Zaouli
Sign in to saveZaouli or Zawli is a traditional dance of the Guro people (who speak the Guro language) of central Ivory Coast. It is performed by a single masked and costumed dancer, accompanied by musicians.
Key facts
- Dance.name
- Zaouli
- Dance.image
- Cizaouli.jpg
- Dance.caption
- A Zaouli dancer
- Dance.genre
- Traditional dance
- Dance.origin
- Guro people, Ivory Coast
- Intangible heritage.ICH
- Zaouli, popular music and dance of the Guro communities in Côte d’Ivoire
- Intangible heritage.State Party
- Ivory Coast
- Intangible heritage.ID
- 01255
- Intangible heritage.Region
- AFR
- Intangible heritage.Year
- 2017
- Intangible heritage.Session
- 12th
- Intangible heritage.List
- Representative
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Zaouli, popular music and dance of the Guro communities in Côte d’Ivoire - UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
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Zaouli or Zawli is a traditional dance of the Guro people (who speak the Guro language) of central Ivory Coast. It is performed by a single masked and costumed dancer, accompanied by musicians.
==History== The Zaouli mask, used in the dance, was created in the 1950s, reportedly inspired by a girl named "Djela Lou Zaouli" (meaning "Zaouli, daughter of Djela"). Claudie Haxaire traces its origin to the village of Zougounéfla. However, stories on the origins of the characteristic mask are varied, and each mask may have its own symbolic history. It was inscribed in 2017 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO. Zaouli is also one of the most difficult dances in the world due its unique and difficult steps.
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