A Bird Dance near Saturday City: Sidi Ballo and the Art of West African Masquerade
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In 1978, Patrick McNaughton witnessed a bird dance masquerade in the
small town of Dogoduman. He was so affected by this performance that its dazzling
artistic power has never left him. As he revisits that very special evening in A
Bird Dance near Saturday City, McNaughton carefully considers the components of the
performance, its pace, the performers, and what the entire experience means for
understandings of Bamana and West African aesthetics and culture. The performance of
virtuoso dance...























