{"id":35312,"date":"2026-05-29T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/?post_type=threads&p=35312"},"modified":"2026-05-20T17:50:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T17:50:57","slug":"the-art-school-in-conakry","status":"publish","type":"threads","link":"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/en\/thraedir\/thraedir-tolublad-11\/listahaskolinn-i-conakry\/","title":{"rendered":"Conakry University of the Arts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Samstarf um mi\u00f0lun menningar<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t
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Listah\u00e1sk\u00f3linn \u00ed Conakry \u2013 Samstarf um mi\u00f0lun menningar<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sigur\u00f0ur Halld\u00f3rsson<\/p>\n

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Mynd 1: F\u00e9lagar \u00far Ballet Les Merveilles de Guin\u00e9e og gestir vi\u00f0 str\u00f6ndina \u00e1 eyjunni Soro \u00fati fyrir Conakry \u00ed G\u00edneu.<\/p>\n

H\u00f3pur nemenda og kennara \u00far t\u00f3nlistar- og listkennsludeildum Listah\u00e1sk\u00f3lans f\u00f3ru til Conakry \u00ed G\u00edneu \u00ed bo\u00f0i s\u00fdningarflokksins Les Merveilles de Guin\u00e9e (oftast nefndur Ballet Mereveilles de Guin\u00e9e) \u00ed jan\u00faar 2026. \u00deetta var \u00ed \u00feri\u00f0ja sinn sem sl\u00edk fer\u00f0 var farin \u00ed samvinnu vi\u00f0 Les Merveilles og Dans Afr\u00edka Iceland. Fyrri tv\u00e6r fer\u00f0irnar, \u00ed jan\u00faar 2024 og 2025, voru a\u00f0 frumkv\u00e6\u00f0i Svi\u00f0slistadeildar og Dans Afr\u00edka Iceland sem Sandra Sano Erlingsd\u00f3ttir lei\u00f0ir. Megintilgangurinn var a\u00f0 kynnast \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0menningu, t\u00f3nlist, dansi og leikh\u00fasi \u00ed h\u00f6fu\u00f0borg G\u00edneu, Conakry. A\u00f0 \u00feessum tveimur fer\u00f0um loknum var\u00f0 til hugmynd um a\u00f0 \u00fer\u00f3a samstarfsverkefni. \u00cd \u00fev\u00ed f\u00e6list a\u00f0 byggja upp listasmi\u00f0jur \u00ed grunnsk\u00f3lum \u00ed Conakry til a\u00f0 stu\u00f0la a\u00f0 almennari mi\u00f0lun og i\u00f0kun menningararfs G\u00edneu. Smi\u00f0jurnar yr\u00f0u jafnframt vettvangur fyrir listaf\u00f3lki\u00f0 \u00ed Les Merveilles til a\u00f0 mi\u00f0la \u00feekkingu sinni og geta \u00fear me\u00f0 haft frekari atvinnu af listsk\u00f6pun sinni. Var \u00e1kve\u00f0i\u00f0 a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja aftur um tveggja \u00e1ra styrk fyrir n\u00fdju verkefni me\u00f0 \u00feetta a\u00f0 markmi\u00f0i og jafnframt stu\u00f0la \u00e1fram a\u00f0 frekari menningarskiptum landanna t.d. me\u00f0 heims\u00f3knum listamanna fr\u00e1 flokknum til \u00cdslands.<\/p>\n

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Mynd 2: Trommut\u00edmi, trommarar fr\u00e1 h\u00e6gri: Sekou, Mohamed, Unnur, Momo, Aoife, Sigur\u00f0ur og Zito.<\/p>\n

