A Vilcek Prize profile:
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Contemporary artist Michel Kouakou believes "dance can come from anywhere, and be anywhere." Fluent in the language of dance on four continents, he draws inspiration for his technique from the aesthetic traditions of Africa, Asia, Europe, and America. But his personal identity as a dancer is firmly rooted in Africa, the source of his earliest experiences with movement. Born in Cote d'Ivoire, Mr. Kouakou's first contact with dance came in the person of Werewere Liking, in the village of Ki Yi M'Bock village, in Abidjan. It was she, he says, who introduced him to the "spiritual dimension of a life through the arts" and gave him a faith in the "unlimited potential of art." In addition to dance, he studied acrobatics and marionette theater.More here
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