Bah Souleymane

Born in 1973 in Conakry, Guinea, Soulay Thiâ’nguel holds a PhD in information and communication sciences from Lumière University Lyon 2 and a degree in journalism from the University of Conakry. He balances careers in the arts, journalism, politics, and communications consulting. He started theater in high school by founding the Djibril Tamsir Niane troupe, where he served as administrator and actor before moving into directing and writing.

After years in France, he was banned from returning to his home country. He was invited to present his play Jamais deux sans proie at the Visions d’exil festival. His piece Danse avec le Diable was read at the 2019 Avignon Festival (RFI cycle “Ça va, ça va le monde!”), and staged at Ouagadougou’s Récréatrales and Lyon’s Sens Interdits. A recipient of the Nora grant from ACCR and SACD, he has been a member of the Agency of Artistes on Exile since 2018.