How West African Music Shapes Adji Cissoko’s Teaching
Music and movement are inextricably linked with storytelling for Adji Cissoko, Alonzo King LINES Ballet dancer and associate artistic director. In fact, Cissoko says telling stories through music and movement felt “inevitable,” something that was passed down through her Senegalese heritage. “My family, my ancestors—we’re all storytellers,” Cissoko tells Dance Teacher. “We are called ‘griots,’ […]