 Mamadou Dahoue was born in the northern region of the Ivory Coast in the village of Seguela. Mamadou was trained in varying styles of dance from the diverse regions of the Ivory Coast. His early training was furthered by frequent performances throughout the countryside at traditional events and regional festivals.
Mamadou became a member of the National Ballet of Côte d’Ivoire at the age of eighteen. After performing and traveling with this company for a year, Mamadou enrolled in the School of Dance and Cultural Exchange of Rosemarie Guiraud and received a diploma upon graduation in 1985 for performance and dance education. Mamadou furthered his studies and received his professional certificate in African Dance, Direction and Choreography in 1990.
During his nine years in school, Mamadou was a performing member of “Les Guirivoires” which toured West Africa, Europe and America and performed at Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) during its 1988/89 season of “Dance Africa”. Mamadou has since moved to New York City and has created a new company, Mamadou Dahoué and the Ancestral Messengers. Mamadou was featured in March, 1999 on Channel 13’s “City Arts” – “Famous Where I Come From” segment and Mamadou’s Dance Class was featured on Channel 13’s “City Arts”, as part of a program exploring visual and performing arts in NYC.
He has also served as an adjunct professor at Medgar Evers College. In 1999, Dahoué was the recipient of the “Agbedidi”: African artist-in-residence program with the University of Florida and the New World School of the Arts. Dahoué has served as artist-in-residence for the Queens Council of the Arts and is currently serving as a teacher and lecturer in the Public School system for the Brooklyn Arts Council, Inc. Dahoué was a recipient of the 2001 New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship Award and in 2004 he received the ThanksforGiving Dance Legacy Award from the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation. Mamadou was awarded the prestigious 2008 Sunshine Award for African Dance and culture and he received the nomination for Cultural Ambassador of the Ivory Coast.
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| 2/22/09 |
An Evening of Ivory Coast Stars w/Kotchegna Dance Company– Mamadou Dahoue –
Guest Artist Miller Theater, Columbia University |
| 10/25/08 |
20th Annual Sunshine Awards, Center of Caribbean Culture- Mamadou Dahoue
& the Ancestral Messengers Dance Co the AXA Equitable Center, NY |
| 6/29/08 |
“Show your Love” Concert - Mamadou Dahoué & the Ancestral Messengers
Dance Co Prospect Heights High School, Brooklyn, NY |
12/4/07
13/4/07 |
Brighton Ballet Theatre–Production of the “Nutcracker” Kingsborough Community College |
| 01/5/05 |
BAM “DanceAfrica”2005 –Mamadou Dahoue & the Ancestral Messengers Dance Co |
| 11/20/05 |
Family Concert at Carnegie Hall presents “Dindinyaa – Joy of the Child
Carnegie Hall, NY |
| 2/27/04 |
Une Fete Africaine - Benefit for West Africans with AIDS Columbia University, NY |
| 2/08/04 |
“Folk Feet” – Celebrating Traditional Dance in Brooklyn
Brooklyn College, NY |
| 2/01/04 |
Drumming and Dancing From West Africa
Western Oregon University |
| 11/01/02 |
MEC Center for Women’s Development present Mamadou Dahoué & the Ancestral Mesengers Dance Co.
Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, NY |
| 2/15/02 |
Black History Month Program Stony Brook University , NY |
| 11/15/01 |
Black & African Student Union present Mamadou Dahoué & the Ancestral Messengers Dance Co.
Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY |
| 10/25/00 |
18th Annual International Dance Festival
YWCA Brooklyn, NY |
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