Theater in Mali

Art and culture broaden horizons, give meaning to human life, contribute to memory, symbolize complex notions and emotions. They help anchor identity and connect people to their communities in times of profound change. When people are searching for new directions and new values, art and culture can transmit knowledge and skills, learn, but also provoke reflection, critique, soothe the soul or help raise awareness. The live show is a public awakener, so it appears as one of the important links of the Malian culture and contributes effectively to the awareness of the popular mass.The oral tradition has an important weight in the change of behavior in our country given the very high rate of illiteracy.The performing arts, especially theater in Mali, is experiencing a number of difficulties related to the lack of- a mechanism to support creation- a distribution network- of dynamism.