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  Set design mirrors dynamism of contemporary African performance

  April 21, 2026 • FeaturedArticle, News • 116

  By John Owoo (Abidjan – Côte d’Ivoire) During the 14th edition of the Market for African Performing Arts Festival (MASA), it...

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  Shifting portraits of the complexities of male identity

  April 17, 2026 • FeaturedArticle, News • 168

  By John Owoo (Abidjan – Côte d’Ivoire) Boys and I, a compelling work by the Nigerian multidisciplinary company Adila Dance,...

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  Rhythmic footwork and grounded movements

  April 17, 2026 • FeaturedArticle, News • 187

  By John Owoo (Abidjan – Côte d’Ivoire) Échos Célestes, a contemporary dance work created in 2024 by the Ivorian...

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  Raw physicality with spiritual introspection  

  April 16, 2026 • FeaturedArticle, News • 392

  By John Owoo (Abidjan – Côte d’Ivoire) Salle Lougah François (Palais de la Culture) was literally set ablaze as ZO! Mute...

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  Imposition, interruption, and provocation by LED screen

  April 16, 2026 • FeaturedArticle, News • 227

  By John Owoo (Abidjan – Côte d’Ivoire) Guyanese dancer Johana Malédon’s latest conceptual solo offered a striking...

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  Sonic meditation on tradition and transformation

  April 15, 2026 • FeaturedArticle, News • 158

  By John Owoo (Abidjan – Côte d’Ivoire) A compelling contemporary performance by Fayçal Belattar and Eloi Calame (Baçira)...

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  Subtle exposure of constraints that shape female identity

  April 15, 2026 • FeaturedArticle, News • 256

  By John Owoo (Abidjan – Côte d’Ivoire) Salle Kodjo Ebouclé (Palais de la Culture) came alive with a magnetic production,...

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  Dancer decries barriers to artists’ mobility

  April 15, 2026 • FeaturedArticle, News • 145

  By John Owoo (Abidjan – Côte d’Ivoire) Egyptian dancer and choreographer Mounir Saeed delivered a riveting solo performance...

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  Political choreography confronts silence

  April 14, 2026 • FeaturedArticle, News • 327

  By John Owoo (Abidjan – Côte d’Ivoire) Burundian choreographer Josué Mugisha delivers a strikingly urgent performance that...

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  Restrained and deliberate movement vocabulary

  April 14, 2026 • FeaturedArticle, News • 311

  By John Owoo (Abidjan – Côte d’Ivoire) At once intimate and politically resonant, Unravel, conceived and performed by...