Kotéba National du Mali
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Since its formation in 1969, the drama troupe Kotéba National du Mali has performed classic pieces of by Mali
an, African, and even European authors. In 1979 in search of a form of theatrical expression true to its traditional Bambaran heritage, the group took the form of the koteba consisting of chants, dance, burlesque
comedy and comic satire
s. The group's mission is to promote theatre in general and that of Mali in particular by giving value to traditional forms of popular national theater. Today, the Kotéba National is engaged in the adaptation of modern techniques and methods to preserve and reemphasize the dramatic expression of the Malian people.
Numerous tours covering nearly all of Mali. Usually around ten showings monthly.
At the international level
Mali
Mali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...
an, African, and even European authors. In 1979 in search of a form of theatrical expression true to its traditional Bambaran heritage, the group took the form of the koteba consisting of chants, dance, burlesque
Burlesque
Burlesque is a literary, dramatic or musical work intended to cause laughter by caricaturing the manner or spirit of serious works, or by ludicrous treatment of their subjects...
comedy and comic satire
Satire
Satire is primarily a literary genre or form, although in practice it can also be found in the graphic and performing arts. In satire, vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming individuals, and society itself, into improvement...
s. The group's mission is to promote theatre in general and that of Mali in particular by giving value to traditional forms of popular national theater. Today, the Kotéba National is engaged in the adaptation of modern techniques and methods to preserve and reemphasize the dramatic expression of the Malian people.
Repertoire
- 1969 : La Mort de Chaka (Seydou Badjan Kouyaté)
- 1970 : Une si belle leçon de patience (Mansa M. Diabaté)
- 1972 : La Grande Prédiction
- 1972 : La Diaspora noire
- 1972 : Nègres, qu’avez-vous fait ? (Alkaly Kaba)
- 1972 : Les Hommes de Backchich
- 1976 : Les Gens des Marais (Wolé SoyinkaWole SoyinkaAkinwande Oluwole "Wole" Soyinka is a Nigerian writer, poet and playwright. He was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature, where he was recognised as a man "who in a wide cultural perspective and with poetic overtones fashions the drama of existence", and became the first African in Africa and...
) - 1979 : Au mystérieux pays de Kaïdara (Amadou Hampaté BaAmadou Hampâté BâAmadou Hampâté Bâ was a Malian writer and ethnologist.-Biography:...
) - 1979 : Kotè Tulon I « Cè tè malo »
- 1979 : On joue la comédie (Senouvo Agbota Zinsou) Togo
- 1980 : Kotè tlon II « Angoisses paysannes »
- 1983 : Kotè tlon III « Fugula nafama et Bura Musa Jugu »
- 1986 : Bougounieri
- 1988 : Wari (Ousmane Sow)
- 1989 : Féréké nyamibugu
- 1991 : Ansigué (Abdoulaye DiawaraAbdoulaye DiawaraAbdoulaye Diabis Diawara is an Ivorian footballer, who currently plays for KSK Hasselt in Belgium.-References:...
) - 1996 : La Prise de Sikasso (Dr Abdoulaye Diallo)
- 1998 : I Kofle (création collective)
- 1998 : De l’Éden au Mandé (Massa Makan Diabaté)
- 1998 : Samanyana Basi (super production)
- 1999 : Kun cèma turuni (création collective)
- 2000 : La Valeur d’un serment (Younouss Touré)
- 2000 : Mali Sadio (Fily Dabo SissokoFily Dabo SissokoFily Dabo Sissoko was a Malian author and political leader, born 15 May 1900 at Horokoto . He died 30 June 1964, imprisoned at Kidal...
) - 2001 : Kaïdara (Ousmane Sow et Gabriel Magma Konaté)
- 2002 : Politiki kèlè (Gabriel Magma Konaté)
- 2003 : Bakari jan et Bilisi (adaptation de Gabriel Magma Konaté)
- 2006 : Les Fous démocrates
- 2008 : Dugubakonoko
Tours
At the national levelNumerous tours covering nearly all of Mali. Usually around ten showings monthly.
At the international level
- Participation at the festival de la jeunesse francophone 1974
- Participation at the festival Mondial du théâtre amateur (Monaco) 1981
- Tour of cultural exchange in Côte d’Ivoire 1981
- Participation at the festival international de théâtre pour le développement FITD, 3rd Edition (Ansigué).
- Participation at the festival international du théâtre pour le développement (La Prise de Sikasso et Les Aveugles voleurs)