Palais de la Culture Amadou Hampaté Ba

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The main building at the Palais de la culture Amadou Hampaté Ba.

The Palais de la culture Amadou Hampaté Ba is the national performing arts centre for

Amadou Hampaté Ba. Its current director is Madame Haïdara Aminata Sy, named March 2008.[1]

Building

The Palais de la Culture resides in Bamako, Mali on right bank of the

Pont des Martyrs and spans three hectares, one of which is occupied by the building itself. It is accessible by the south by a paved road which links Bamako's two bridges: Pont des Martyrs and Pont du Roi FAHD. It is bordered to the north by the River Niger, to the south by a paved road which separates it from the neighborhood Badalabougou I, to the east by the Avenue de l’OUA, and to the west by open land.[2]

Composition

  • The central building which consists of the administration, a library, a conference room, and a workshop;
  • La Salle Bazumana Sissoko, the venue for performing arts with 3300 seats;
  • Halls for special exhibitions and shops to accommodate merchants;
  • Lodging for artists;
  • Garden which consists of a theater, pedestrian walkways, the gallery, and five artisanal workshops
  • Two cultural spaces
  1. les Cocotiers;
  2. multimedia center;

Artistic Groups

The artistic groups at the Palais occupy 2/3 of the Palais de la Culture's personnel. There are four such groups.

  1. KOTEBA National du Mali
    (the theater)
  2. L’Ensemble Instrumental National
    (the national orchestra)
  3. Les Ballets Malien
    (the ballet)
  4. Le BADEMA National

Events

As well as artistic events, the PCAHB also plays host to national and international gatherings. The PCAHB was one of the locations for the 2006 World Social Forum.[3]

References

  1. ^ Communiqué du Conseil des Ministres du 27 mars 2008. Mohamed SACKo- Cellule Communication - 2008-03-30. Ministère des Maliens de l'Extérieur et de l'Intégration Africaine
  2. ^ [1] Archived 2008-11-02 at the Wayback Machine. Palais de la Culture Hampaté Ba
  3. ^ Anti-globalisation forum begins in Africa, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE : Bamako. 19 January 2006. World Social Forum, 2006

12°37′27″N 7°59′26″W / 12.6243°N 7.9906°W / 12.6243; -7.9906

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