Tounkara Soumaila

Born in 1991 in Bamako, Mali, Soumaila Tounkara is a dancer and choreographer. He studies at the National Institute of Art and the Balla Fasseke Kouyaté Arts and Multimedia Conservatory of Bamako, wins the City-Dance Festival and the Hip Hop Mali Battle in Bamako, as well as the Mali Hip-hop Award to best dancer. He teaches dancing in the French high school of Bamako. After spending three month at the National Dance Academy of Rome, he moves to France in 2017 and becomes a member of the agency of artists in exile. He participates in masterclasses at the Atelier de Paris / CNDC, works with the choreographers Thierry Thieû Niang and Bouba Colorz, and leads numerous workshops. He co-founded the group Trio d’Afrique with which he proposed à vous de danser ! , participatory ball .