Cynthia Akanga
Appearance
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Cynthia Akanga is a Togolese-French dancer, choreographer, artistic director and director of live shows. She took classes with Alvin Ailey and Martha Graham.[1] In 1998 she collaborated in the musical "Notre-Dame de Paris".[2]
At 31, Akanga became choreographer at Cirque du Soleil. In 2009 she choreographed and co-directed Illusia in Tel Aviv.[3] With Circo Price she choreographed La Pasión sin puñales at the Aste Nagusia festival in Bilbao.[4]
Since 18 April 2014 she has appeared on the second season of the show The Best, broadcast on TF1, presented by Estelle Denis and Christophe Beaugrand.[5] In the show, Akanga was part of the jury in place of Lara Fabian. [6]
References
[edit]- ^ Temps, Rédaction Le (2014-05-10). "Cynthia Akanga, la chorégraphe togolaise qui séduit…". Le Temps (in French). Retrieved 2025-01-10.
- ^ "The Best : Qui est Cynthia Akanga ?" (in French). Programme-tv.net. 17 April 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ Lichtenstein, Josh (2009-05-19). "Imagination circus coming to Israel". Ynetnews. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
- ^ Artezblai (2010-07-07). "La 'Pasión sin puñales' del Teatro Circo Price llega a Bilbao por Aste Nagusia". Artezblai (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-01-10.
- ^ "Qui est Cynthia Akanga, la nouvelle jurée de The Best ?" (in French). Telestar.fr. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ Purepeople (2014-02-04). "The Best 2014 : La chorégraphe Cynthia Akanga remplace Lara Fabian". www.purepeople.com. Retrieved 2024-12-31.