This blog features Women Choreographers THAT ROCK: Juliette Omollo (Kenya), Mamela Nyamza (South Africa), Nelisiwe Xaba (South Africa), Fatou Cisse (Senegal), Nadia Beugre (Ivory Coast), Kettly Noel (Mali/Haiti), Julie Iarisoa (Madagascar). These interviews are primarily shot during the Danse L’Afrique Danse in Bamako, Mali 2010. Kettly Noel was the festival director and hosted numerous companies [...]
Archive for the ‘Danse l’Afrique Danse!’ Category
Women Choreographers: Articulating the Personal Political
Posted: August 20, 2011 in African Contemporary Dance, Atelier AEx Corps, Baker & Tarpaga Dance Project, Contemporary Dance, Dance in and outside of Africa, Danse Contemporaine, Danse l'Afrique Danse!, Donko Seko, Kenya, Mali, Senegal, Shifting Center Cyber, Women and Dance1
Danse l’Afrique danse! Trace 3
Posted: December 9, 2010 in African Contemporary Dance, Contemporary Dance, Dance in and outside of Africa, Danse Contemporaine, Danse l'Afrique Danse!, Shifting Center Cyber, Video TracesTags: Gregory Maqoma, Kubilai Khan Investigations, Radhouane El Meddeb, Seydou Boro
Excerpts from Danse l’Afrique danse! festival held in Bamako, Mali 2010. Featured in this video are excerpts from works by Gregory Maqoma, Kubilai Khan Investigations, Radhouane El Meddeb, and Seydou Boro.
Horacio Macuacua speaks on “Orobroy, stop!
Posted: December 9, 2010 in Contemporary Dance, Dance in and outside of Africa, Danse Contemporaine, Danse l'Afrique Danse!, Mali, Video TracesTags: Horacio Macuaca, Mozambique
Mozambique based Choreographer Horacio Macuacua speaks on “Orobroy, stop!” while in Bamako, Mali for Danse l’Afrique Danse 2010. Horacio is one of the winners of “Danse l’Afrique danse” competition and is currently on tour with this piece throughout numerous African countries. I am a big fan of his work and I look forward to seeing [...]
Fernando Anuagn’a- Kenyan Choreographer/Dancer
Posted: November 26, 2010 in African Contemporary Dance, Baker & Tarpaga Dance Project, Contemporary Dance, Dance in and outside of Africa, Danse Contemporaine, Danse l'Afrique Danse!, History of Contemporary African Dance, KenyaInterview with Fernando Anuagn’a solo “Journey to the Future” presented at Danse l’Afrique danse! 2010. His interview is part of BT Dance Project’s Shifting Centers: Dance and Technology in and outside of Africa which highlights current contemporary African dance work throughout various countries in Africa.
Danse l’Afrique Danse! Mali 2010
Posted: November 14, 2010 in African Contemporary Dance, Baker & Tarpaga Dance Project, Contemporary Dance, Dance in and outside of Africa, Danse Contemporaine, Danse l'Afrique Danse!, Donko Seko, Mali, Research Phase, Shifting Center Cyber, Technology, Video TracesDanse l’Afrique Danse in Bamako, Mali 2010 Danse l’Afrique Danse is a platform for African contemporary choreographers- emerging and established. It is a meeting place for choreographers, dancers, presenters, programmers, cultural workers, researchers, and local contemporary dance audiences. It is a competition and launching platform for “new” choreographers where three winners have a pre-programmed tour [...]
