Performance: "Algeria Moves! Music, Dance, and Women's Resilience"
Venue: Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg
Date: Thursday, April 23, 2026
Time: 7:30 - 9:00 PM
Event Types: Music, Miscellaneous, Arts & Theatre
Cost:

Description:
The Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech presents the performance titled "Algeria Moves! Music, Dance, and Women's Resilience" on Thursday, April 23, 2026.

Performer and educator Esraa Warda brings a night of music, voice, and danced stories to highlight the artistry and spirit of Algeria, an often underrepresented yet deeply rich cultural landscape.

Performer and educator Esraa Warda is a pioneer of traditional Algerian dance, specializing in traditional and popular forms like Raï, Chaoui, and Assimi. In performance, Warda harnesses the Algerian body and traditional feminine form to embody decoloniality and boldly subvert the cliches of the North African woman.

For Algeria Moves!, Warda is joined directly from Algeria by her band, Kaièn — five gifted musicians (Youcef Grim, percussion; Youva Bessa, bass; Rami Bekhouche, piano; Omar Bourai: violin/strings; and Toufik Aoun, lead singer)? — for an evening rooted in the revival of Algerian heritage music, celebrating the powerful intersection of heritage, performance, and social progress through the universal language of music and dance.

Tickets are $25.00 for general admission and $10.00 for students with ID and youth 18 and under.

Tickets can be purchased online at: https://tickets.artscenter.vt.edu/Online/seatSelect.asp?createBO::WSmap=1&BOparam::WSmap::loadBestAvailable::performance_ids=F609BEAA-E1BA-46B8-B5A5-F1379262691E or in person at the box office or by calling the box office at 540-231-5300.

The Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech is located at 330 Turner Street NW in Blacksburg, VA.

For more information, visit: https://artscenter.vt.edu/performances/warda-algeria-moves.html or https://www.facebook.com/artscenteratvt or https://www.instagram.com/artscenteratvt/ or call 540-231-5300.