Archive for the ‘History of Contemporary African Dance’ Category

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, Kenya
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Interview 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.

Contemporary Dance: Africa, Dialogue De Corps Burkina Faso 2004

Posted: October 13, 2010 in African Contemporary Dance, Baker & Tarpaga Dance Project, Burkina Faso, Contemporary Dance, Dance in and outside of Africa, Danse Contemporaine, History of Contemporary African Dance
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By: Esther Baker-Tarpaga copyright 2010 Baker-tarpaga.1@osu.edu *Dedicated to the strength and dance of the late Beatrice Kombe (1972-2007) from Ivory Coast, Madrice Imbujo (1975-2006) from Congo Brazzaville, and Souleyman Porgo (1972-2006) from Burkina Faso. Contemporary Dance: Africa Dialogues De Corps Burkina Faso 2004 “I did not study at a school. I developed myself from what [...]

What is Shifting Centers: Creative Collaboration in and outside of Africa through Cyberlearning and Ubiquitous Technologies?

Posted: June 19, 2010 in African Contemporary Dance, Baker & Tarpaga Dance Project, Contemporary Dance, Cross-cultural exchange, Dance in and outside of Africa, Danse Contemporaine, History of Contemporary African Dance, Kenya, Mali, Morocco, Research Phase, Senegal, Shifting Center Cyber, Technology, Video Traces
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Photography by Charles Kang Shifting Centers Cyber Dance Project Over the course of seven months, we’ll go to seven countries: Senegal, Mali, Morocco, Kenya, South Africa, Burkina Faso, and Madagascar.  The American and African transnational traveling team will meet established African-based choreographers in their home cities and document the conversations and movement dialogues in a [...]