Fagaala germaine acogny biography
- Germaine Acogny (born 1944) is a Senegalese dancer and choreographer.
- In the fall of 2004 the city of São Paulo had contact with Fagaala, a choreography that discussed the human tragedy of the Rwandan genocide.
- In 2003/2004, she created the piece Fagaala, for her company JANT-BI, based on the genocide in Rwanda.
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Germaine Acogny
Germaine Acogny
Germaine Acogny (born 1944) be a Senegalese dancer den choreographer. She be responsible for developing "African Dance", as well as de creation of chaw dance schools insyd both France den Senegal. Na dem decorate am by both countries, wey dey include she be an Officer of de Ordre des Arts et des Lettres insyd France, den a Knight of de National Order of the Lion.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Dem born am insyd Benin insyd 1944 to a Senegalese civil servant, na Germaine Acogny sanso be a descendant of de Yoruba people thru ein grandmommie. Wen na she dey 10, de family move go Dakar, Senegal, wer na she spend de remainder of ein kiddie time. After she show a natural ability insyd dancing, she decide make she pursue dis as a career, wey she move go France insyd de 1960s ,ake she study modern dance den ballet for de École Simon-Siégel insyd Paris.[1][2]
Dance career
[edit | edit source]Upon ein return to Senegal, she begin dey teach dance locally, both privately den as part of de local secondary education system
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Germaine Acogny
Senegalese dancer and choreographer
Germaine Acogny | |
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| Born | 1944 Allahé, Benin |
| Nationality | Senegalese |
| Occupation(s) | Dancer and choreographer |
| Years active | 1960s to present |
| Spouse | Helmut Vogt |
| Career | |
| Current group | Jant-Bi |
| Dances | African Dance |
Germaine Acogny (born 1944) is a Senegalese dancer and choreographer. She is responsible for developing "African Dance", as well as the creation of several dance schools in both France and Senegal. She has been decorated by both countries, including being an Officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in France, and a Knight of the National Order of the Lion.
Early life
Born in Benin in 1944 to a Senegalese civil servant, Germaine Acogny was also a descendant of the Yoruba people through her grandmother. When she was 10, the family moved to Dakar, Senegal, where she spent the remainder of her childhood. After showing a natural ability in dancing, she decided to pursue this as a career, moving to France in the 1960s to study modern dance and ballet at the Éco
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Germaine Acogny (FR/SN)
BIOGRAPHY
Germaine Acogny, Senegalese and French, participated from 1962 till 1965 at the formation at the Simon Siegel’s school (the director was Ms. Marguerite Lamotte) in Paris and received a diploma of physical education and harmonious gymnastics.
Then, she founded her first dance studio in Dakar, 1968. Thanks to the influence of the dances she had inherited from her grandmother, a Yoruba priest, and to her studies of traditional African dances and Occidental dances (classic, modern) in Paris and New York, Germaine Acogny created her own technique of Modern African Dance and is considered as the "mother of Contemporary African dance".
Between 1977 and 1982 she was artistic director of MUDRA AFRIQUE (Dakar), created by Maurice Béjart and the Senegalese president and poet Leopold Sedar Senghor.
In 1980, she writes her first book titled African Dance, edited in three languages.
Once Mudra Afrique had closed, she moved to Brussels to work with Maurice Béjart’s company, she organised international African dance workshops, which showed a great success
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