IVORY DOVE: " THE CHILDREN OF THE SUN "

Kind : Contemporary dance

Prize list : - 1 to the TV show "Variétoscope 97". - 3rd in FNTCI (Theater Festival National of Ivory Coast).

Date of creation : 20/09/1997

- The Patriot No. 1783 Friday, September 9, 2005 Raising hopes for a true reconciliation With percussion and melodies, "Ivory Dove" calls on Ivorians to surpass themselves to forge peace. Three tables to build hope for national reconciliation. True, one that substitutes the sense of resentment to forgiveness, tolerance to the acrimony. Here is essentially the goal, oh so noble, that examines the company 'Ivoire Dove ", via his show entitled" Children of the sun, "she introduced on Friday (09/09/2005) at Palace culture. Faced with the meltdown of Côte d'Ivoire and other countries victimized by endless conflict, these children brandishing a weapon ", which has all the appearance of a cry from the heart: the hope of of a future peace, social cohesion found a better mixing of peoples. "Carried away" by the attacks timed to enthusiastic drummers, dancers Ivory Dove bind the feet, with will and determination. Moreover, behind their catchy choreography, they implicitly reflect their faith, they want unshakeable in a sincere reconciliation. The show, essentially, gives see three tables. The first draws its plot in a village where wise, at a meeting under the "palaver tree" attempt to explain and understand the crisis in the country. The second plunges us into the heart of a city of tension, violence and fighting. The third is a foray into the hope and the joy of national reconciliation, as if to say "after the rain comes fair weather" ... A show that invites deep introspection on the drama that saw the Cote d ' Ivory. Created in 1997, the company Ivory Dove Ivory Coast is born of the desire of young Tina Thiam Bylon and Marcel Ledjou, bring a new aesthetic in contemporary African dance. - Frat-Mat from 10/9/2005 "Ivory Dove" or dance daily - Contemporary Dance Based in the Foyer Marcory youth dance company Ivoire Colombe positions on national and international scene. Like the television show "Podium" which showed musical talent, "Variétoscope, this other issue of RTI First channel has hatched an entire generation of dancers and choreographers talented. Bylon Thiam Tina and Marcel Ledjou themselves dancers and choreographers have sought to maintain on stage, the group winner "Variétoscope 97". Thus was born the same year, the Company Ivory Dove. They are a dozen dancers, including two girls who translate on stage, choreographic ideas conductor Bylon Thiam Tina has assistance Karfou Konan Mathieu, another madman of contemporary dance. In experienced dancer and choreographer and internationally, Tina will breathe fresh and original aesthetics with performances Ivory Dove who want a clever mix of sign language and not on world music. Thus, the dance becomes for them a mode of artistic expression and a means of material subsistence, all of which underpin the ideal of a professional artist. In the year 2005, out of the laboratory of the Company show entitled "Children of the Sun". Genuine artistic contribution to the search for peace in our country, this show is an invitation to a dance journey into three tables that reflect the concerns of people who wondered about this a disorder first, then the rage to destroy violence and hatred then, to finally end on a note of joy and hope. As for telling the whole world that "enriches the human dance, dance is the spirit, if all children in the dance world, peace will return safely." The company "Ivory Dove" in real Dove's choreography, now intends to carry this message on stages here and elsewhere.