NEW WORKS/WORLD TRADITIONS

Michelle Bach-Coulibaly is an educator, choreographer and dancer who teaches on the faculty of Brown University, where she is Artistic Director of New Works/World Traditions, a World Music and Dance Ensemble. Her work in West Africa includes the creation of Yeredon, a school for traditional art in Mali, West Africa. Yeredon is a research facility where students engage in the study of Mande dance, music and culture.