Betty Tchomanga

Betty Tchomanga was trained in the Angers CNDC, and she began her career as a dancer with artists like Emmanuelle Huynh, Alain Buffard, Fanny de Chaillé, Gaël Sesboué, Herman Diephuis, Marlene Monteiro Freitas and Nina Santes. Since 2019, Betty Tchomanga has mainly been focusing on choreographic research and composition, and she has created Madame, Mascarades, Leçons de Ténèbres and the 4-episode choreographic series Histoire(s) Décoloniale(s).Betty Tchomanga is associate artist with Théâtre de la Bastille in Paris and Danse à tous les étages CDCN itinérant en Bretagne. 

“This workshop will focus on themes that run through my choreographic work: What memories of dance do our bodies carry? What memories do we choose to summon when we create? Through physical practices that place the body in different registers of intensity, we will explore states of letting go that are conducive to opening up the imagination. How does the body open up paths other than thought to construct meaning? We will also explore the form of the portrait and self-portrait through a writing practice derived from my latest piece, Histoire(s) décoloniale(s). How can we tell our stories by bringing to life the links between small and large-scale history?” Betty Tchomanga