Director, Festival des Francophonies en Limousin – Limoges, France

Born in 1964 in Burkina Faso, Hassane Kassi Kouyaté is a multifaceted artist, trainer, and festival creator.

Founder of the Yeleen Storytelling Festival in 1996, he is a passionate advocate of engaged, multicultural theatre with a strong focus on memory and heritage preservation.

Since 2014, he has served as Director of Tropiques Atrium, the national stage in Martinique, and has created more than 40 productions as an actor, writer, and director. His work also includes the training of professional storytellers and actors, and he has toured widely across Africa, Europe, and Latin America.

In 2019, he took on the direction of the Festival des Francophonies en Limousin, curating events that bring together diverse cultures and ideas.