Ballet Nimba

Ballet Nimba from Guinea is an African dance theatre company and music recording artist.

It was founded in 2010 by Guinean choreographer Idrissa Camara with its home in Cardiff and is made up of a collective of about 15 dancers and musicians.

In 2012 Ballet Nimba became recording artists with their first album Saiyama, and performed on the world stage, headlining festivals in the UK and in Europe.

It had its North American Premiere at the Silicon Valley African Film Festival[7] where it won the award for Best Documentary Short.

Productions are based on traditional mythology but performed by young contemporary artists with an original sound track.

Ballet Nimba's Artistic Director performs at the Southbank Centre, London 2011
The masks in production "Bagatai" 2013
Fare-Ta, a film by Idrissa Camara wins Best Documentary Short at the Silicon Valley African Film Festival 2014
Sagatala looks at the socially constructed dominant masculine identity, juxtaposed with the individual's vulnerability.Danced and choreographed by Idrissa Camara and Oumar Almamy Camara