Kettly Noël

Kettly Noël (born 1966 in Port-au-Prince) is a Haitian dancer, choreographer and actress. Her first choreographed piece, Nanlakou, premiered in 1995. Tichèlbe (2002) won both the Rencontres chorégraphiques d’Afrique et d’océan Indien[1] and RFI Danse prizes.[2] She's the founder and artistic director of the Donko Senko dance studio, Dense Bamako Danse festival, both in Mali, and the Port-au-Prince Art Performance (PAPAP) festival in Haiti.[3] Noël was also noted for her performance in the role of Zabou in Abderrahmane Sissako's 2014 film Timbuktu.[4]

Works

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  • 1995: Nanlakou
  • 2002: Tichèlbè
  • 2017: Panser la planète
  • 2017: Zombification and Errance, documenta 14 in Athens, Greece and Kassel, Germany[5]

Prizes

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  • Rencontres chorégraphiques d’Afrique et d’océan Indien, 2003
  • RFI Danse, 2003
  • Hiroshima Prize, 2014

References

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  1. ^ Mensah, Ayoko; Bocandé, Anne; Aidara, Aminata; Barlet, Olivier (2004-02-29). "5èmes Rencontres chorégraphiques de l'Afrique et de l'océan Indien : Tana en crise". Africultures (in French). Retrieved 2019-03-08.
  2. ^ "Kettly Noel: Une actrice haïtienne célébrée en Afrique". www.loophaiti.com. Archived from the original on 2020-08-13. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
  3. ^ "Culture : Ouverture du Festival "Port-au-Prince Art Performance"". iciHaïti. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
  4. ^ Weissberg, Jay (2014-05-15). "Film Review: 'Timbuktu'". Variety. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
  5. ^ "Kettly Noël". www.documenta14.de. Retrieved 2019-03-23.