Ethnomusicology concert featuring Ballet Nimba

Ballet Nimba's masks
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For anyone coming early to Cardiff there is an Ethnomusicology conference at the Cardiff University School of Music 19th October 2013 with an evening concert at 7pm open to the public featuring the spectacular Ballet Nimba,an African Dance Theatre Company featuring amazing live music, narrative dance and masks.
Ballet Nimba will also be touring as part of the WOMEX legacy HORIZONS TOUR 27-30 October 2013.

This is what WOMAD had to say about Ballet Nimba:
High-octane dance display from West Africa

"What does the 'D' in WOMAD stand for?" That's a popular question round these parts. It is, of course, 'D' for 'dance', an aspect of the festival upheld this time around by, among others, Ballet Nimba. If you thought ballet was all about pirouettes and pas de deux performed at half-speed, let these six dancers recalibrate your preconceptions. This is an energetic, at times highly acrobatic display of West African dance, a discipline somewhat cast into shadow by the spotlight shone on the region's celebrated melody-makers. Not that Ballet Nimba neglect the musical element. The calibre of its accompanying musicians equals that of its dancers, whether delivering furious percussive work-outs or embroidering their compositions with the undulating melodies of the balafon and Fulani flute. Although drawn from several countries across West Africa, Ballet Nimba's focus is on recounting the mythologies and history of Guinea through choreography. We guarantee it'll be the most frenetic and physical history lesson you've ever sat in on.

(Biography written by Nige Tassell 2012)

article posted by:Idrissa Camara, Ballet Nimba

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