Fer\u00f0in st\u00f3\u00f0 \u00ed tv\u00e6r vikur og bygg\u00f0ist hver dagur upp \u00feannig a\u00f0 fr\u00e1 9 til 11:30 unnum vi\u00f0 \u00ed tveimur h\u00f3pum me\u00f0 lei\u00f0beinendum, annars vegar \u00ed dansi og hins vegar trommuleik, og f\u00f3ru t\u00edmarnir fram \u00ed f\u00e9lagsmi\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0 \u00ed Taouyah hverfinu \u00ed Conakry. Auk h\u00f3psins fr\u00e1 Listah\u00e1sk\u00f3lanum voru nokkrir fleiri gestir flokksins fr\u00e1 \u00fdmsum l\u00f6ndum me\u00f0 okkur \u00ed t\u00edmunum. Eftir h\u00e1degi gafst okkur kostur \u00e1 a\u00f0 fara \u00e1 \u00e6fingu hj\u00e1 Les Merveilles de Guin\u00e9e, taka \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed upphitun og fylgjast svo me\u00f0 \u00e6fingu flokksins \u00e1 verki sem vi\u00f0 s\u00e1um svo flutt \u00e1 svi\u00f0i \u00e1 \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0menningarh\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0 \u00ed menningarmi\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0 \u00ed borginni \u00e1samt fleiri atri\u00f0um. Utan venjubundinnar dagskr\u00e1r heims\u00f3ttum vi\u00f0 sk\u00f3la, f\u00f3rum \u00e1 t\u00f3nleika, s\u00fdningar og marka\u00f0i auk \u00feess a\u00f0 sigla \u00fat \u00ed eyju \u00fati fyrir borginni vi\u00f0 Atlantshafsstr\u00f6ndina. Siglt var me\u00f0 mj\u00f3um l\u00f6ngum tr\u00e9b\u00e1tum sem r\u00famu\u00f0u 10 til 20 manns og hafa sennilega veri\u00f0 alveg eins fr\u00e1 \u00f6r\u00f3fi alda fyrir utan a\u00f0 vera n\u00fana b\u00fanir utanbor\u00f0sm\u00f3torum \u00ed sta\u00f0 \u00e1ra fyrrum. Stjakar voru \u00fe\u00f3 enn \u00ed fullu gildi \u00feegar komi\u00f0 var a\u00f0 str\u00f6ndinni.<\/p>\n\"\"\n

Mynd 3: Sigling<\/p>\n

Les Merveilles de Guin\u00e9e<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vi\u00f0 \u00e1ttum fundi me\u00f0 stj\u00f3rnendum flokksins til a\u00f0 fr\u00e6\u00f0ast um s\u00f6gu hans og til a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a m\u00f6guleikana \u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00fer\u00f3a samstarfi\u00f0 \u00e1fram og n\u00e1 settum markmi\u00f0um. Mamady Sano listr\u00e6nn stj\u00f3rnandi, sonur stofnandans Mohamed Kemoko Sano, sag\u00f0i okkur fr\u00e1 hvernig flokkurinn var\u00f0 til. Mamady b\u00fdr hluta \u00e1rsins \u00e1 \u00cdslandi, en hann er kv\u00e6ntur S\u00f6ndru Sano Erlingsd\u00f3ttur, upphafsmanni \u00feessa samstarfs. H\u00fan hefur haldi\u00f0 uppi Afr\u00f3dansi\u00f0kun \u00e1 \u00cdslandi \u00ed yfir 20 \u00e1r, m.a. \u00ed Kramh\u00fasinu.<\/p>\n

