In Abidjan, the 12th edition of Masa, the Abidjan arts and entertainment market, opens this Saturday. More than a hundred shows are on show and 24 countries from Africa, Europe or South America are represented.
With our special correspondent in Abidjan, Frederic Garat
The Masa is to live performance what the Fespaco and the world of African cinema, an unmissable event to take the pulse of creation and judge what is best in terms of storytelling, circus, theater or music.
Sectors seriously shaken in the past two years by the pandemic, during which they were rare and very little money. To draw the curtain on the drama of Covid-19this year the organizers decided to center the theme of the Masa around the ” content challenge “. ” What message do we convey through a song in Bambara? What is the artistic intention in a dance step? What concept is supported in a theatrical production? “, should we understand.
Apart from the form that counts, what does the show bring to a society in lack of reference points and reflections? To think about it, multiple performances will be given at the Masa for a week.
The Circus Baobab company from Conakry, the Cameroonian tales of Show Azouzou, the Burkinabé dancers of the Farafina Ballet or even Dji Eka. The fighter woman of Côte d’Ivoire, who, on March 8, should remind with great drumbeats what are the rights of women, whether they are artists or not.
The Masa will last until March 12 in Abidjan.