The Kwahadi Dancers present
Song of the Eagle
12 Performances!
June 20, 21, 27, 28, July 4, 5, 7, 11, 12, 18, 19, August 7, 2008
Dinner 6:30 PM, Indoor air-conditioned Performance 7:30 PM.
Plaza Theater, Kwahadi Kiva Indian Museum and Sybil B. Harrington Event Center!
9151 I-40 E, Amarillo, TX (Exit #76, then west ˝ mile on I-40 frontage road)
Treat your family to the fine art and artifacts of the museum and to the
world famous Kwahadi Dancers’ colorful and amazing pageant!
For Information and reservations call the museum gift shop: 806-335-3175
Museum open June – August Wed – Sun, 11am – 5pm and until 10 pm on show dates!
Call for information on museum hours and performance schedule for other seasons of the year.
Come see the Kwahadis! You’ll be glad you did!
About the Kwahadis
Since the Kwahadi Dancers began in the closing days of WWII, over 1600 youth have been Kwahadis. They have presented over 4000 performances in 46 states overseas! They are the recipient of the Texas Commission for the Arts Youth Award for Excellence, represented the United States at the International Festival of the Arts in Ammon, Jordan, and were honored to be voted the top entertainment at the Millennium Jamboral, a gathering of 30,000 youth in Filmore, Utah.
The Kwahadis are officially Venturing Crew 9, BSA, Golden Spread Council. They are sponsored by Kwahadi Heritage, Inc., a 501(c)3 non-profit Texas corporation. No youth or leader receives any pay, but all earnings are used to support the travel and educational experiences of the youth and to continue to build and maintain the Kwahadi Museum of the American Indian.
The Kwahadi members are youth from communities across the Panhandle. They entertain nationwide, typically presenting over 100 performances and traveling over 15,000 miles annually. From July 20 through August 3 the Kwahadis will present a series of benefit performances in Knoxville, TN, Richlands, VA, Baltimore, MD, Camp Ockanickon, PN, Rutland, VT, Morrisvile, NY, E. Aurora, NY, Findley, OH, Detroit, MI, Lupton, MI, and Omaha, NB. They will entertain youth from around the world at the Michigan International Scout Camp in northern Michigan.
The Kwahadis have been invited by the Internationl Olympic Committee and the Busan Organizing Committee to perform at the TreX-Games in Busan, S. Korea, September 25- October 3, 2008. Twenty Kwahadis and leaders will make the journey to represent the United States at the games this fall.
Sixty Kwahadis and leaders will spend three weeks in Europe in July, 2009. They will present 17 shows in Denmark, the UK, and Ireland. Highlights include an invitation to entertain 20,000 Scouts at Blue Summer in Denmark, 4000 Scouts at Wings2009 near London, and performances and experiences all across the area. The Kwahadis have also been invited to be featured entertainment again in Filmore, Utah for 30,000 youth at the 100th Anniversary of Scouting Jamboral in 2010.
The Kwahadis perform at home in the indoor air-condition performance theaters of the Kwahadi Museum of the American Indian. Guests can enjoy dinner, the museum, and a performance of the annual summer production, Song of the Eagle, on most summer weekends, or the Winter Night Ceremonials which begin each year after Christmas. Over 50,000 visitors have explored the museum since it opened on June 12, 2004. The museum features the fine art of the late Thomas E. Mails, Ben Konis, and many other fine artists, as well as art of artifact of the Plains and Pueblo Indian cultures. Visitors can also view the Perry Null Game Animal Collection and the beautiful Bob Jones Bird Carvings. The museum is designed in traditional adobe ambience of the Southwest. The museum gift shop features jewelry and art creations of over 100 native artists and artisans.
The Song of the Eagle Pageant is a colorful collection of dance styles of the Plains and Pueblo cultures. The cast of 45 dancers present colorful dances of the Powwow, Eagle Dances, the famous Hoop Dance, and the amazing Fire Hoop Dance. The performance also includes tributes to our flag and soldiers, the intricate Belt Dance, the Comanche Dance, and opportunities for volunteers from the audience to experience dance firsthand.
We appreciate your interest in the Kwahadis and the Kwahadi Museum of the American Indian as we build the program and the museum center in service to families of the Panhandle and visitors from afar. We appreciate your help sharing the word about the Kwahadis so families across the area can enjoy the museum and unique performances.
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