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 [...]
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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
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 TracesPhotography 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 [...]
