Adama Traoré is a Malian author, director, comedian and playwright, born in February 1962 in Sikasso. Graduate of the National Institute of Arts (INA) of Bamako, in 1986, he was a professor of drama from 1989 to 1999, he is the founder of the company Acte SEPT (Awareness, Education, Promotion, and Théâtrale), which, since 1996, organizes the Biennial Theater Festival in Bamako every two years.
From 2001 to 2005, he was an expert representing the West Africa region with the International Commission of Francophone Theater. Since 2002, Adama Traoré has been Knight of Arts and Letters of the French Republic.
Actor
- 1983 : Role of Mhoi-ceul in Mhoi-Ceul, of Bernard Dadié, directed by Victoria Diawara
- 1984 : Role of Peachum » in L’Opéra de quat’sous, of Bertolt Brecht, directed by Victoria Diawara
- 1985 : Role of Simbalan in La Geste de Ségou, of Gérard Dumestre et Amadou Hampâté Bâ, directed by Philipe Dauchez
- 1986 : Role of « Kulamo » in Le Cercle de la peur, of Oumar Kanouté, directed by Abdoulaye Ascofaré
- 1987 : Role of the Commissioner in Le Revenant, directed by Aminata Sow Fall
- 1988 : Role of the lion, in Le Songe d’une nuit d’été, of William Shakespeare, directed by Louis Frézzier
- 1989 : Role of a passenger, in Les Tribulations du bâché, directed by Christian Massas also called Amédée Bricolo
- 1989/1990 : Role of Mallot in Je soussigné cardiaque, directed by Sony Labou Tansi
- 1989/1990 : Role of Bérenger, in Le roi se meurt, d’Eugène Ionesco, directed by Ousmane Sow
Writing works
- 1989 : Pharamansi
- 1990 : Rave Party
- 1992 : La Visite du maire (The mayor’s visit)
- 1993 : Sidiga Koura
- 1994 : Les Fruits mûrs (The ripe fruits)
- 2005 : Le Suicide (The suicide)
- 2010 : Le Petit Théâtre des farfadets, suivi de La messe est dite, La Sahélienne Editions. (The sprites’ little theater, followed by The mass is said).
Jury member
2001: President of the jury of the Festival of Assahoum Fraternity Theater, Togo
2001: President of the jury of the street arts for the 4th Games of the Francophonie, in Ottawa in Canada
2003: Member of the West African Economic and Monetary Union Special Awards jury at the 18th Panafrican Festival of Cinema and Television of Ouagadougou (FESPACO)
2004: Member of the jury of the 6th Games of the Francophonie, in Lebanon
2004: Member of jury of the 5th edition of the professional festival of the Algerian theater.
2014: Member of the International Artistic Committee of MASA (CAI).