Immerse yourself in exuberant beats with an introductory African drumming and dance workshop led by Kalabante Productions, with special guests from the Afrique en Cirque company. Open to experienced dancers and drummers, experience the liberating joy of dance and drumming from Guinea, West Africa.
YAMOUSSA BANGOURA translates the name of his Montreal- and Guinea-based company Kalabanté as “a kid who always wants to try something new. He is in front of his friends, the first one to try things.”
It’s a fitting description for the trailblazing circus artist who began tumbling and acrobatics on the sandy shores of Guinea’s capital, Conakry. He worked his way up to companies like Circus Baobab, Circus Eloize, Cirque du Soleil, and Cavalia, and eventually established his own, thriving studio in Montreal.
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Find Kalabante Productions performing at Fluid Fest in Afrique en Cirque.
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Kalabanté Productions · Circus Arts
Kalabanté Productions was created by Yamoussa Bangoura, a multidisciplinary artist of Guinean origin. Yamoussa’s long term dream was the founding of a school of circus arts, and direct his own multidisciplinary company specializing in the African arts. As the company director he develops his own shows which over the past several years have been increasingly gathering attention and recognition in the Quebec circus arts community and worldwide. Kô Ryass, and other shows such as Kumbaya, Uno, Kira Nene and Afrique en Cirque have been created and performed worldwide. Several new projects are in development for the coming years, which will continue to disseminate and promote the values of the company.