Ballet Merveilles
Ballet Merveilles or Merveilles d'Afrique or Merveille de Guinee is a ballet company that is based in Conakry. Founded in Conakry in 1986 by Guinean choreographer of Les Ballets Africains, Mohamed Kemoko Sano, Ballet Merveille aka Merveilles d'Afrique has toured successfully in West Africa, the United States and Europe. Ballet Merveille is a dance and percussion ensemble that claims to enhance Guinean traditional dance and music, developing a choreographed, "refined" art form. The ensemble's principal goal is to ensure Guinea's Cultural identity and to preserve and promote Guinea's cultural heritage.
In 1990 and 1991 the group was awarded the "Baguette d'Or" and the "Djembe d'Or" prizes in the second and third National Guinean Percussion and Rhythm Competitions.
Notable past members
- Director and Founder, Mohamed Kemoko Sano
- Mamady Sano
- Mouminatou Camara
- Fara Tolno
- Manimou Camara