Bahian culture and traditions in Philadelphia.
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Lavagem Philly 2026

April 18–19 | PhiladelphiaLavagem is not a performance to watch from the sidelines. It is a gathering. A practice of care. A way of coming together through rhythm, movement, and collective intention. Rooted in Afro-Bahian traditions of cleansing and preparation, Lavagem invites people to tend to shared space—physically and communally.In April 2026, PHonk!Philly is honored to host Lavagem Philadelphia for the first time and to welcome Afro-Bahian Master Teachers whose work carries these traditions forward. Over two days, artists and community members share space, knowledge, and tradition—building something shaped by presence, participation, and care, something that belongs to the people in it.This work grows through showing up, listening, and learning together. It takes form through shared rhythm and movement.

Lavagem Philadelphia – Day 1

Registration link: https://tinyurl.com/4mx8xjxk

Cost: Free

Saturday, April 18, 2026

11:00 AM – 6:30 PM

Location: Hawthorne Cultural Center – 1200 Carpenter St, Philadelphia, PA

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Welcome & Opening

Intros: Tamara Williams, Luciano Xavier Da Silva, Elaine Smith Holton

Opening Ritual & Musical Invocation: Tamara Williams & Luciano Xavier Da Silva

11:45 AM – 1:00 PM

Mestra Fonseca — Dança Afro