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Click below to watch performance videos on youtubeJune 6 2009 - Shubert Theater, New Haven, CT |
Kouffin Kanèckè CompanyThe Kouffin Kanèckè Company shares the rich folklore of West Africa and teaches important values through storytelling, music and dance. Audiences of all ages and backgrounds benefit from a captivating cultural event that weaves together history, social issues, ethics, community and family roles, as well as personal and spiritual growth. The company is currently performing the following ballets: Donso Ke is a story about a young woman who is attacked by a tiger in the woods. Her mother solicits the help of the master hunter, Donso Ke, who slays the tiger. The village celebrates his victory and as a sign of her deep gratitude the young woman marries the hunter. Visage de Kakande, tells the story of a young man who is caught spying on a secret ceremony of initiation into womanhood. Subsequently, the local medicine woman blinds him as punishment. Having learned his lesson, the village pulls together to give him back his sight. |
