{"product_id":"sogobo-le-peuple-des-marionettes","title":"Sogobò: The puppet people.","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Mali is the country where the art of puppetry was born.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Yaya Coulibaly, one of the greatest living puppeteers, is the heir to a centuries-old tradition. He is one of the most brilliant representatives of African culture and traditions. For more than thirty years, \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMalian artist Yaya Coulibaly caricatures African society and watches over more than 10,000 puppets, some of which date back to the 16th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e In Mali, mask and puppet theater, generally called sogobò, is common to the Bamana, Malinké and Bozo, whose history and culture have been closely linked for centuries. This theatrical art uses masks and puppets, of incredible formal and symbolic richness, in the context of multidisciplinary events that combine theater, masquerade, dance, acrobatic art, music and song. A living art, constantly evolving, mask and puppet theater is a mirror of society that reflects the identity of these three peoples as they conceive it and its performances are as many highlights of social life that reinforce peace and cohesion within society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA poetic art par excellence, based on illusion and suggestion, puppet theater is often associated with social and spiritual practices. It is a symbolic and effective means of mobilizing supernatural forces. In other contexts, it allows us to confront the authoritarianism of those in power without seeming to do so. But it is also a total art, requiring multiple skills: drawing, sculpture, sewing, music, dance, martial arts, dramaturgy, and acting. As such, it constitutes an anthropological object whose study allows us to better understand the underbelly of a culture, a society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e This work constitutes the second part of a trilogy on Malian culture, volume 1 of which, “Koredugaw,” was published by Trans Photographic Press in 2020.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antinoë","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47236982473028,"sku":"29883","price":35.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/4043\/6408\/files\/9791090371590-475x500-1.webp?v=1697730811","url":"https:\/\/anttopinoe.com\/en-en\/products\/sogobo-le-peuple-des-marionettes","provider":"Antinoë","version":"1.0","type":"link"}