Habib Dembélé (born 19 April 1962) is a

Mali Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is the List of African countries by area, eighth-largest country in Africa, with an area of over . The country is bordered to the north by Algeria, to the east b ...

an actor, director, and author, and a candidate for the Malian Presidential elections of 2002 and 2018.

Early life and education

Dembélé attended to Malian Institut National des Arts de Bamako (INA) after a school diploma : Etudes Fondamentales (DEF).

Career

Dembélé is an actor, director, and author. He performs on both stage and screen. He founded the Gouakoulou Company, the Guimba National Company and the Mandenka International Theatre. He received Mali's Best Actor Award in 1984. His theatre credits include ''The Strange Destiny of Wangrin'', ''Hyène à jeun'' and ''Waari''. His film credits include ''Guimba, le tyran'' and '' Finzan'' (by

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), ''Filon d'or'' (by Sidi Diabaté) and '' Macadam Tribu'' (by Zeca Laplaine). He was also the assistant director on Cheick Oumar's 1997 film ''La genèse''. Dembélé co-adapted and performed in

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' ''

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'' and his writing credits include plays such as ''A vous la nuit'', and a novel ''Sacré Kaba''. Dembélé has worked with renowned theatre director

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in several plays, among them ''Tragédie d'Hamlet'', '' Tierno Bokar'', and ''

Sizwe Banzi is Dead ''Sizwe Banzi Is Dead'' (originally produced and published as: ''Sizwe Bansi is Dead'') is a play by Athol Fugard, written collaboratively with two South African actors, John Kani and Winston Ntshona, both of whom appeared in the original produc ...

''.

Politics

Dembélé was a candidate for the Malian Presidential elections of 2002 and 2018.

Theatre career

* 1983 : ''Les Tondjons'' by Samba Niaré * 1986 : ''L'Étrange Destin de Wangrin'' by

Amadou Hampâté Bâ Amadou Hampâté Bâ (, 1900/1901 – 15 May 1991) was a Malian writer, historian, and ethnologist. He was an influential figure in the twentieth-century African literature and cultural heritage. A champion of Africa's oral tradition and tr ...

* 1987 : ''La Hyène à jeun'' by

Massa Makan Diabaté Massa Makan Diabaté (June 12, 1938 – January 27, 1988) was a Malian historian, author, and playwright. Biography Born in 1938 in Kita, Mali, Massa Makan Diabaté was the descendant of a long line of West African poets ( griots). His uncle, K ...

* 1988 : ''Wari'' (in

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) by Ousmane Sow * 1989 : ''Férékégna Kamibougou'' (in

) by Ousmane Sow * 1995 : '' Macadam Tribu'' by Zeka Laplaine * 1995 : ''Louanse'' by Ousmane Sow * 1997 : ''A Vous la Nuit'' by and with Habib dembélé * 1998 : ''

'', an adaptation by Habib Dembélé and Jean-Louis Sagot-Duvauroux of

's Greek tragedy, directed by

Sotigui Kouyaté Sotigui Kouyaté (19 July 1936 – 17 April 2010) was one of the first Malian Burkinabé actors. He was the father of film director Dani Kouyaté, of the storyteller Hassane Kassi Kouyaté and of the actor Mabô Kouyaté and was a member of t ...

* 2002 : ''

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'' by

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, directed by

. Role :

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. (International Tour) * 2002 : '' The Papalagi'', from Erich Scheurmann's novel, directed by

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(International Tour) * 2003 : ''The Bridge'' (), by Laurent Van Wetter, directed by

(

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tour) * 2004 : ''Tierno Bokar'', from Amadou Hampaté Bâ's '' A Spirit of Tolerance: The Inspiring Life of Tierno Bokar'',''Vie et enseignement de Tierno Bokar, le sage de Bandiagara'' (1957, rewritten in 1980)
a book by

, published in

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as '' A Spirit of Tolerance: The Inspiring Life of Tierno Bokar'', Bloomington, Indiana:

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, 2008.] directed by

(International Tour) * 2006 : ''

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'' by

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, directed by

(

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(Paris) and international tour). * 2009 : ''Kanouté ka visa ko'' (in

