Join the internationally acclaimed Women Drummers of Rwanda for a lunchtime drumming workshop and demonstration! This event is presented as part Shenandoah Conservatory’s presentation of The Book of Life, a new theatrical work, written and performed by Rwandan writer and activist Odile Gakire “Kiki” Katese. The work, which features the Women Drummers of Rwanda, is based on letters written by the survivors and perpetrators of Rwanda’s genocide — ordinary people, addressed to those who are gone. Through storytelling, hand-crafted projections and original live music by Women Drummers of Rwanda, the production leads audiences through a remarkable — and ultimately uplifting — journey of how to rebuild a deep understanding of life in the aftermath of incalculable loss.