--- title: "Afrique En Cirque | Assembly Festival" meta: "og:description": "A show by Yamoussa Bangoura, inspired by daily life in Guinea. This performance shares the beauty, youth and artistry of African culture. A colourful show beyond its scenery, costumes and staging, that will make any theatre vibrate with energy. It represents strength, agility and life's joys of young Africans. The audience will see our acrobats execute gravity defying moves and human pyramids, all to the contemporary sounds of Afro-Jazz, percussion and Kora. Welcome to the universe of Kalabanté Productions and prepare for an unforgettable journey." "og:title": "Afrique En Cirque" "twitter:description": "A show by Yamoussa Bangoura, inspired by daily life in Guinea. This performance shares the beauty, youth and artistry of African culture. A colourful show beyond its scenery, costumes and staging, that will make any theatre vibrate with energy. It represents strength, agility and life's joys of young Africans. The audience will see our acrobats execute gravity defying moves and human pyramids, all to the contemporary sounds of Afro-Jazz, percussion and Kora. Welcome to the universe of Kalabanté Productions and prepare for an unforgettable journey." "twitter:title": "Afrique En Cirque" description: "A show by Yamoussa Bangoura, inspired by daily life in Guinea. This performance shares the beauty, youth and artistry of African culture. A colourful show beyond its scenery, costumes and staging, that will make any theatre vibrate with energy. It represents strength, agility and life's joys of young Africans. The audience will see our acrobats execute gravity defying moves and human pyramids, all to the contemporary sounds of Afro-Jazz, percussion and Kora. Welcome to the universe of Kalabanté Productions and prepare for an unforgettable journey." --- # Afrique En Cirque [**← **Back to What's On](https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on) [ ![Afrique En Cirque](https://assemblyfestival.com/_vercel/image?url=https:%2F%2Fassemblyfestival.pazaz.studio%2Fassets%2F80a9ba52-2bc3-4059-bcdf-ffb10d194dc6?width=360%26height=360%26format=webp&w=1536&q=100) # Afrique En Cirque A show by Yamoussa Bangoura, inspired by daily life in Guinea. This performance shares the beauty, youth and artistry of African culture. A colourful show beyond its scenery, costumes and staging, that will make any theatre vibrate with energy. It represents strength, agility and life's joys of young Africans. The audience will see our acrobats execute gravity defying moves and human pyramids, all to the contemporary sounds of Afro-Jazz, percussion and Kora. Welcome to the universe of Kalabanté Productions and prepare for an unforgettable journey. 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