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Tahaman
Between traditional dance and hip hop, introducing Bolowi, a traditional dance coming from the North of Ivory Coast
“Traditional dances are really valuable sources of inspiration.”
Georges Momboye
Regenerative dance and jubilatory exchange between traditional African rhythms and urban culture, “Tahaman” retraces the history of hip-hop dance, going back to one of its African sources, the Bolowi, a traditional dance from the north of Ivory Coast, originally practised by young people responsible for protecting the rice fields from predatory birds.
With the virtuosity of the dancers and its hypnotic percussion rhythms, this piece is a story of encounters, proud of its sources, bursting out of the osmosis between hip-hop and traditional styles. The rhythm work is a true source of inspiration for Georges Momboye here, a choreographer for whom contemporary African dance is rooted in a real continuity with its own past.
Updating: April 2010
