Festivals

National ballet

Performances of folk dances and songs with costumes, drums, masks and choreography.

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Documentary photo : National ballet

Credit : Florent Mando Yves (Tchad Ma Culture) · 29/10/2026

Context

Dates
Performance season, tours
Type
Public festival
Place
N’Djamena and national stages
Organizer
National Ballet of Chad
Calendar
Local season; the precise date is not published here.
Page verified
2026
Meaning
Staging of provincial dances for an urban and diplomatic audience.
How it unfolds
Programme of regional tableaux, costumes, percussion.
Music
Ballet orchestra, drums, sometimes kakaki.
Etiquette
Ticketed show. Applaud between tableaux, not during a rite presented as sacred.

In depth

Machine translation from French, under review. The French text is authoritative.

The National Ballet of Chad, based in N’Djamena, was started in 1969 by two artists and formally established in 1982 by the Ministry of Culture. Its repertoire brings together more than a hundred dances representing the country’s people.

Initiated
1969
Established
1982
Headquarters
Djamena

To be completed (not verified)

  • Names of the two founding artists: to be checked before publication.

Location

N’Djamena and national stages

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Media

Entry photo: Photo de Florent Mando Yves (Tchad Ma Culture), versée au dépôt le 29/10/2026

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References

Key: Documented: based on the published sources cited below.

  1. Music In Africa, « Ballet National du Tchad »

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