Germaine Acogny: The Essence of Dance
Synopsis
Germaine Acogny is not only the "mother of African contemporary dance", but also one of Africa's most important artistic voices. Rooted in traditional West African dances and with an eye on European dance forms, she developed her very own Acogny technique. More than 50 years on international stages, in performances and as a teacher of young dancers in Senegal and around the world have made the 80-year-old artist a dance icon for an entire continent. In 2021, this extraordinary dancer, choreographer and mentor was awarded the Golden Lion of Dance in Venice for her life's work.
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Production and distribution (3)
- Co-production : Les Films d'Ici
- Foreign production companies : CALA Film, Goree Cinema, Bayerischer Rundfunk - TV
- French distribution : Shellac
Full credits (9)
- Screenwriter : Greta-Marie Becker
- Director of photography : Sophie Maintigneux
- Music Composer : Fabrice Bouillon-Laforest
- Editor : Katja Dringenberg
- Sound recordists : David Almeida-Ribeiro, Abdourahmane Ka, Ousmane Coly, Olivier Le Vacon, Tilman Köhler, Juliane Vari, Jan Möser
- Foreign producers : Martina Haubrich, Yanis Gaye
- Co-producer : Charlotte Uzu
- Press Attaché (film) : Stanislas Baudry
- Participant : Germaine Acogny
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- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Documentary
- Sub-genre : Documentary
- Themes : Dance
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : Germany (87.23%), France (12.77%)
- Original French-language productions : No
- Nationality : Minority French (Germany, France)
- Production year : 2024
- French release : 16/07/2025
- Runtime : 1 h 28 min
- Current status : Upcoming release
- Visa number : 160.877
- Visa issue date : 18/12/2024
- Approval : Yes
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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