Creative Connections, a Norwalk-based international cultural education non-profit, presents ‘Arts for Understanding,’ a performance benefit featuring Rios de Encontro. A UNESCO award-winning youth dance and music troupe from the Cabelo Seco community in the Brazilian Amazon, Rios de Encontro’s performance will showcase and celebrate the region's African, indigenous and riverside heritage. The group is comprised of ten girls and boys, ages 14-19, whose performance is part of their first US tour.
A cocktail reception preceding the performance will include Brazilian tapas and Fund-the-Mission auction. Proceeds will support Creative Connections' cultural education programs, which build bridges of understanding between US students and their international peers through the exchange of art and ideas.