Group of dancers smile and raise their arms on stage, wearing colorful costumes against a village backdrop with thatched huts.

Festival Sessions:

Festival Kick Off and Performances on May 19

KanKouran West African Dance Company

KanKouran West African Dance Company preserves and promotes traditional West African culture by providing quality entertainment and educational programs to local and national audiences in an effort to facilitate cross-cultural enrichment.KanKouran was founded in 1983 for the purpose of contributing to the extension of the arts by introducing the essence of traditional African dance to audiences; enriching American cultural heritage through the integration of authentic West African performing arts; and promoting intercultural understanding through education and the performing arts.


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