Habib Dembélé

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Habib Dembélé
Picture of Habib Dembélé (left) and Pitcho Womba Konga at the Barbican Centre, London.
Habib Dembélé (left) and Pitcho Womba Konga in Sizwe Banzi is Dead, Barbican Centre, London. (May 2007)
Born (1962-04-19) April 19, 1962 (age 62)
San, Mali
CitizenshipMali
EducationInstitut National des Arts de Bamako
Occupation(s)Actor, playwright, poet, novelist

Habib Dembélé (born 19 April 1962) is a Malian actor, director, author[1] and a candidate for the Malian Presidential elections of 2002 and 2018.[2][3]

Early life

Dembélé attended to Malian Institut National des Arts de Bamako (INA) after a school diploma : Etudes Fondamentales (DEF).

Career

He performs on both stage and screen.[4] He founded the Gouakoulou Company, the Guimba National Company and the Mandenka International Theatre. He received Mali's Best Actor Award in 1984. His theatre credits include The Strange Destiny of Wangrin, Hyène à jeun and Waari. His film credits include Guimba, le tyran and Finzan (by Cheick Oumar Sissoko), Filon d'or (by Sidi Diabaté) and Macadam Tribu (by Zeca Laplaine). He was also the assistant director on Cheick Oumar's 1997 film La genèse.

Dembélé co-adapted and performed in Sophocles' Antigone and his writing credits include plays such as A vous la nuit, and a novel Sacré Kaba. Dembélé has worked with renowned theatre director Peter Brook in several plays, among them Tragédie d'Hamlet, Tierno Bokar, and Sizwe Banzi is Dead.[4][5]

Theatre career

Filmography

Political career

In 2002 and 2018 Dembélé is a candidate of Malian Presidential elections.[7][2]

References

  1. ^ http://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2006/12/15/habib-dembele-l-exil-pour-les-planches_846161_3246.html
  2. ^ a b http://maliactu.net/mali-candidature-de-habib-dembele-dit-guimba-national-communique-de-presse-elections-presidentielles-2018-au-mali/
  3. ^ http://www.maliweb.net/interview/le-comedien-habib-dembele-dit-guimba-s%E2%80%99il-n%E2%80%99-y-a-pas-de-candidat-auquel-je-fais-confiance-je-me-presenterai-a-l%E2%80%99election-presidentielle-de-2012%C2%BB-8424.html [bare URL]
  4. ^ a b "Habib Dembele Exile for boards" - Le Monde
  5. ^ "'Sizwe Banzi is Dead' comes alive" -JAM!
  6. ^ (in French) Vie et enseignement de Tierno Bokar, le sage de Bandiagara (1957, rewritten in 1980), a book by Amadou Hampâté Bâ, published in English as A Spirit of Tolerance: The Inspiring Life of Tierno Bokar, Bloomington, Indiana: World Wisdom, 2008.]
  7. ^ http://maliactu.net/mali-a-vous-la-nuit-dhabib-dembele-guimba-national-a-lex-ccf/

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