Cirque Kalabanté: World of Words
An unexpected stage experience where art becomes dialogue and movement a universal language, WOW_World of Words is an immersive show exploring the transmission of knowledge, the meeting of cultures, and the magic of shared respect. Between ancestral rituals and aerial innovations, WOW erases boundaries and builds bridges between tradition and modernity.
DATE | Wednesday, March 24, 2027
TIME | 7:30 p.m.
SEATING BEGINS | 7 p.m.
LOCATION | Rozsa Center
EST. RUN TIME | TBA
SEATING | Reserved
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Support for this 2026/27 Rozsa Presenting Series event is provided in part by:(opens in a new tab)
James A. And Margaret C Black Endowment Fund, Katherine M. Bosch Foundation, Michigan Arts & Culture Council, and the Rozsa Center’s Circle of Supporters at mtu.edu/rozsa/donors(opens in a new tab).
Kalabanté Productions was created in 2007 by Yamoussa Bangoura, a multidisciplinary artist of Guinean origin. Yamoussa’s dream was the founding of a school of circus arts, and to direct his own multidisciplinary company specializing in the African arts.
In 2007 Yamoussa realized his dream and opened his own company, Kalabanté Productions in Montreal Canada. He recruited many of his extended family members to join the company, including his twin sisters, brothers, and cousins.
The company began doing shows in Quebec, and over the years expanded to all of Canada, the USA and now performs all over the world. In 2018, Kalabante opened their own studio and school in Montreal, where they offer classes in African dance, cirque, and drumming.
Kalabante Productions is proud to be able to share their work, achievements and skills to inspire others and to assist with the humanitarian mission to help the Guinean community from which Yamoussa and many of his company members come.
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Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts
The Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts is dedicated to cultivating a vibrant and connected community through experiences that bring the Keweenaw together.
Located on Michigan Technological University's campus in Houghton, Michigan, the 80,000-square-foot arts center's design is inspired by the inclined look of the local copper mine hoists and shaft houses inside and out.
Event spaces include the Rozsa Lobby, James and Margaret Black Performance Hall, Rozsa Backstage, Rozsa Art Galleries, and McArdle Theatre.
As the largest theater in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, the Rozsa dramatically expands the region’s access to large-scale performing arts events including Broadway tours, ballet, cirque, music, and more.