@article{7349,
  keywords = {AMNESIA, ethnicity, identity, Life, politics, Power, Rwanda, cultural heritage, danse, ethnicity, ideology, modernity/tradition, National identity},
  author = {C Plancke},
  title = {Embodying the "New Rwanda": Dance and Post-Genocide Reconstruction},
  abstract = {Since reaching power by putting an end to the genocide, the Rwandan Patriotic Front has undertaken the project of constructing a new, de-ethnised and modern nation that, nevertheless, remains anchored in its cultural roots. This article examines the current revitalization of so-called traditional dances in Kigali. In particular, it highlights the way these practices contribute to embodying the project of a new national identity and explores in detail the transformations in the dances that are caused by the post-genocide state ideology. In order to achieve this, it focuses on the Inganzo Ngari troupe which currently serves as a model for the numerous other burgeoning troupes in the capital and is regularly invited to appear at government functions.},
  number = {220},
  pages = {711-737},
  issn = {0008-0055},
  doi = {10.4000/etudesafricaines.18273},
}