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Germaine Acogny

Germaine Acogny

  • Gender: Female
  • Born: 1944-05-28 (82 years old)
  • TMDB Popularity: 0.29
  • Last Refreshed: 222 days ago

Biography

Germaine Acogny is a renowned Senegalese dancer and choreographer born in 1944 in Benin to a Senegalese civil servant. She developed the "African Dance" style and taught at local schools, gaining recognition from President Léopold Sédar Senghor, who sent her to work with Maurice Béjart in Brussels. She founded Mudra Afrique in 1977 and later established Studio Ecole Ballet Theatre in France, before returning to Senegal to open a dance school in 1998, culminating in her 2021 Golden Lion for Dance award.

Filmography

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as Tanam 6.4 2018