MOROCCO the Step Afrika! experience....

"7 Days in Morocco" is a Documentary in the making...
Step Afrika...asked Emmy Award Winning Producer Don Napoleon to document the trip.

The Essaouira gnaoua festival is been celebrated in Essaouira. It is a quaint port that is been painted in white and blue color, moreover is an idyllic resort for the majority of the travelers. As any traveler would dream this place is quite laid-back as well as vibrant, it is distinctive yet comforting. Within this astonishing melting pot of jazz, music, rock, as well as world musicians craft innovative fusions in the theater as well as share the musical cultures.

Stay tune for the Documentary series...

Access granted by Step Afrika on the Road back to DC...

Each year the Step Afrika theater company travels around the world performing in Africa, South America and all over the US...I was challenged this year to document there road trip to MN. An intense and exciting trip can be scene in 2 minutes...

check out a snap shot look at Behind the Scenes of Step Afrika on the road.. to see more visit www.stepafrika.org and purchase tickets to the Home Performance Shows in June 2010... Web: http://www.stepafrika.org Home Performance Series 2010 is around the corner. Tickets are ON SALE NOW! Get your TODAY!

Event Photography at it's Best "Step Afrika 15th yr"

Event photography at it's best, Don Napoleon was hired by Step Afrika delivering another great photo gallery to view from the 15 year Anniversary weekend. Step Afrika is the first professional company in the world dedicated to the tradition of stepping. Founded in December 1994, the company is critically-acclaimed for its efforts to promote an understanding of and appreciation for stepping and the dance tradition's use as an educational tool for young people worldwide. Step Afrika reaches tens of thousands of Americans each year and has performed on many stages in North & South America, Europe, Africa and the Caribbean.

Based in Washington, DC, the company has been featured on CNN, BET, PBS & NPR as well as numerous books, documentaries and articles that seek to explore the tradition of stepping.

looking for an event photographer contact don@gearshift.tv, www.gearshift.tv/don