Archive for the ‘FeaturedArticle’ Category

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  Subtle exposure of constraints that shape female identity

  April 15, 2026 • FeaturedArticle, News • 478

  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 • 317

  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 • 535

  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 • 560

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

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  Dancers highlight scope of contemporary African dance

  April 13, 2026 • FeaturedArticle, News • 526

  By John Owoo (Abidjan – Côte d’Ivoire) At the Salle Niangoran Porquet (Palais de la Culture) during the ongoing MASA...

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  MASA 2026 celebrates African cultural excellence

  April 12, 2026 • FeaturedArticle, News • 497

  By John Owoo Abidjan – Côte d’Ivoire Abidjan, the Ivorian capital, has come alive with color, rhythm, and emotion as MASA...

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  Fluid discourse, bodies, space, and sound

  March 29, 2026 • FeaturedArticle, News • 653

  By John Owoo (Lomé – Togo) Synaptic Resonances, choreographed by Tréma Michaël Rakotonjatovo, provided a hypnotic and...

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  Striking dialogue between heritage and technology

  March 23, 2026 • FeaturedArticle, News • 736

  By John Owoo (Lomé – Togo) At the Maison des Arts et du Social, a dance piece titled Racine Carrée unfolded as a daring and...

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  Expressive and figurative paintings reflecting pride

  March 9, 2026 • FeaturedArticle, News • 821

  By John Owoo (Accra – Ghana) An exhibition, “Kingdom of Pride,” by Ivorian-Togolese artist Ismael Tamek, on show at the Mix...

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  Afropéennes boosts Lomé’s economy & cultural tourism

  February 26, 2026 • FeaturedArticle, News • 833

  By John Owoo (Lomé – Togo) Each year, when the stage lights come alive in Lomé for Les Afropéennes, the impact extends far...