The Root

An Interview with Dance Africa Founder Chuck Davis

Dr. Charles ”Chuck” Davis founded Dance Africa in Brooklyn in 1977, thereby creating the country’s first festival solely devoted to the legacy of African dance. From that modest beginning at the ...
The Lantern

West African dance institute demonstrating culture on campus

The Thiossane West African Dance Institute is bringing the sights, sounds and motion of West Africa to Ohio State this week. The Thursday, Friday and Sunday performances in Sullivant Hall will be ...
The New York Times

So, You Think It’s African Dance?

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by By Alastair Macaulay EVERY year the Brooklyn Academy of Music holds its DanceAfrica festival. Other cities have their own versions, and they serve a ...
The Conversation

The mother of African dance at 80. Why Senegal’s Germaine Acogny is so influential

Africa’s most celebrated dancer and choreographer, Germaine Acogny, turns 80 on 28 May. I have had the privilege of meeting the Senegalese artist, learning from her, and interviewing her as part of my ...
The Conversation

Africa’s oldest dance festival evolves to overcome the pandemic

Now in its 23rd year, JOMBA! is a contemporary dance festival housed at the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Centre for Creative Arts, one of five festivals run by the Durban-based centre. It connects ...