“The festival scheduled a single performance of my solo dance work, Satisfaction Index, at the REPS Theatre. The performance was well received by the audience. The next day I taught a class to young dance students at the National Ballet in Avondale. The rest of the days were spent making connections for future collaborative work…
“Highlights: at the time of our performance, the atmosphere was really great. Accomplishments: We succeeded in getting the public to concentrate with us and to search for new movements. Lessons learned: The new experiences gained through the workshops have allowed me to push my body and to improve the quality of my movement. […] My…
“My travel from East Africa to the West was a good experience as it was the first in my life. I experienced our people in a more cultural way, some of our traditions were similar and others were differently shaped by religion since the country is 90% Islamic. Their spicy food and fish culture and…
“The first day of the workshop was a highlight because it allowed me to truly measure and appreciate my dedication as a professional dancer. Every day was a day of discovery (through site visits and cultural outings), exchange and learning, all of which took place in an atmosphere that was at once cheerful, welcoming, and…
“We learned how to create choreographies and to become excellent interpreters. We also emphasized different traditional dances; I was teaching Rwandan traditional dance. […] The highlights for me were the creation processes about how to make my own solo, [as well as] all the courses. These were very important to me because I want to…
. Grant Year : 2015 Profile : Dancer Gender : F Mobility project Antananarivo-based AMA grantee Oliva Randrianasolo traveled to Toubab Dialaw, Senegal to participate in “Du geste à la danse,” a 2-month series of workshops (April 6-June 13) on traditional and contemporary African dance at the École des Sables. Ms. Randrianasolo is a dancer…
. Grant Year : 2015 Profile : Researcher Gender : F Mobility project Alexandria-based AMA grantee Amany ElSawy traveled to Cape Town today to participate in the Women Playwrights International Conference (June 28-July 3). Amany ElSawy is a lecturer in the English department at the Faculty of Education of Alexandria University. Her field of specialization…
“I have successfully gotten a lot of experience from different choreographers and that has made me grow more with my skills and artistic work. I learned several lessons, such as: Modern African Dance and Germaine Acogny’s Technique from two different teachers, Alesandra Seutin and Raouf Tchakondo; Contemporary Dance with Karin Vyncke and Sophiatou Kossoko; African…
“The trip was my first to another African country, attending a truly African film festival has always been one of my dreams. I hoped to meet and connect with other filmmakers, who share the same struggles and challenges that I face, as an emerging filmmaker in South Africa, where the divide exists between the established…
“The highlight was the spoken word workshop. Each participant produced a poem and I produced two although I have not written poetry for a while. […] Another highlight was the Herstory event. It was a full house. Audience suggested a Facebook page to keep th Hersotry discussion going as the attendance and participation showed there…
