TOUBAB DIALAW, Senegal (AP) — The glow of a tobacco pipe illuminates the stage before dancer Germaine Acogny begins to move. She uses a simple black cloth to portray her many identities: African, ...
Surrounded by smiling students, dance pioneer Germaine Acogny leads a masterclass in the open-air studio of her school on the Senegalese coast. At 81, the founder of African contemporary dance ...
Locarno Prizewinner Mamadou Dia Readies Feature Documentary ‘Legacy’ About ‘Mother of African Dance’
Award-winning Senegalese filmmaker Mamadou Dia (“Nafi’s Father”) is in post-production on “Legacy,” a documentary that follows students at a legendary West African dance school. The director will be ...
This interview is part of an ongoing Star series highlighting Kansas Citians from historically underrepresented communities ...
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