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2012-01-30T14:30:00.001-05:00

Feb

Wed Feb 8 @ 1:00 PM
Holy Rosary School, Toronto

Mon Feb 13 @ 1:00 PM
St Jerome School, Toronto

Tue Feb 21 @ 1:30 PM
Holy Rosary School, Toronto

April

Wed April 11 @ 9:15 & 11:15 AM
William Berczy PS, Unionville

Wed April 25 @ 12:35 AM
Clifton PS, Toronto

June

Wed June 13 @ 2:00 PM
Lancaster Elementary School, Mississauga

Maderaz performing Navidad Nuestra-Misa Criolla

2011-10-16T22:31:00.001-04:00

Maderaz and COBA (Collective of Black Artists) join The Nathaniel Dett Chorale for a lively and exuberant program of Afro-Latino and Andean rhythms. This concert features the Misa Criolla and Navidad Nuestra of Argentinian composer Ariel Ramirez; both of these beloved works weave together a colourful array of folk traditions from across South America.
Click here to see all Nathaniel Dett Chorale performances

Tuesday, December 06, 2011 @ 8:00 pm

Koerner Hall

northern ontario tour 2008

2008-11-27T13:00:00.001-05:00

From Nov Wed 19- Nov Wed 26, 2008, Maderaz was touring Northern Ontario..

We played the "Feliz navidad" show in Sault Ste. Marie, Sioux Lookout, Dryden, Kenora, Fort Frances and Atikokan.

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ritmo y color

2008-07-14T14:00:00.001-04:00

Sirius Stage, Ritmo y Color Festival, Harbourfront
July 2008 2006
(...and with our guests and friends Nano Valverde (guitar) and Javier Reyes (violin)

Thames Valley school board shows

2007-11-19T12:30:00.000-05:00

In Nov 2007, Maderaz performed 9 shows for the Thames Valley school board…

We played the "Colours of Latin America" show @ the Adelaide-WG MacDonald PS, Southdale PS, Caradoc North PS and Metcalfe Central PS in Strathroy; Myrtle Street PS, Monsignor Morrison CS, New Sarum and Scott Street PS in St Thomas; Maple Lane PS in Tillsonburg...

a great experience!

maderaz...a typical day @ school, video film by edgardo

2007-08-15T13:30:00.004-04:00

Bluewater District school board shows

2007-06-30T13:00:00.000-04:00

Highpoint Community, Dundalk, (courtesy of N.Krumland)

On June 2007, Maderaz performed 14 shows for the new Bluewater District school board…

We took the "Fiesta & Carnaval" show to schools in Desboro, Durham, Dundalk, Flesherton, Hanover, Port Elgin, Ripley, Teeswater, Thornbury, Sauble Beach, Owen Sound and Wiarton

..a lot of fun...

some pictures

2007-06-19T12:30:00.000-04:00

PROLOGUE 40th Anniversary Season

2007-04-01T17:00:00.000-04:00

Prologue to The Performing Arts celebrates 40 years of bringing arts to schools in Ontario...!

Through all these years, artists and companies have visited school gymnasiums, classrooms and libraries presenting live performances, entertaining, educating and helping students of all ages meet the expectations of the Ontario Curriculum.

40 years later, Prologue places over 3,000 performances in schools and communities reaching almost 1 million young people every year!

harbourfront centre

2006-12-27T23:30:00.000-05:00

(courtesy of Magdalena)

Brigantine Room, Harbourfront
concert as part of the “Music with Bite, Family Sundays”
December 2006 (...and with our guest singer and amigo, Jose "Pepe" )

Vineland PS, Nov 06

2006-11-27T19:30:00.000-05:00

(courtesy of Jerry S.)

new CD...musica

2006-10-11T23:30:00.000-04:00

school shows

2006-10-11T18:30:00.000-04:00

MADERAZ has been working with PROLOGUE TO THE PERFORMING ARTS since 1994, offering specially adapted workshops and performances in Ontario schools, to encourage the performing arts as an integral part of education.
We now have three shows…

Fiesta and Carnival: Get ready to have lots of fun and learn about the various and rich traditions of Carnival and festivals in Latin America. All the music is based on dance rhythms and encourages student participation by playing instruments, singing in call and answer, and sometime even dancing!

The Colours of Latin America: Latin America, like Canada, is a place of many cultures and musical voices. This performance reveals the connections behind the multicultural face of Latin music.

Feliz Navidad: A Holiday Show! This shows highlights the varied musical traditions that take place around Christmas time in Latin America and Caribbean cultures. The band compares the different wintertime celebrations throughout countries of the Southern Hemisphere and connections are made to similar celebrations around the world