Members of the CAI
The International Artistic Committee of MASA (CAI) is the key body of the Abidjan Market for Performing Arts (MASA). It comprises national and international experts in disciplines such as Music, Dance, Theater, Storytelling, Circus and Puppetry, Humor, and Slam.
Its primary role is to review applications submitted through the official platform and select artistic groups for MASA Market performances, as well as their participation in B2B meetings with national and international programmers.
International Artistic Committee
Abdon Fortuné Koumbha
Director of Dol’En Scène Festival – Brazzaville, Congo
Amee Slam
Artist – Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Antonio Gutierrez
Founder & Director, Rec-Beat Festival – Brazil
Brahim El Mazned
Artistic Director, Timitar World Music Festival / Founder, Visa For Music – Morocco
Carole Umulinga Karemera
Actress, Dancer, Saxophonist – Rwanda
Danielle Hoover
Director of Festival de Circo do Brasil – Recife, Brazil
Gregoire Furrer
Owner & CEO, Montreux Comedy – Switzerland
Hassane Kassi Kouyaté
Director, Festival des Francophonies en Limousin – Limoges, France
Júlia Novela
Executive Director & Director of Azgo Festival – Mozambique
Karim Troussi
Stage Director, Playwright – Rabat, Morocco
Moez Mrabet
Directeur Général du Théâtre National Tunisien
Monique Martin
Creative Producer – USA
Nadia Beugré
Dancer, Choreographer – Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Qudus Onikeku
Founder & Artistic Director, QDance Center – Nigeria
Rucera Seethal
Artistic Director, National Arts Festival – Makhanda, South Africa
Ruth Juliet Wilker
Deputy Director of Programming for Circus at TOHU – USA / North America