Welcome to Zamble African Dance
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About us
Gaspard Zamble is the founder and
director of Zamble African Dance Company. Gaspard is a highly skilled
dance practitioner with over 17 years’ professional experience teaching,
choreographing and performing traditional African dance.
His arrival in London in 1992 ushered in a new and dynamic era for British African dance. Drawing on a tradition largely unknown in this country, Gaspard’s performances proved a revelation to audiences. The high-octane virtuosity of Ivoirian dance, especially that of the Gouro people from which Gaspard hails, was unlike anything seen in the UK before.
gaspard zamble
Career highlights to date include the following:
His arrival in London in 1992 ushered in a new and dynamic era for British African dance. Drawing on a tradition largely unknown in this country, Gaspard’s performances proved a revelation to audiences. The high-octane virtuosity of Ivoirian dance, especially that of the Gouro people from which Gaspard hails, was unlike anything seen in the UK before.
gaspard zamble
Career highlights to date include the following:
- Ten years with the National Ballet of the Ivory Coast and three years as member of Adzido Pan African Dance Company
- Performed at WOMAD Festival and MOBO Awards
- Performer at Millenium Dome Opening Ceremony in 2000
- Worked with schoolchildren of all ages across the UK, and toured schools in Isle of Man
- Run open access adult dance class at The Place successfully for over five years
- Choreographed and led dancers in St Patrick’s Day Parade, Notting Hill Carnival and Mayor’s Thames Festival.
- Jointly choreographed and performed in ‘Stormforce’ at Edinburgh Fringe Festival