History and Origin
Buen Aché was created in 2006 after Artistic Director Julia Jaskwhich noticed that the African component of Latino culture was not being adequately represented in South Carolina or the surrounding areas. Buen Aché’s mission is to represent the African contribution to Latino culture, music, and dance.
Drawing on folkloric dances of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and other Caribbean nations, Buen Aché explores elements of African artistic expression in the New World.
Based on the teachings of Bahá'u'lláh, founder of the Bahá'í Faith, Buen Aché seeks to promote racial unity, and its members are from Latino, African-American, European-American and West Indian backgrounds.
We believe that the arts are keys to a society’s consciousness, and through artistic expression positive changes can be created in a society. We hope that our demonstration of racial unity will create a new consciousness in our audience.