Apply to join the N’Zassa Creative program, designed to support Ivorian professionals in the Creative and Cultural Industries. Following the success of the audiovisual and music sectors in 2024, this call now targets visual arts organizations. Part of the PEM N’Zassa project, funded by the European Union and implemented by...
Following the online introduction of the incubatees and their mentors, an in-person meeting was organized between Serge Arthur Dodo and his mentor, Georges Momboye, on Monday, December 23, 2024. This meeting took place at the MASA headquarters, in the MASA Lab room. Momboye was available for discussions and to establish...
On Tuesday, November 19, 2024, the headquarters of the Market for African Performing Arts of Abidjan (MASA) welcomed a delegation from the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID). The delegation, consisting of Ms. Eloisa VALLE MARCO, Head of the Cooperation and Cultural Promotion Department at AECID, and Ms. Angeles...
BRIEF REMINDER OF THE CONTEXT MASA (Market for African Performing Arts of Abidjan) is an international organization aimed at structuring the live performance sector in Côte d’Ivoire and Africa. It organizes various activities, including a biennale. MASA develops a multidisciplinary program that highlights Ivorian and African artists. It is both...
The legendary figure of the Akan queen Abla Pokou is at the heart of the show presented by the Guinean association Min’Arts. A return to her roots, and an inspiration for the future. By Lydie Mobio Alone on the 300-seat stage of the Palais de la Culture’s Salle Niangoran...
If the history of African revolutionary figures is tending to disappear from our minds, Jacques Boga is making it a duty to remember, perpetuated through visual art. Interview. By Adou Nguessan Multicolored engravings with specific designs, glossy cotton T-shirts available in different sizes, flyers, mannequins dressed in the brand’s...
The 13th edition of the Marché des arts du spectacle africain d’Abidjan (MASA 2024) was distinguished in terms of new information and communication technologies by an innovation village featuring start-ups and digital proposals. By Job Attéméné At a conference held on Thursday April 18 in the Salle Christian Lattier...
With several distinctions to his credit, including the prestigious Prix SILA Bernard B. Dadié for young writers in 2022, slam poet Nin’wlou will be on stage at the Goethe Institute on Friday April 19, having taken us into the abyss of his creative genius. Read the story. By Siamlo Victoria...
The Fientan company from the Association Art au-delà du handicap (ADH), made up of young deaf and mute dancers, presented their show « Adepte de mon être » at MASA. Stunning. By Zouleyka Cherif In Salle Kodjo Ebouclé, bathed in a yellowish glow, young disabled men and women, all deaf and...
Founder of Afropicks and international tour operator based in Colombia, Cédric David is present at MASA to unearth talent and explore opportunities for collaboration. Between jobs, he talks about his work and expresses his ambition to introduce African artists to Latin America. Interview. By Yacouba Sangaré How did the...
The MASA is a cultural platform for promoting African Performing Arts. Its main objectives are : To Support creativity and good quality productions, To facilitate the movement of artists and their works within Africa and throughout the world, To train artists and key professionals in the production field, To promote African Performing Arts.