Nadia Beugré

The series "The Drummers and Their Drumbeats" by Ghanaian filmmaker Anita Afonu, commissioned by Culturescapes, focuses on a selection of artists whose works are presented in scope of Culturescapes 2023 Sahara. Born in Ivory Coast, Nadia Beugré became a founding member of Béatrice Kombé’s groundbreaking all-female dance ensemble TchéTché, with whom she toured for years to international critical acclaim. Following a training at Germaine Acogny's Ecole des sables in Senegal, she joined in 2009 Ex.e.r.ce., Mathilde Monnier's program for talented up-and-coming choreographers at the Centre Chorégraphique National de Montpellier. Her own productions merge traditional folk dances, contemporary experimental dance, and urban/hip-hop influences. Beugré also performs in works by fellow choreographers, such as Alain Buffard or Boris Charmatz. Beugré has recently founded her company in Montpellier—Libr’Arts, a platform for production, touring, and training between France and Ivory Coast. Website