# African Step > Haifa Events **Date:** 2026-09-07 **Venue:** סינמטק חיפה **Price:** from 42 ₪ **Category:** cinema **Event language:** he ## Description Country: Germany/France/Senegal, 2025 Director: Greta-Marie Becker ⏱ Runtime: 89 minutes 🌐 Language: English, French, Fon, Wolof 💬 Subtitles: Hebrew Epos 17 — the festival of culture and arts films. Germaine Acogny, now 82, still firmly runs the dance school she founded in her native Senegal, and recently went on tour with one of the companies she founded. She is regarded as the "mother of contemporary African dance" and has received numerous awards and honors in Africa, Europe, and the United States (most recently, a lifetime achievement award at the Venice Dance Biennale in 2021). When she left to study dance in Paris in the 1960s, she was the only Black student at the school. There, she recounted, no one predicted a bright future for her because she had "a big backside and flat feet." Since then she has created the "Acogny Technique," which combines modern Western dance with traditional African dance. The film celebrates Acogny's life and achievements through dance pieces she created over the years, and footage of her as a teacher and mentor to dancers and choreographers who continue her legacy. 89 minutes, English, French, Fon, Wolof, Hebrew subtitles. Screening and synopsis courtesy of the Epos Festival. Epos 17 — the festival of culture and arts films. Germaine Acogny, now 82, still firmly runs the dance school she founded in her native Senegal, and recently went on tour with one of the companies she founded. She is regarded as the "mother of contemporary African dance" and has received numerous awards and honors in Africa, Europe, and the United States (most recently, a lifetime achievement award at the Venice Dance Biennale in 2021). When she left to study dance in Paris in the 1960s, she was the only Black student at the school. There, she recounted, no one predicted a bright future for her because she had "a big backside and flat feet." Since then she has created the "Acogny Technique," which combines modern Western dance with traditional African dance. The film celebrates Acogny's life and achievements through dance pieces she created over the years, and footage of her as a teacher and mentor to dancers and choreographers who continue her legacy. **Tickets:** https://www.haifacin.co.il/Event/17361/ **Source:** cinehaifa **Image:** https://pub-0a891185c33b4c5a8db7ede117f7c8e7.r2.dev/haifa-events/cinehaifa/678499909c332813e7e0618208f7e93b.jpg --- **Canonical event page:** https://www.haifa.events/en/event/tsad-aprykay-sep-07/ **Other languages:** https://www.haifa.events/he/event/tsad-aprykay-sep-07/, https://www.haifa.events/ru/event/tsad-aprykay-sep-07/ Haifa Events is an aggregator. Verify the date, price, and ticket availability on the official website before purchase.