TY - JOUR
KW - AMNESIA
KW - ethnicity
KW - identity
KW - Life
KW - politics
KW - Power
KW - Rwanda
KW - cultural heritage
KW - danse
KW - ethnicity
KW - ideology
KW - modernity/tradition
KW - National identity
AU - C Plancke
AB - 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.
DO - 10.4000/etudesafricaines.18273
M1 - 220
N2 - 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.
SP - 711
EP - 737
TI - Embodying the "New Rwanda": Dance and Post-Genocide Reconstruction
SN - 0008-0055
ER -