Sigui 1968: The Dancers of Tyogou

Sigui 1968: The Dancers of Tyogou
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DirectorJean Rouch
NR 26 minDocumentarySigui Synthesis Collection PosterPart of Sigui Synthesis Collection
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Plot
The second year of the Sigui ceremonies, celebrated every sixty years by the Dogons of the Bandiagara cliffs, Mali, takes place in the village of Tyogou.

Sigui Synthesis Movies

A synthesis of the roaming ceremony of the Dogon people living in Mali, the Sigui. It is celebrated for seven years every sixty years, and it is to commemorate the first forefather’s death and funeral and the bestowal of speech to humans.

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Original Language:English