# Event Details

- **Event Name**: "Algeria Moves!"
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 23 Apr, 2026 at 07:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Due to travel concerns, the Thursday, April 23 performance of "Algeria Moves!" cannot be presented as planned and has been canceled. Please take advantage of two free engagement events instead, an Algerian Raï dance workshop with Esraa Warda and a live Zoom conversation (which you can attend in person or online) with Warda and Toufik Aoun.



Programmed by and featuring guest curator Esraa Warda.

A rendezvous of music, voice, and danced stories 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.

$25 general admission
$10 students with ID and youth 18 and under
15%-25% subscription discounts available

**Please note, official tickets for Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech performances are only available for purchase online at artscenter.vt.edu or through the center’s box office.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/blacksburg/algeria-moves/200029630269813
- **Event Categories**: Music, Entertainment, performances, Art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 8

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://artscenter.vt.edu/performances/warda-algeria-moves.html?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=blacksburg-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Blacksburg
- **state**: VA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 190 Alumni Mall, Blacksburg, VA, United States, Virginia 24061
- **lat**: 37.22925
- **long**: -80.42026
- **full address**: 190 Alumni Mall, Blacksburg, VA, United States, Virginia 24061

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech (https://allevents.in/org/center-for-the-arts-at-virginia-tech/11337074)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 23 Apr, 2026 at 07:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 190 Alumni Mall, Blacksburg, VA, United States, Virginia 24061
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Music, Entertainment, performances, Art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about "Algeria Moves!" ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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