REINVIGORATION OF AN IMMATERIAL CULTURAL HERITAGE: THE BARA DANCE IN THE RURAL COMMUNE OF POGO IN THE REGION OF SEGOU IN MALI Abstract
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Key words: Revival, dance, Bara, cultural heritage, Mali.Abstract
The objective of this study is to explore the ways of reviving a traditional dance called Bara which has been abandoned in the rural commune of Pogo in the Segou region of Mali. Nowadays, the threats to the Bara are enormous: the expansion of modern dances and Islam. The question is how to reinvigorate the customary Bara dance in the Bamanan environment in the rural commune of Pogo? This research, carried out using a methodology of qualitative and quantitative surveys among the population, reveals that the Bara dance is a very threatened Bamanan cultural heritage. Only the elderly know it. Young people do not know the Bara because it has been abandoned. The results of the study show that the Bara is a popular dance of rejoicing. It is a dance originating from Segou and is performed in three parts. The end-of-year festival was the main occasion for the organisation of the Bara. Nowadays the revival of the Bara could be achieved through the annual performances of the masks and other cultural events such as the Independence Day.
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