MEDIATHEK

Compagnie Jant-Bi was created in 1998, with dancers who had participated in the first professional workshop of the International Center for Traditional and Contemporary African Dances, L’École des Sables in Toubab Dialaw, Senegal, under the artistic direction of the Senegalese dancer and choreographer Germaine Acogny. The first choreography of the Company, Le Coq est Mort, was created for eight male dancers in 1999, by the German choreographer Susanne Linke, and the Israeli co-choreographer Avi Kaiser. Le Coq est Mort toured throughout Europe and North America including such theaters as Theatre de la Ville in Paris, FIND in Montreal, Jacob’s Pillow, The Kennedy Center and Arizona State University, among others. Compagnie Jant-Bi works closely with the International Center for Traditional and Contemporary African Dances, L’Ecole des Sables in Toubab Dialaw, on the coast in the South of Dakar. The principal aim of the Centre is to supply African dancers with professional training in traditional and contemporary African dance, and to develop and promote Contemporary African Dance. The Center is also a meeting point and a place of exchange for dancers and choreographers belonging to the African Diaspora, and different cultures from all over the world. The Company continues this international cultural exchange by creating works that reflect the spirit of the Centre. By creating/forming contacts with choreographers from other cultures and incorporating different dance styles, a fusion between their culture and the essence of African dance is obtained. [Quelle: http://www.movementrevolutionafrica.com/jantbi.html]