Nimba

Kira Arts

Circus, dance, live music: in Nimba., Guinea rises through the force of bodies and drums.

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Drawing on two great figures of Guinean lore, Aly Keita weaves together myth, landscape, and movement. On one side, the Nimba (N’Dimba) mask, a maternal symbol of the Baga people, associated with fertility, abundance, and protection; on the other, Mount Nimba, a UNESCO World Heritage site, home to biodiversity as exceptional as it is endangered. On stage, eight dancers and circus artists summon a striking physicality through ritual gestures, acrobatic leaps, and pulsing rhythms. For one breathless hour, the choreographer and his performers do not tell Guinea’s story – they embody it.