“Life is love,” Davis says in a video shot at the wedding, crossing his arms across his chest before reaching them broadly to either side. “Love is all.”The wedding was a lavish occasion, but it was more than a theatrical staging of a ritual. DanceAfrica, the vibrant festival now in its 47th year, is as much about building and honoring a community as it is about showcasing artistic forms. Davis brought the couple — N’Goma, 80, is a drummer and Normadien, 71, a dancer — together by bringing them into his world. At DanceAfrica, N’Goma is a stage manager; Normadien is assistant stage manager.

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Persons: Normadien, Chuck Davis, —, ” Davis, ”, Davis Organizations: Brooklyn Academy of Music Locations: United States, DanceAfrica