Music, dancing and chanting filled the chapel recently when the Friends of Sironka Dance Troupe addressed Kenyan themes of motherhood, rites of passage, the emergence of a warrior and the praise of cattle in their performance, "The Coming of the Nilotics." The 10-member dance troupe, led by Kenyan Nicholas Sironka, featured traditional performances of the East African Maasai and Luo cultures, which share common ancestry as people of the Nile. Sironka is a master batik artist and Fulbright Scholar who has taught courses at Whitworth in batik and Maasai culture.
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