), by and with Habib Dembélé (first solo-performer in Mali) * 2011 : ''Bab et Sane'' by René Zahnd, directed by Jean-Yves Ruf (International Tour) * 2011 : '' The Island'' by

, directed by

(International Tour) * 2014 : ''Eye of the wolf'' (), inspired by

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's novel, directed by de Clara Bauer (

and

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) * 2015 : ''De la parole à l’écrit'', tour of Mali patronned by the l'OIF Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie * 2015 : ''A vous la Nuit'', in

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(Canada) and

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(France) * 2015 : ''Journées Théâtres Guimba national'', in

Bamako Bamako is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Mali, with a 2022 population of 4,227,569. It is located on the Niger River, near the rapids that divide the upper and middle Niger valleys in the southwestern part of the country. Bamak ...

(Mali) * 2015 : '' The Island'' and '' The Papalagi'', revival for

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tour and for the Festival sur le Niger, in Segou (Mali) * 2016 : ''Sounjata'' by Alexis Martin, in

(

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) * 2016 : ''Kanuté Visa Ko'', in

Ségou Ségou (; , ) is a town and an Communes of Mali, urban commune in south-central Mali that lies northeast of Bamako on the right bank of the River Niger. The town is the capital of the Ségou Cercle and the Ségou Region. With 130,690 inhabitant ...

(

) * 2016 : ''"La Comédie au service de la réconciliation'', Journées Théâtrales Guimba national in

(Mali) * 2016 : ''Sabounyouman'' (Bamako, Mali) * 2016 : ''Dioro Fali'' (Bamako, Mali) * 2016 : ''52, la bonne à tout faire'' (Bamako, Mali) * 2016 : ''Sounjata'' by Alexis Martin, world-creation in

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(co-production Canada/Mali/

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) * 2016 : ''A vous la nuit'', tour in

and for the Festival sur le Niger, in Segou (Mali).

Filmography

* 1989 : '' Finzan'' by

* 1995 : '' Macadam Tribu'' by Zeca Laplaine * 1995 : '' Guimba the Tyrant'' (), by

* 1999 : ''

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'' () by

* 2001 : ''Demain et tous les jours après'', by

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(

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) * 2002 : ''

Sia, le rêve du python ''Sia, The Dream of the Python'' () is a 2001 film by Burkina Faso-based filmmaker Dani Kouyaté. Plot Kaya Maghan, the despotic king of Wagadou (Kardigué Laïco Traoré), follows the instructions of his priest by ordering the religious sa ...

'' by

Dani Kouyaté Dani Kouyaté (born June 4, 1961) is a film director and griot, ''jeli'' (griot) from Burkina Faso, which the BBC describes as "Africa's most important film-making country". Biography Kouyaté was born in 1961 in Bobo-Dioulasso. He is the son of ...

* 2004 : '' Moolaadé'' by

Ousmane Sembène Ousmane Sembène (; 1 January 1923 or 8 January 1923 – 9 June 2007), was a Senegalese film director, producer and writer. The ''Los Angeles Times'' considered him one of the greatest authors of Africa and he has often been called the "father o ...

* 2005 : ''Les aventures de Séko Bouaré'' (TV Series, ORTM) * 2006 : ''

'' by

Abderrahmane Sissako Abderrahmane Sissako (; born 13 October 1961) is a Mauritanian-born Malian film director and producer. His film '' Waiting for Happiness'' (''Heremakono'') was screened at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival official selection under Un Certain Regard, ...

* 2007 : '' Faro, Goddess of the Waters'' by Salif Traoré * 2009 : ''Quand la ville mord'' by

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* 2013 : ''Laurent et Safi'' by Anton Vassil * 2014 : ''Tugël, au bout du petit matin...'' by Ousmane Barry * 2016 : ''Wùlu'' by Daouda Coulibaly * 2016 : ''Feu de mon corps'' by Stéphanie Lagarde * 2016 : ''Wallay'' by

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* 2023 : '' Like a Prince'' by

Ali Marhyar Ali Marhyar (born 28 February 1984) is a French actor, film director and screenwriter. He is known for his roles in films such as '' 18 Years Old and Rising'' (2011), ''Zero Dark Thirty'' (2012), and ''As Above, So Below'' (2014). On television, ...

References

External links

"Bab and Sane" - Grand Lyon
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