The Family Circus

It was definitely a 90-minute production with a difference when Cirque Kalabanté performed at the Lobero, part of the popular UCSB Arts & Lectures series.

The show, Afrique en Cirque, was created by Yamoussa Bangoura, a multidisciplinary artist of Guinean origin, who eventually joined his country’s Circus Baobab touring Africa and Europe.

In early 2000 he went to Canada joining Cirque Éloize, a Montreal-based company, and also performed with Cirque du Soleil and Cavalia, a circus with horses.

In 2007 he launched his own company, recruiting many of his family members including twin sisters, brothers and cousins.

A highly entertaining and true family affair…