Compagnie Ayikodans

Genre : Dance company
Principal country concerned : Column : Dance
38, rue Cahvannes HT 6140
Pétion-Ville
Tel. : (+509) 34 90 33 33 | (+509) 37 14 20 21
http://www.ayikodans.com
Contact by email

Founded by internationally renowned Haitian born choreographer, dancer, and educator Jeanguy Saintus Riché, Ayikodans is considered to be the premiere professional dance company of Haiti. Saintus has enabled the emergence of a new, contemporary Haitian aesthetic that, while rooted in tradition, reflects a modern Caribbean culture and creativity that would surprise many who associate the country with disaster, poverty and helplessness.

Ayikodans company members have danced on stages in Latin America, Europe, the United States and Asia at such venues Adrienne Arsht Center in Florida, Carnegie Hall in New York, The Netherlands' Muziegebow and Tropentheater, Teatro Anayanzi in Panama, Centre des Arts and L'Artchipel in Guadeloupe,Teatro Nacional and Palacio de Bellas Artes in the Dominican Republic, L'Atrium in Martinique.The Foundation Tokyo Ballet in Japan…

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Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Media, Sports and Entertainment Group (MSE)
  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
  • FURTHER ARTS
  • Zimbabwe : Culture Fund Of Zimbabwe Trust
  • RDC : Groupe TACCEMS
  • Rwanda : Positive Production
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam
  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
  • Afrilivres

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