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Africultures, c'est 3482 articles avec 64 dossiers ! Mais aussi 900 disques, 1045 films, 1161 livres, 4946 événements... recensés !

 

Mbongi is a Congolese word which means "learning place." It refers to the circle of learning in the African village where people gather to learn how to be contributing members of the community.

Conversations about Race in the Language of Dance by Ann Daly New York Times, 7 December 1997

But when it came to conferences, festivals and articles on "black dance," Mr. Lemon was rarely included. He saw one African-American luminary walk out on his work. Another said she forbade her dancers to attend his concerts. Implicitly and explicitly, this African-American choreographer from a white suburb of Minneapolis was accused of betraying his race. Looking back, Mr. Lemon acknowledges that his work was, as he put it, "Eurocentric." For a decade, the Ralph Lemon Company was the prototypical downtown dance troupe: abstract, formalist and technical. Except for the choreographer, and the occasional dancer, his company, which he disbanded in 1995, was exclusively white.

Now things are different. In his new work, "Geography," [click the link for more]

Ann Daly PhD (www.anndaly.com) is a consultant, coach, and author/speaker specializing in the arts and creative professions. She helps independent artists build the skills they need to reach their artistic goals.

Negotiating the Modern Space of African Dance by lyw

L'esprit

Dans une veillée africaine tout individu a le droit d'intervenir, de prendre la parole, il en a même le devoir. Son intervention est considérée comme une participation à la fête, à la réflexion commune, à la bonne conversation d'un conte communautaire, à sa signification, à son actualité.

Elle sera aussi et surtout en ce qui concerne les enfants une occasion d'apprentissage d'éloquence et de narration ainsi que pour les autres, celle d'une joute ludique et artistique. Ces assemblées si chaleureuses sont rendus possibles grâce, tout d'abord à une absence de prétention personnelle, mais aussi à certaines " règles de jeu " qui peuvent s'appliquer dans n'importe qu'elle communauté rassemblants des individus heureux d'être ensemble.

Ce sont essentiellement tout ses les interventions du public et leurs usages dans le cours d'un conte : " les " sabiais "qui sont des refrains , des chants, des chansons, connus de tous dont le conteur et ses auditeurs émaillent le conte.

Ce peut être aussi une interjection, une devinette, un proverbe, un commentaire d'un auditeur ou d'un compère pour confirmer ou infirmer le dit du conteur. C'est encore un pas de danse, une tirade ou une mimique appartenant à un de ses personnage du conte.

Formation pratique.
Apprentissage de ces jeux et de l'art de dire les contes africains.

 

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COMPAGNIE CIE SALIA NÏ SEYDOU, Burkina Faso
choreographers: Salia Sanou & Seydou Boro

DJELI artistics interactions is now working exclusively on the production/diffusion of
the salia nï seydou African dance compagny.

Cercle d'Expression Artistique Nyata Nyata (The Nyata Nyata Circle of Artistic Expression) is an enterprise of contemporary artistic expression, which defines its activities in the field of African dance, with the specific objective to explore and develop the particular aesthetics of this art form as it relates to music, poetry, mythology, ritual and the related arts, bringing forth essential aspects which link the ancestral with the contemporary. This process includes choreographic creation, dance performance, musical composition, writings, conferences, the teaching and promotion thereof in a local, national and international context.

Founded in 1993 as a non-profit, registered charitable organization in Canada, the Cercle d'Expression Artistique Nyata Nyata fulfills its mandate through the regroupment of three principle sectors of activity: Compagnie Danse Nyata Nyata (creation, production and performance of artistic works); Studio Danse Nyata Nyata (place of artistic, pedagogic and administrative activities); and Rhythms and Movement (method of teaching and trade name of courses).

