Alliance Française de Banjul is delighted to welcome artist Sophie Bazin, also known as Mary-des Ailes. In residence for several weeks in January, the visual artist and publisher will devote herself to the creation of a children’s storybook with a very interesting twist: it’s bilingual! Translated from Mandinka into French, this creation builds bridges between […]
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From November 28 to December 13, 2023, we will be honored to welcome two exceptional artists: comic book artist Jean Denis Pendanx and screenwriter Laurent Galandon. Their mission is to plunge into the heart of Gambia to create an immersive and authentic comic strip, capturing the very essence of this magnificent country. For two weeks, […]
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FESTHI is a youth theater festival organized by the French Embassy in Senegal and the Gambia, which invites students from Senegalese and Gambian schools to perform a play. The texts are written during a writing residency at the Alliance Française by French-speaking authors from a variety of backgrounds, around a theme chosen each year. For […]
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Amandine Puntous is a comic strip author and illustrator from the Haute-Loire. She lives and works in her studio, perched in the Jura mountains. Amandine fills her sketchbooks with inspiring material, takes a close look at reality, and lets her drawings deliver the poetry of the places and people she meets. She also teaches at […]
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Djarama is a humanist and innovative association founded in 2005 by Mamby Gomis, accompanied by his family, artists and cultural players. Its aim is to give children, particularly the most disadvantaged, access to culture through a range of programmes. At its host site, in the Ndayane bush, the association seeks to build an alternative model […]
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After 20 years of musical collaboration within the jazz Mawwal collective, Yann Salètes and Mourad Baïtiche asked Michel Teyssier, a talented bassist with a background in jazz and rock, to develop a hybrid music at the crossroads of African and Arab music. They asked Woz Kaly to use his voice to embody this musical journey. […]
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Chanel Diagne is a French artist of Senegalese origin. A highly eclectic artist, Chanel works in a wide range of arts and materials: painting, sculpture, photography, ceramics, video, drawing, etc. This versatility, combined with her commitment to activism, has enabled her to develop her own artistic universe, in which she brings to the fore her […]
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Eugénie Baccot is a French freelance photographer. Her work straddles the border between photojournalism and auteur photography, and her editorial projects have been published in both the French and international press (Libération, Washington Post, Days Japan, etc.). Her photographic approach as an author with a strong narrative character demands a documentary, highly human approach to […]
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Noumec, for Nouveau Mécanisme culturel et communautaire (New cultural and community mechanism), is a Senegalese theatre company based in Ziguinchor. Founded in 2010 as an extension of the activities set up by La Maison des Enfants de Ziguinchor, a cultural centre in the Niéfoulène neighbourhood, Noumec has since been striving to become more professional and […]
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Formed in 2016 through a meeting between Senegalese singer and percussionist Mara Seck and French beatmaker Stéphane Constantini, Guiss Guiss Bou Bess has expanded with the arrival of percussionist Aba Diop and dancer Thiate. Guiss Guiss Bou Bess creates a unique alchemy, combining sabar, traditional Senegalese music, with the rhythms and sounds of electronic music. […]
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