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Michelle Bach-Coulibaly is a performance artist and educator who has been working at Brown University since 1987. She has created over 40 original pieces for contemporary movement theatre and concert stages, focusing on socio-political themes, cross-cultural narratives, and embodied texts. At Brown, she directs New Works/World Traditions, a research-to-performance troupe involving actors, musicians, and dancers that develops new theatre for national and international festivals and educational venues. Bach-Coulibaly is a long-time supported artist by the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) and has conceived, written, and performed thirty educational programs that regularly tour both nationally and internationally, harnessing the power of performance for public health and sustainable entrepreneurship. In 1990, her work in Mali led to the establishment of Yeredon, a cultural preservation research center focused on social activism. Yeredon is home to the Bloodline Project, a unique international collaboration and edutainment program aimed at combating the devastating effects of malaria and other debilitating calamities.
Brown University • Providence, RI
Performance artist educator at Brown with extensive involvement in contemporary theatre and socio-political performance programs.
Department: Department of Economics