All for Dance... Mfon Umana, Sunday Umweni, Adetona Gboyega and Norbert Cazeilles
Professional dancers from Congo Brazzaville, Germany, Mozambique and Nigeria will perform at this year's edition of Danse Meets Dance which will run from December 1 to 4 in Lagos .
At a press conference to announce the event, Mfon Umana, Director of Communication and public relations officer, Alliance Francaise Lagos, said that the event aims at highlighting the creative and original choreographic work of professional Nigerian dance practitioners.
She also intimated the press of the highlights of the Dance festival which is in its tenth year. "As we mark a milestone this year Danse meets Dance 2010 will be bigger with the participation of 8 Nigerian companies. Furthermore the three winners of the 8th edition of The Danse L'Afrique Danse Festival an international biennial contemporary dance competition that took place in Bamako, (Mali) three weeks ago will be present to display their award winning [routines] on the stage of Danse meets Dance (DMD)."
On the choice of the University of Lagos and the French School as venues, DMD Festival Director Adetona Gboyega said, "We chose UNILAG because this year we are taking it closer to the audience. So that people who usually do not have the opportunity to go to the MUSON Centre to watch dance festivals will be able to do so this time around. UNILAG is open and they want us to do a lot with them so we will also feature a lot of creative arts students. At the same time, the university is close to Surulere, one of the areas we are not close to, so we chose there to be closer to the people.
The event is being organised by the Alliance Francais and the French Cultural Centre in partnership with the Goethe Instituite who is sponsoring through a German troupe coming to Nigeria. It's free and open to all".
Troupes that will perform at the four day event, which will feature dance performances and workshops, include: Studio Maho (Congo Brazzaville), Cie Horacio Macuacua (Mozambique), Qudus Onikeku (Nigeria) and Alajota (Nigeria).Others include Gintersdorfer/Klaben (Germany), Squazd 1(Nigeria), Creative Arts Student UNILAG (Nigeria), Lycee Francais Lagos (Nigeria), Ashiedu Dance Company (Nigeria) and Amulegbajo Company (Nigeria).
Danse meets Dance began in 2001 as an avenue to bring together Nigerian and international contemporary dance companies to share ideas and experiences and how to promote regional understanding and integration through dance. The festival also showcases Nigerian dance companies, dancers and choreographers through stage performances, workshopS and seminars.
Over the years, it has attracted over 500 professional and amateur dancers from all around the globe.
Source:234next
At a press conference to announce the event, Mfon Umana, Director of Communication and public relations officer, Alliance Francaise Lagos, said that the event aims at highlighting the creative and original choreographic work of professional Nigerian dance practitioners.
She also intimated the press of the highlights of the Dance festival which is in its tenth year. "As we mark a milestone this year Danse meets Dance 2010 will be bigger with the participation of 8 Nigerian companies. Furthermore the three winners of the 8th edition of The Danse L'Afrique Danse Festival an international biennial contemporary dance competition that took place in Bamako, (Mali) three weeks ago will be present to display their award winning [routines] on the stage of Danse meets Dance (DMD)."
On the choice of the University of Lagos and the French School as venues, DMD Festival Director Adetona Gboyega said, "We chose UNILAG because this year we are taking it closer to the audience. So that people who usually do not have the opportunity to go to the MUSON Centre to watch dance festivals will be able to do so this time around. UNILAG is open and they want us to do a lot with them so we will also feature a lot of creative arts students. At the same time, the university is close to Surulere, one of the areas we are not close to, so we chose there to be closer to the people.
The event is being organised by the Alliance Francais and the French Cultural Centre in partnership with the Goethe Instituite who is sponsoring through a German troupe coming to Nigeria. It's free and open to all".
Troupes that will perform at the four day event, which will feature dance performances and workshops, include: Studio Maho (Congo Brazzaville), Cie Horacio Macuacua (Mozambique), Qudus Onikeku (Nigeria) and Alajota (Nigeria).Others include Gintersdorfer/Klaben (Germany), Squazd 1(Nigeria), Creative Arts Student UNILAG (Nigeria), Lycee Francais Lagos (Nigeria), Ashiedu Dance Company (Nigeria) and Amulegbajo Company (Nigeria).
Danse meets Dance began in 2001 as an avenue to bring together Nigerian and international contemporary dance companies to share ideas and experiences and how to promote regional understanding and integration through dance. The festival also showcases Nigerian dance companies, dancers and choreographers through stage performances, workshopS and seminars.
Over the years, it has attracted over 500 professional and amateur dancers from all around the globe.
Source:234next
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