As a part of the festival Melting Pot 2011 there will be two evenings of traditional and contemporary African dance on November 10 and 11, 2011 at the Duncan Centre Theatre in Prague-Braník. Among others, the audiences will get to see performances by artists such as Ciré Béye, a Senegalese dancer and choreographer and an artistic assistant to Germaine Acogny, the icon of contemporary African dance. Kaolack (Senegal) and Maurice Yeka, dancer, choreographer and visual artist from the Democratic Republic of Congo will present their work there too. The performances of all three choreographers take place on November 10 and 11, 2011 at the Duncan Centre Theatre, starting at 8 p.m.
As another part of the festival there will be also an African market in the courtyard of the Duncan Centre Conservatory, opening one hour before each performance. Visitors to the market will have an opportunity to taste African culinary specialties, including African fair-trade coffee and buy African products of all kinds (textile, puppets, African board games etc.). A dance workshop for the public with the abovementioned artists takes place on November 12 and 13, 2011 at the Duncan Centre Conservatory.
For more information, check: www.duncanct.cz, www.africkydum.cz
Ciré Béye / Senegal / is one of the leading Senegalese artists working in the dance company Jante-bi, led by Germaine Acogny. His long-standing work in the field of African dance has brought about invitations to the world's leading theatres, and his artistic journey is characterized by a successful combination of the careers of a dancer, choreographer, instructor and a founder of his own dance association. Ciré combines a deep faith in the body expression as he learned it from the traditional African dance to create new dance styles and techniques. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GORAiA5yl0
Pape Ibrahima Ndiaye (Kaolack) / Senegal / is a dancer and choreographer of world renown. His work is based in the traditional African dance and he presents modern African dance in his own peculiar way too. He presents his acquired experience in both dance and choreography in many countries. His latest work has influenced several dozens of dance companies around in the world. He is also a recipient of the prestigious awards for choreography and dance: Cultures France (Paris) and the Association of Nes el Fen (Tunisia). www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiig2vQXlJ8
Maurice Yeka / Congo / is a professional dancer, choreographer and visual artist. He currently lives in the Czech Republic. In his works he depicts the painful history of his country, its people living their everyday lives and emotions resulting from his separation from home. He focuses on the inner understanding of movement from the perspective of diverse traditions of his country.
Source: Duncan Centre, The Africa House
African Dance at the Duncan Centre
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As a part of the festival Melting Pot 2011 there will be two evenings of traditional and contemporary African dance on November 10 and 11, 2011 at the Duncan Centre Theatre in Prague-Braník. Among others, the audiences will get to see performances by artists such as Ciré Béye, a Senegalese dancer and choreographer and an artistic assistant to Germaine Acogny, the icon of contemporary African dance. Kaolack (Senegal) and Maurice Yeka, dancer, choreographer and visual artist from the Democratic Republic of Congo will present their work there too. The performances of all three choreographers take place on November 10 and 11, 2011 at the Duncan Centre Theatre, starting at 8 p.m.
As another part of the festival there will be also an African market in the courtyard of the Duncan Centre Conservatory, opening one hour before each performance. Visitors to the market will have an opportunity to taste African culinary specialties, including African fair-trade coffee and buy African products of all kinds (textile, puppets, African board games etc.). A dance workshop for the public with the abovementioned artists takes place on November 12 and 13, 2011 at the Duncan Centre Conservatory.
For more information, check: www.duncanct.cz, www.africkydum.cz
Ciré Béye / Senegal / is one of the leading Senegalese artists working in the dance company Jante-bi, led by Germaine Acogny. His long-standing work in the field of African dance has brought about invitations to the world's leading theatres, and his artistic journey is characterized by a successful combination of the careers of a dancer, choreographer, instructor and a founder of his own dance association. Ciré combines a deep faith in the body expression as he learned it from the traditional African dance to create new dance styles and techniques. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GORAiA5yl0
Pape Ibrahima Ndiaye (Kaolack) / Senegal / is a dancer and choreographer of world renown. His work is based in the traditional African dance and he presents modern African dance in his own peculiar way too. He presents his acquired experience in both dance and choreography in many countries. His latest work has influenced several dozens of dance companies around in the world. He is also a recipient of the prestigious awards for choreography and dance: Cultures France (Paris) and the Association of Nes el Fen (Tunisia). www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiig2vQXlJ8
Maurice Yeka / Congo / is a professional dancer, choreographer and visual artist. He currently lives in the Czech Republic. In his works he depicts the painful history of his country, its people living their everyday lives and emotions resulting from his separation from home. He focuses on the inner understanding of movement from the perspective of diverse traditions of his country.
Source: Duncan Centre, The Africa House
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