Alberto García Sánchez, actor, director and author, has won several awards for his work on women. The content of the feminist cause he defends was delivered to the public, under an air-conditioned marquee at the Palais de la Culture. There was emotion in the air… Yves-Patrick Loko (Benin)   Standing...

Young Burkinabé storyteller Hanna Samira Moumoula presented an edifying fable directly inspired by the political and social situation in Burkina Faso. By Zouleyka Cherif   « I’ve come to tell you about this city where the responsibility of accountability no longer has a leader. » It’s with these powerful words, depicting the...

The Abidjan Market for African Performing Arts (MASA) launches as its own mobility fund. Sanou A.   The announcement was made this Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at a conference hosted by Abdramane Kamaté, MASA’s General Manager, and Valérie Lesbros, Head of the Culture and Solidarity Partnerships Department at the Institut...

The Zone Street Art stage, dedicated to the urban culture, continues to offer quality shows to its public. Since Monday, a dance battle has taken over the stage every afternoon. Don’t miss the finale on Saturday April 20. By Serges Ahissan   Initiated by the « Fédération ivoirienne de danse » in...

Without light, there’s no show. Without a lighting director, no artist. Dao Mamadou, lighting director of Salle Niangoran Porquet, takes us on a journey into the shadowy world of the light-makers. By Sanou A.   How does a lighting designer work on a show? When companies arrive, they have their...

Humor and epic martial arts demonstrations: South Korea showed MASA audiences a tantalizing slice of its culture and immense creativity. By Siamlo Victoria Sedji   It’s not just cutting-edge technology that boosts South Korea’s image. The land of the new morning is well known for its ingenious advances in telephone...

Equato-Guinean music diva Nelida Karr will be performing on the Grand Scène Parking of the Palais de la Culture on Wednesday April 17. Last Sunday, at Yelam’s, she gave a remarkable performance in front of an audience transported by the artist’s vocal timbre. Immersion.  By Samuel Assougba   Sunday, April...

Canadian slam artist Sabina Romy took to the stage at Salle Niangoran Porquet for her first performance at this 13th edition of MASA.  By Luc-Hervé N’KO   She was in front of a packed audience. Flanked by two musicians – including the excellent percussionist Karl Henry Brezault – Sabina Romy...

Rwanda is present as guest of honor at the 13th edition of the Marché des arts du spectacle africain d’Abidjan (MASA), with the National Ballet and a theater troupe. By Koné Seydou   After a performance at the opening ceremony on Saturday, April 13, and another on Monday, April 15,...

The Salle Niangoran Porquet at Abidjan’s Palais de la Culture played host to Benin’s first show on Sunday April 14th. Performer and actress Cybelinede Souza took to the stage alone, to denounce a current and prevalent phenomenon: violence against women. By Yves-Patrick Loko   The show « Que nos voix résonnent »...