Contemporary Dance from African Dancers/Choreographers Michel Kouakou & Panaibra Canda
Highways Performance Space and Gallery (1651 18th Street Santa Monica, CA 90404)
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The last date listed for Michel Kouakou & Panaibra Canda was Saturday March 5, 2011 / 8:30pm.
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Incredible dancers; creative performances! A real treat!!!Written on Mar 07 2011
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More Information About Michel Kouakou & Panaibra Canda
Website
http://www.highwaysperformance.org/
Description
A native of the Ivory Coast, Michel Kouakou is an active performer of both traditional and contemporary dance. He has made appearances in numerous European countries, as well as in Japan, Africa and the United States. He began his career studying dance, acrobatics, and Marionette Theater in his home country. After receiving several prizes in Abidjan for dance, he continued his study of contemporary dance with Germaine in L’ecole de Sables in Senegal. As a dancer, he has worked with choreographers such as Germaine Acogny (Senegal), Seydou Boro (Burkina Fasso), Bud Blumenthal (Belgium), Kota Yamazaki(New York/Japan), Jutta Czurda (Germany), Giorgio Rossi (Italy), and Reggie Wilson (USA). In 2003, he formed his own company, ‘Daara Dance’ and his work has since been performed in the U.S. as well as in Holland, France, Chad, Ivory Coast, Tunisia, Italy, Israel, and the Czech Republic.
Panaibra Canda was born in Maputo, and had artistic training in theatre, music and dance. He started to dance in 1993, as a traditional dancer. During his training in contemporary dance, he attended many training programs in Lisbon among the “Danças nas Cidades.” Choreographers he has worked with include: Vera Mantero (Portugal), Frans Poelstra (Netherlands), Meg Stuart (USA/Belgium), and Reggie Williams (USA). In 1998 he created CulturArte, through which he develops creative and training projects.
About the Ticket Supplier: Highways Performance Space
Highways Performance Space is Southern California's boldest center for new performance. Founded in 1989, Highways continues to be an important alternative cultural center in Los Angeles that encourages fierce new artists from diverse communities to develop and present innovative works.
Highways promotes the development of contemporary socially involved artists and art forms. Our mission is implemented through four programs (the performance space, workshop/university program and two galleries). Annually, Highways co-presents approximately 250 performances by solo dramatic artists, small theater groups, dance companies and spoken word artists; curates and exhibits approximately 12 contemporary visual art exhibits per year with work that explores the boundaries between performing and visual art forms; commissions and premieres new work by outstanding performing artists; organize special events, curate festival, offer residency and educational programs that engage community members in the arts while providing access to professionally-directed instruction.