 

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Vincent Mantsoe hails from Soweto, South Africa. During his formative years he danced with youth clubs practicing street dances and trying to imitate the dance moves seen in music videos. At the same time he woke everyday to the sound of the drum his mother played to greet the Ancestors. A descendant of a long line of Sangomas (traditional healers) Mantsoe participated in traditional rituals involving the use of song and dance. It was not until he began his training at Johannesburg's Moving Into Dance Company that Mantsoe was able to merge these two distinct dance forms into his own style that he describes as Afro-fusion. Mantsoe's work draws on traditional African dance forms with a contemporary approach from modern, ballet and Asian forms such as Tai Chi, Martial Art and traditional Balinese dance. [click the link for more info]

 

La Compagnie Jant-Bi a été créée en 1998 avec les danseurs ayant participé au premier workshop du Centre International de Danses Traditionnelles et Contemporaines Africaines, " L'Ecole des Sables" de Toubab Dialaw.

La Compagnie Jant-Bi reste en lien étroit avec le Centre qui est en même temps un point de rencontre et d'échange pour les danseurs et chorégraphes de la diaspora africaine et des différentes cultures du monde entier. Ainsi chaque travail chorégraphique reflète l'esprit du Centre. A travers la mise en relation avec un chorégraphe représentatif d'une autre culture et d'un autre style de danse, un travail de fusion est réalisé entre ce style et l'essence des danses africaines. Ainsi le premier projet chorégraphique Le coq est mort, est une rencontre entre le danse-théâtre allemand et la danse africaine, et le second Fagaala, entre le Butho et cette dernière.  [click the link for more
 

 

  Our web has content about southern African musicians, as well as visitors who have performed locally. Our mission is to provide reference about musicians in South Africa and the neighbouring region, with emphasis on original African, jazz, hip hop, reggae & kwaito.

This website is maintained by RE-Connection, the development project of Making Music Productions cc. All contents © 1997- 2003 Making Music Productions cc, unless otherwise indicated.

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 .. a documentary by Ken Glazebrook and Alla Kovgan that explores contemporary dance in Africa. The film introduces eight modern dance companies from Africa, Europe, and Canada that participated in the Festival International de Nouvelle Danse in Montreal, Canada in 1999. Through insightful interviews and outstanding performances, the film depicts a fascinating diversity of themes in contemporary African dance – interactions between tradition and modernism, consequences of colonization and urbanization, women’s self-expression, masculinity, and family relationships. The film is a unique source of inspiration for audiences of all ages and specifically dancers, choreographers, dance historians, critics, and all those interested in African culture.

 

 

Kengmo is the founding director of Baobab International; a community based non-profit organization in Cameroon, Central Africa. Baobab International aims to promote traditional arts and culture, sustainable development, health, education, and protection of the environment. As an internationally renowned performing artist, educator, and motivator, Kengmo has used music, dance, stories and songs in performances and workshops to bring the history, wisdom and philosophy of the  Cameroonian elders to millions of people worldwide

 

Since 1995, Sounds of Afrika has performed throughout the Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey tri-state area.  Kojo Ben Reuben Bey, Abishai Ben Reuben Bey, and Deborah Calhoun founded the troupe as an Afrikan Dance and Drum troupe to promote Afrikan and Afrikan-American culture in the communities and schools.

 

C. K. Ladzekpo - African Music and Dance

C.K Ladzekpo (Home Page) is the director of the African music program at the University of California at Berkeley. He has combined a brilliant career as a performer, choreographer and composer with teaching and extensive scholarly research into African performing arts. [WebMastering by Richard Hodges]

 

Mbongi is a Congolese word which means "learning place." It refers to the circle of learning in the African village where people gather to learn how to be contributing members of the community.

Titos Sompa

Founder and Artistic Director of Mbongi Dance Theater Project

A renown dancer, choreographer, and musician, noted especially as a master Congolese drummer, percussionist, and kalimba player, Mr. Sompa utilizes his multiple talents to make known and keep alive Congolese musical and cultural traditions that offer healing, spiritual grounding, and affirming community to the Western world.
 

 

Founded in 1987, Khalidah's North African Dance Experience is respected and enjoyed for its engaging interpretations of dance styles indigenous to North Africa.

The company draws from the cultures and philosophies of various countries including Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia to create a mesmerizing performance.

Its mission: To entertain and educate audiences while preserving North African dance.

Khalidah's North African Dance Experience is lead by the award-winning and internationally renowned dancer and choreographer, Khalidah Kali.

 

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