Artistic Curriculum Vitae of Pape N'Diaye
Alioune "Pape" N'Diaye
Artistic Curriculum Vitae
Producer / Choreographer / Instructor / Performing Artist
Performance and Choreography
Les Enfants du Soleil African Dance Theater - June, 2009 - Present (Various Locations)
- Producer and Artistic Director of this traditional African music and dance ensemble of master artists.
Asaba N'goma African Dance Company (Children's Division) - December, 2009 (Harlem, NY)
- Choreographed various pieces in traditional West African dance for this children's company.
- Director, Crystal Harrison
Ndaje African Dance Festival Concert – June 2007, 2008, & 2009 (Cambridge, MA)
- Producer and Artistic Director for this concert in conjunction with the Ndaje Festival.
- Brings together amateur and master artists on one stage.
New York New Year's African Dance Festival Concert - December, 2007 (New York, NY)
- Producer and Artistic Director
Silimbo D’Adeane West African Dance and Drum Company – 2005 – Present (Cambridge, MA)
- Choreographed various pieces in traditional West African dance and drum.
Harvard University’s Pan-African Music and Dance Ensemble – 2006 -2007 (Cambridge, MA)
- Choreographed and performed various pieces in traditional West African dance and drum.
Dance Complex – “Choreographer’s Showcase” – February – December 2005 (Cambridge, MA)
- Assistant Choreographer to Marianne Harkless.
- Afro-Jazz Performance depicting an African fertility ritual.
Solo Performance – “Nightmare” – January 2005 (Cambridge, MA)
- Forty-five minute Contemporary Dance Performance.
- Depiction of Genocide in Africa.
RambaxMIT Dance and Drum Company – “Lion Show” – 2004; “Wrestling” – 2005; “N’dop” – 2006
- Sabar Drum and Dance Company in Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Director Lamine Toure.
- Choreographed African Dance Performances.
La Compagnie Faagala – “World Tour” – 2002 – 2003 (Senegal, West Africa)
- Choreographed various pieces for this production.
- Director, Germaine Acogny.
Teaching Experience
Dance Complex – 2006 - Present (Cambridge, MA)
- Traditional Sabar, Kutiro, and Djembe Dances (Adult Classes)
Weekly African Dance Classes – June, 2005 – Present (Boston, MA & New York, NY)
- Traditional Sabar, Kutiro, and Djembe Dances (Adult Classes)
- Djoniba Drum and Dance Center, YWCA of Cambridge, Dance Complex, OrigNations Cultural Arts Center.
Series of Workshops – 2004 – Present (Various Locations Nation-wide)
- Tradition and Contemporary Dances (African, Modern, Afro-Jazz)
- Providence, RI; Boston, MA; Los Angeles, Ca; Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL, New York, NY; Burlington, VT; Ontario, Canada
Spring Step School – January – March 2005, 2006, & 2007 (Medford, MA)
- Traditional West African Dance (All Ages)
- Six-week Workshop Series.
José Mateo’s Ballet Theatre – Summer 2005, 2006, & 2007 (Cambridge, MA)
- Children’s Traditional African Dance (Ages 4 - 16)
Motions Center – August, 2004 – January, 2005 (Providence, RI)
- Weekly Traditional African Dance Classes (All Ages)
Centre Culterel Blaise-Seigneur, Cenre Culturel François – 1995 – 2003 (Dakar, Senegal)
- Group and Private lessons in Senegalese Dance (All Ages)
- Participants were from all over the world, including Senegel, Europe, and America
Dance Education and Research
2003 - Present Active Research (Worldwide)
- Continuous study of traditional and contemporary music and dance forms, through participating in dance classes and performance groups, and conducting video research and interviews.
- Study of African Musical Instruments – Sabar, Kutiro, Djembe, Djun-Djun, Kinkini, Sangba, Talking Drum, and Bougarabou
2001 – 2004 Jant-Bi Dance School (Dakar, Senegal)
- Extensive training in Dance Education with a concentration in contemporary dance forms from world-renowned instructors from Asia, Europe, and Africa.
1997 – 2001 Le Ballet National “Alliguère du Senegal (Senegal, West Africa)
- Extensive training in Traditional Song, Dance, and Percussion, with a concentration in the West African regions of Senegal, Gamia, Guinea, and the Ivory Coast.
1997 – 2001 Active Research (Worldwide)
- Studies under numerous dance companies, artists and instructors in traditional and contemporary music and dance forms.
1996 – 1997 Jant-Bi Dance School (Dakar, Senegal)
- Extensive training in Dance Education with a concentration in contemporary dance forms from world-renowned instructors from Asia, Europe, and Africa.
1992 – 1996 Le Ballet Forêt Sacrèe (Senegal, West Africa)
- Training in the traditional dances, drums, and songs of Guinea and West Africa
1989 – 1994 La Compagnie de Manhattan Dance School (Senegal, West Africa)
- Daily training in Contemporary Modern, Jazz, and Traditional African dance.