Ballet Merveilles de Guine\u00e9 var stofna\u00f0ur sem sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0ur t\u00f3nlistar- dans- og leikh\u00fasflokkur \u00e1ri\u00f0 1980. \u00c1 \u00feeim t\u00edma voru einungis \u00fer\u00edr s\u00fdningarflokkar \u00ed landinu sem voru allir \u00e1 vegum r\u00edkisins. Einn \u00feeirra var Ballet National. Hann var \u00ed s\u00fdningarfer\u00f0 \u00ed Washington DC \u00feegar hugmyndin a\u00f0 stofnun Ballet Merveilles kom fram. Fa\u00f0ir Mamady var \u00fe\u00e1 dansh\u00f6fundur \u00ed Ballet National. Hann tala\u00f0i vi\u00f0 nokkra samstarfsmenn s\u00edna \u00ed flokknum, f\u00e9kk \u00fe\u00e1 me\u00f0 s\u00e9r og h\u00f3f svo a\u00f0 safna saman fleira f\u00f3lki \u00feegar heim var komi\u00f0. Flokkurinn j\u00f3k or\u00f0st\u00edr sinn \u00e1 \u00feessum fyrstu \u00e1rum e\u00f0a fram til 1984 \u00e1 me\u00f0an fyrsta forseta l\u00fd\u00f0veldisins G\u00edneu, Sekou Tour\u00e9, naut vi\u00f0. Tour\u00e9 studdi listir og menningu mj\u00f6g \u00e1 s\u00ednum \u00e1rum \u00ed forsetast\u00f3li eftir a\u00f0 n\u00fdlendut\u00edmanum lauk 1958. G\u00ednea haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 n\u00fdlenda Frakklands. Tour\u00e9 st\u00f3\u00f0 m.a. fyrir st\u00f3rri \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0listah\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0 og keppni fyrir alla 36 \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0flokkana \u00ed G\u00edneu sem allir \u00e1ttu s\u00ednar hef\u00f0ir og komu fr\u00e1 \u00f6llum h\u00e9ru\u00f0um landsins. Tour\u00e9 vildi efla \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0menningu eftir n\u00fdlendut\u00edmabili\u00f0 \u00fear sem franskri menningu og tungum\u00e1li var hampa\u00f0 \u00e1 kostna\u00f0 tungu og menningar heimalandsins. A\u00f0fer\u00f0irnar sem hann beitti voru \u00fe\u00f3 oft har\u00f0neskjulegar. Ef hann vildi f\u00e1 b\u00f6rn til a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a dansarar e\u00f0a t\u00f3nlistarmenn \u00e1 m\u00f3ti vilja fj\u00f6lskyldunnar var h\u00fan sett \u00ed fangelsi og barni\u00f0 teki\u00f0. \u00c1 t\u00edma Sekou Tour\u00e9 var \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0menningin auk \u00feess kennd \u00ed sk\u00f3lum um landi\u00f0 og tungum\u00e1l hvers \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0flokks einnig. \u00dej\u00f3\u00f0flokkarnir fengu hver sitt sj\u00f3nvarpspr\u00f3gramm eftir vikud\u00f6gum \u00fear sem vi\u00f0eigandi tungum\u00e1l var tala\u00f0. \u00c1 m\u00e1nud\u00f6gum Malinki, \u00e1 \u00feri\u00f0jud\u00f6gum Sousou, Mi\u00f0vikud\u00f6gum Foula, Fimmtud\u00f6gum Sk\u00f3garf\u00f3lki\u00f0 (Forest People), f\u00f6studaga var m\u00faslimsk menning, \u00e1 laugard\u00f6gum \u00fdmis vestur-afr\u00edsk t\u00f3nlist og sunnudagur var helga\u00f0ur kirkjunni. Mohamed Kemoko Sano var af sk\u00f3garf\u00f3lkinu \u00ed Macanta. Hann kom upphaflega me\u00f0 s\u00ednum \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0flokki \u00e1 \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0listah\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0ina \u00ed Conakry, vann keppnina og komst \u00feannig \u00ed tengsl vi\u00f0 forsetann og var bo\u00f0i\u00f0 a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a dansh\u00f6fundur Ballet National.\u00a0 Eftir fr\u00e1fall Tour\u00e9 t\u00f3k vi\u00f0 n\u00fdr forseti, Lansana Cont\u00e9. Cont\u00e9 breytti \u00e1herslum algj\u00f6rlega, h\u00e6tti a\u00f0 sty\u00f0ja vi\u00f0 listir og listmenntun, aflag\u00f0i alla \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0menningarmi\u00f0lun \u00ed sj\u00f3nvarpinu en lag\u00f0i \u00feess \u00ed sta\u00f0 mesta \u00e1herslu \u00e1 f\u00f3tbolta.<\/p>\n

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Mynd 4: Fr\u00e1 S\u00fdningu Les Merveilles.<\/p>\n

\u00c1st\u00e6\u00f0an fyrir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hugtaki\u00f0 Ballet<\/em> er nota\u00f0 fyrir \u00feessa starfsemi er a\u00f0 fyrsti r\u00e1\u00f0herra menningar og fer\u00f0am\u00e1la \u00ed r\u00edkisstj\u00f3rn G\u00edneu \u00ed forsetat\u00ed\u00f0 Sekou Tour\u00e9 haf\u00f0i stunda\u00f0 n\u00e1m \u00ed Frakklandi og l\u00e6rt hvernig listsk\u00f6pun \u00fear var ekki eins inngr\u00f3in \u00ed daglegt l\u00edf hvers Frakka eins og var \u00ed G\u00edneu, heldur var h\u00fan sett \u00e1 svi\u00f0 af s\u00e9r\u00fej\u00e1lfu\u00f0um d\u00f6nsurum, t\u00f3nlistarm\u00f6nnum og listr\u00e6num stj\u00f3rnendum. R\u00e1\u00f0herrann t\u00f3k upp hugtaki\u00f0 Ballet<\/em> til a\u00f0 geta au\u00f0veldar l\u00fdst starfsemi s\u00fdningarflokkanna fyrir hv\u00edtum Evr\u00f3pub\u00faum. En \u00ed rauninni v\u00e6ri or\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0menning (e. folklore<\/em>) r\u00e9ttara hugtak yfir starfsemina. \u00deetta er t\u00f3nlist, dans, sagnamenning og tj\u00e1ning allt \u00ed senn. [1]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

