Today we’re talking about my second master, Sotigui Kouyaté. Sotigui was a griot, an actor and a playwright. He worked with Peter Brook’s company, Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord in Paris for more than 20 years. He was one of West Africa’s most respected actors, best known for his role in London River for which he earned the Silver Bear for best actor at the 2009 Berlin Film Festival.
Today we’re talking about my second master, Sotigui Kouyaté. Sotigui was a griot, an actor and a playwright. He worked with Peter Brook’s company, Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord in Paris for more than 20 years. He was one of West Africa’s most respected actors, best known for his role in London River for which he earned the Silver Bear for best actor at the 2009 Berlin Film Festival.