Inside/Out: Kotchegna Dance Company

Inside/Out: Kotchegna Dance Company

At Inside/Out Performance Space: Jun 19

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Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at 6:15pm

FREE | FAMILY-FRIENDLY | OUTDOOR | LIVE MUSIC | WEST AFRICAN

Performing in elaborate masks to the explosive percussion of a group of brilliant drummers, Kotchegna Dance Company brings to life the ancient stories and legends of Africa’s Ivory Coast, praised by The New  York Times for “feverishly intricate rhythms from drummers who knew countless ways to subdivide a beat and make it jump.”

Artistic Director Vado Diomande is a master dancer and percussionist, who was born into the sacred stilt-dancing tradition of the Mahou people in northwest Ivory Coast. As a young member of the Ballet National de Cote D’Ivoire, Diomande absorbed diverse dances of over 60 ethnic groups of the Ivory Coast. Diomande has toured the world, impressing audiences with the acrobatics of the Tall Mask, “God of the Sacred Forest”, and Gue-Pelou. Diomande re-established his dance company in New York City in 1994, as Kotchegna Dance Company, developing a corps of multicultural dancers and a repertoire that is widely loved and admired.

Location

Inside/Out Performance Space

Food and drink are welcome in the performance space.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN IT RAINS?

In the event of rain, the 6:15pm Inside/Out performance may be canceled or moved indoors to the Perles Family Studio, and seat passes are distributed on a first-come, first-serve basis. When possible, a live video simulcast with limited seating is offered in a nearby studio. Passes are distributed beginning at 5:20pm. We encourage patrons not to arrive before 5:20 if it is raining unless they are prepared to wait in the rain for pass distribution.

Call the Box Office at 413.243.0745 after 5pm to find out if the Inside/Out performance has been moved indoors and what to expect regarding indoor availability.

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