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ZAOULI TRADITIONAL DANCE

Submitted by Aissata on Thu, 09/08/2018 - 19:18
Date: 
Saturday, 29 September, 2018 - 20:00
Description: 

Time: 20:00

Entrance: 5 000 FCFA

Venue: La Fabrique Culturelle - Deux Plateaux quartier Kaza
Infoline: +225 07 88 90 08 / +225 22 41 01 75
Facebook: La fabrique culturelle

 

Zaouli is a popular mask dance created by Gouros in the fifties. Legends at the origin of the Zaouli mask and dance are diverse, but all say that they were inspired by a very beautiful girl named "Djela Lou Zaouli", daugther of Zaouli...

Each Gouro village has its local Zaouli dancer, who performs during funerals or parties. A musicians and singers orchestra first call the Zaouli dancer by its music. The dancer wearing the mask covered by a cloth then arrives after a predecessor who unveils the mask. After the beauty of the mask has been shown to the audience, the dancer performs extremely quick and rhythmical steps according to the flutes of the orchestra. Hands and feet follow a common choreography improvised by the dancer according to the music.