PERFORMANCE

This Performance program is justified in view of the strong place of the body in the Artistic Directorate concept. It combines dance and performance by advocating to the public and cultural actors for an improved appreciation of these modes of expression within the...

CINÉ-MUSÉE

Ciné-Musée is one of the transdisciplinary projects that articulate a dialogue between visual arts and other artistic modes of expression such as cinema. It relies on the principle of a selection of (short and feature) films that stand out through the strong presence...

SYNAPSES

THE CONTOURS OF A CHANGING CITY An attraction, an innovation – Synapses perceive the city of Dakar as a brain with its different connections centralized by a set of multidisciplinary projects that open the Biennale to other artistic mediums (urban cultures,...
CARTE BLANCHE TO MSADS

CARTE BLANCHE TO MSADS

THE MSAD OF THIÈS WILL UNWIND  THE SENEGALESE GENIUS CARPET A gem of Senegalese culture. The Senegalese Manufactures of Decorative Arts of Thiès (MSAD) contributes in promoting the country’s artists’ creativity. Works of art are thus inscribed in a guest...
CARTE BLANCHE TO SOLY CISSÉ

CARTE BLANCHE TO SOLY CISSÉ

To visual artist Soly Cissé, the Biennale gives a « Carte blanche » in the National Art Gallery space. INCURSION IN A WORLD OF METAMORPHOSES “The march of men, the march of the world. Time. Space. Space-time. Time from here. Time from elsewhere. Quantum time. Time...