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...
Franco-Ivorian Sabine Pakora will perform her show « La Freak, journal d’une femme vaudou » at the Palais de la Culture on Friday April 19, 2024 at 7pm. In it, she satirically portrays the realities of black life in a white-dominated world. By Samuel Assougba In an atmosphere of subdued light, the...
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...