\u00dea\u00f0 sem ger\u00f0ist me\u00f0 stofnun s\u00fdningaflokkanna \u00ed G\u00edneu \u00e1 l\u00fd\u00f0veldist\u00edmanum var raunar a\u00f0 \u00feessi menning var \u00fe\u00e1 fyrst sett \u00e1 svi\u00f0. Fari\u00f0 var a\u00f0 setja saman \u00f3l\u00edka dansa og t\u00f3nlist fr\u00e1 mismunandi \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0flokkum og syngja l\u00f6g \u00e1 mismunandi tungum\u00e1lum fr\u00e1 \u00f3l\u00edkum landsv\u00e6\u00f0um. Fram til \u00feessa h\u00f6f\u00f0u dansinn og t\u00f3nlistin veri\u00f0 tengd \u00f6llum ath\u00f6fnum f\u00f3lksins, jafnt hversdagslegum sem h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0legum. Hlj\u00f3\u00f0f\u00e6rin voru notu\u00f0 til a\u00f0 koma mikilv\u00e6gum skilabo\u00f0um \u00e1 framf\u00e6ri. Til d\u00e6mis voru vissar ger\u00f0ir af trommum sem heyr\u00f0ust um langan veg hugsa\u00f0ar einungis til \u00feess. Ein tegund af trommu er svok\u00f6llu\u00f0 Krin <\/em>og er b\u00fatur af trj\u00e1bol sem b\u00fai\u00f0 er a\u00f0 hola a\u00f0 innan me\u00f0 \u00feremur \u00edl\u00f6ngum, misl\u00f6ngum g\u00f6tum. \u00deegar s\u00fa ger\u00f0 var tekin \u00ed notkun af Ballet Merveilles \u00ed fyrsta sinn sem svi\u00f0slistahlj\u00f3\u00f0f\u00e6ri \u00fe\u00e1 olli \u00fea\u00f0 \u00fev\u00edl\u00edku miss\u00e6tti a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 kosta\u00f0i l\u00edf manns tengdum flokknum. \u00de\u00f3tti sumum \u00feetta vera svo mikil helgispj\u00f6ll a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 yr\u00f0i a\u00f0 hefna fyrir \u00fea\u00f0.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Mynd 5: Krin trommur.<\/p>\n

Les Merveilles n\u00fdtur \u00ed dag ekki opinberra styrkja l\u00edkt og \u00feeir flokkar sem r\u00edki\u00f0 heldur \u00fati. F\u00f3lki\u00f0 \u00ed flokknum f\u00e6r ekki greitt fyrir \u00e6fingar; einungis opinberu s\u00fdningarnar og fyrir a\u00f0 s\u00fdna \u00ed \u00fdmsum ath\u00f6fnum, br\u00fa\u00f0kaupum og jar\u00f0arf\u00f6rum. Byggist grei\u00f0slan \u00e1 frj\u00e1lsum framl\u00f6gum gesta. Hluti Les Merveilles settist a\u00f0 \u00ed\u00a0 Bandar\u00edkjunum eftir a\u00f0 Cont\u00e9 var\u00f0 forseti. Flokkurinn var \u00ed s\u00fdningarfer\u00f0 og fl\u00fa\u00f0u m\u00f6rg af vettvangi eftir s\u00ed\u00f0ustu s\u00fdninguna. \u00dat fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed breiddist g\u00ednesk t\u00f3nlist og dans v\u00ed\u00f0a um heim, m.a. til \u00cdslands fyrir tilstilli S\u00f6ndru og Mamady Sano.<\/p>\n

