PE1, Gymnasium/PE Building, Dance Studio 1.

Space will be limited so please email kristen.daley@sonoma.edu to RSVP

(THAR 373 discussions will include a movement session, but no dance experience is required)

Byb Chanel Bibene is a dance educator, choreographer and performer. He is the founder and artistic director of both Kiandanda Dance Theater and the Mbongui Square Festival. Bibene’s innate technical and aesthetic sensibility is rooted in the culture and dances of the Republic of Congo. His professional foci are the interdisciplinary areas of theater, traditional, Afro-urban and contemporary dance. Bibene has performed internationally and toured throughout the world with companies originating from Africa, Europe and the United States. Bibene holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Economics, Masters degree in Finances from Marien Ngouabi University, Congo and an MFA in Dance Creative Practice (Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence) from Saint Mary's College of California.