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Dance On with Billie Mahoney, Germaine Acogny
directed by Billie Mahoney, 1927-; produced by Billie Mahoney, 1927-; interview by Billie Mahoney, 1927-; performed by Billie Mahoney, 1927- and Germaine Acogny, 1944-, in Dance On with Billie Mahoney (Kansas City, MO: Dance On Video, 1992), 29 mins
Germaine Acogny, a Senegalese dancer, choreographer, and teacher, looks back upon her training and career in Africa and Europe, including her former directorship of Mudra Afrique, the Dakar-based branch of Maurice Béjart's Mudra school. She describes the role of dance in traditional African culture and her own ef...
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directed by Billie Mahoney, 1927-; produced by Billie Mahoney, 1927-; interview by Billie Mahoney, 1927-; performed by Billie Mahoney, 1927- and Germaine Acogny, 1944-, in Dance On with Billie Mahoney (Kansas City, MO: Dance On Video, 1992), 29 mins
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Germaine Acogny, a Senegalese dancer, choreographer, and teacher, looks back upon her training and career in Africa and Europe, including her former directorship of Mudra Afrique, the Dakar-based branch of Maurice Béjart's Mudra school. She describes the role of dance in traditional African culture and her own efforts to draw upon African as well as European sources in developing her own dance technique. She discusses her schools in Toulouse, Fr...
Germaine Acogny, a Senegalese dancer, choreographer, and teacher, looks back upon her training and career in Africa and Europe, including her former directorship of Mudra Afrique, the Dakar-based branch of Maurice Béjart's Mudra school. She describes the role of dance in traditional African culture and her own efforts to draw upon African as well as European sources in developing her own dance technique. She discusses her schools in Toulouse, France, and Casamance, Senegal; describes the characteristics of her dance technique; and shares her observations as a faculty member of the Jazz Dance World Congress.
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Date Written / Recorded
1992-08
Field of Study
Dance
Content Type
Interview
Performer / Ensemble
Billie Mahoney, 1927-, Germaine Acogny, 1944-
Contributor
Billie Mahoney, 1927-
Author / Creator
Billie Mahoney, 1927-, Germaine Acogny, 1944-
Date Published / Released
1992
Publisher
Dance On Video
Series
Dance On with Billie Mahoney
Person Discussed
Germaine Acogny, 1944-
Topic / Theme
Dance
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1992 by Dance On Video
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