Flora Théfaine

[3][6] After moving to Nantes, she founded Compagnie Kossiwa, a professional contemporary African dance company, in 1989.

[3][8][9] Her choreographed works since founding the troupe include Plissé Soleil (1990), Signes des Temps (1994), Les Porteurs de Légendes (1995), La Traversée du Jour (1997), and Je te donnerai, je te donnerai (2000).

[3][10] In 2007, she collaborated with the Senegalese choreographer Germaine Acogny to create Bintou Wéré [fr], an "opera of the Sahel.

"[3][11] In Rwanda, she produced a project titled La pluie et les larmes to commemorate 15 years since the Rwandan genocide.

[3][6][8] Her contemporary-style choreography is inspired by traditional African dance, but she is interested in multicultural collaborations between artists of different backgrounds.