Choreographer and Technical Director
Hamidou Bangoura

Hamidou Bangoura was born on December 31, 1941 in Conakry (Republic of Guinea) in a large family of nine. He got his primary education in Sandervalia, Conakry. In 1954 he attended African Dance and Choreography Soumah Mangue, and after graduating with high honors, he moved to the Superior African Dance and Choreography School of Keita Fodeba, the founder of Les Ballets Africains.

Bangoura worked as an assistant to the artistic director of Les Ballets Africains from 1970 to 1980. He also served as the general manager from 1980 to 1988, and has been the technical designer ever since.