Germaine Acogny: dance to exist, transmit, resist.
Documentary by Greta-Marie Becker. German-French film. 1 hour 28 minutes.
Drawing inspiration from traditional West African dances, Germaine Acogny has established herself, over the course of her fifty-year career, as one of the major figures in contemporary dance and one of the continent's most important artists. In Dakar, where she founded her École des Sables, she devotes herself daily, at over 80 years old, to training a new generation of dancers from all over Africa who are expected to take over from her...
A session offered in partnership with the Conservatoire de Danse. The prelude features a performance by the conservatoire's students, who are majoring in contemporary dance.
Drawing inspiration from traditional West African dances, Germaine Acogny has established herself, over the course of her fifty-year career, as one of the major figures in contemporary dance and one of the continent's most important artists. In Dakar, where she founded her École des Sables, she devotes herself daily, at over 80 years old, to training a new generation of dancers from all over Africa who are expected to take over from her...
A session offered in partnership with the Conservatoire de Danse. The prelude features a performance by the conservatoire's students, who are majoring in contemporary dance.
