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Circus tackles jihadist nightmares of Burkina Faso's children
The troupe says 2,200 children endured grave abuses between 2022 and 2024, and its performers use dance to confront the violence.
- The Dafra Circus performed 'Souffle' in Abidjan last month, using acrobatics and dance to depict the trauma of children caught in Burkina Faso's ongoing conflict.
- According to a United Nations report from last year, children suffered more than any other group from Burkina Faso's spiral of violence, with more than 2,200 enduring grave abuses between 2022 and 2024.
- Artistic director Moustapha Konate, 30, said dance is 'perhaps the easiest way for us artists' to 'deal with a topic,' emphasizing the troupe 'takes a stand against the involvement of children in wars.'
- A 21-year-old performer stated 'it's important for artists to put on shows about the terrorist violence in Burkina,' while the show earned rapturous receptions in Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso.
- Choreographer Jean Adolphe Sanou stated 'when we talk about life we talk about hope, and hope means the children,' though the circus avoids political criticism due to military restrictions since 2022 coups.
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Circus troupe tackles jihadist nightmares of Burkina Faso's children
Their name is Dafra Circus but their performance is not what you might expect. Made up of four young acrobats from Burkina Faso, the troupe’s latest show “Souffle” — or “Breath” — tackles the jihadist conflict in their country that has ruined countless childhoods.
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Circus tackles jihadist nightmares of Burkina Faso's children
By miming children juggling ammunition found on the ground or driven mad by fear, the four acrobats hope to express what is too painful for words: how their native Burkina Faso's jihadist conflict has ruined countless childhoods.
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