Upplifun m\u00edn<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00deetta var \u00f6nnur fer\u00f0in m\u00edn til Conakry me\u00f0 \u00e1rs millibili. Eftir a\u00f0 hafa komist yfir menningarsjokki\u00f0 sem var\u00f0i st\u00f3ran hluta af fyrri fer\u00f0inni, \u00fe\u00e1 f\u00f3r \u00e9g a\u00f0 geta skyggnst d\u00fdpra \u00ed l\u00edf og samf\u00e9lag f\u00f3lksins. \u00der\u00e1tt fyrir a\u00f0 \u00e9g hafi fer\u00f0ast og fengi\u00f0 a\u00f0 tengjast \u00f3l\u00edkum samf\u00e9l\u00f6gum gegnum mismunandi listr\u00e6n og menningarleg verkefni \u00fe\u00e1 voru heims\u00f3knirnar til Conakry svo \u00f3l\u00edkar \u00f6llu sem \u00e9g hef nokkru sinni upplifa\u00f0 a\u00f0 fyrri tveggja vikna fer\u00f0in f\u00f3r mest \u00ed a\u00f0 taka \u00fea\u00f0 allt inn og melta. Yfirgengilegt \u00e1reiti fyrir \u00f6ll skilningarvit umvaf\u00f0i allt. Lykt, hlj\u00f3\u00f0, litir, f\u00f3lk, miklar andst\u00e6\u00f0ur, rusl alls sta\u00f0ar, kj\u00faklingar, geitur, kindur innan um gullfallegt f\u00f3lk sem var \u00fer\u00e1tt fyrir allt i\u00f0ulega vel kl\u00e6tt \u00ed sk\u00ednandi hreinum f\u00f6tum. Alls sta\u00f0ar var f\u00f3lk a\u00f0 st\u00f6rfum, eldamennska \u00e1 gangst\u00e9ttum yfir opnum r\u00e6sum, vi\u00f0arkolager\u00f0 \u00fat \u00ed g\u00f6tukanti, menn a\u00f0 r\u00edfa \u00ed sundur \u00f3n\u00fdta vatnskassa til endurvinnslu. Konur og b\u00f6rn me\u00f0 risast\u00f3r ker \u00e1 h\u00f6f\u00f0inu me\u00f0 alls kyns s\u00f6luvarningi. Ef einhvers sta\u00f0ar var t\u00f3nlist \u00ed hlj\u00f3\u00f0kerfi var h\u00fan alltaf \u00ed h\u00e6sta styrk. \u00c1 m\u00f3ti \u00edb\u00fa\u00f0inni sem vi\u00f0 gistum \u00ed hinum megin vi\u00f0 g\u00f6tuna var ka\u00fe\u00f3lsk kirkja \u00fear sem messus\u00f6ngur e\u00f0a s\u00f6ng\u00e6fingar heyr\u00f0ust vel \u00fat fyrir \u00fear sem engar r\u00fa\u00f0ur voru \u00ed gluggunum. B\u00e6nak\u00f6ll \u00far moskum hlj\u00f3mu\u00f0u \u00e1 reglulegum t\u00edmum alla daga. En \u00fea\u00f0 m\u00e1tti ekki spila h\u00e1v\u00e6ra t\u00f3nlist \u00e1 me\u00f0an b\u00e6nir st\u00f3\u00f0u yfir. \u00dea\u00f0 m\u00e1 ekki skilja sem svo a\u00f0 \u00e1reiti\u00f0 hafi veri\u00f0 \u00e1 neinn h\u00e1tt \u00f3gnandi e\u00f0a beinl\u00ednis \u00f3\u00fe\u00e6gilegt. Bara mikil orka alls sta\u00f0ar. Og vi\u00f0 fundum aldrei fyrir \u00f3\u00f6ryggi.<\/p>\n\"\"\n

Mynd 6: \u00c1 Taouyah marka\u00f0num.<\/p>\n

\u00c9g\u00a0 var\u00f0 heilla\u00f0ur af vinnusemi f\u00f3lksins \u00ed Les Merveilles. \u00deau leggja gr\u00ed\u00f0arlega hart a\u00f0 s\u00e9r, en \u00e1 sama t\u00edma sk\u00edn gle\u00f0in alltaf \u00ed gegn. \u00cd okkar heimshluta er ofur\u00e1hersla \u00e1 framlei\u00f0ni, \u00fe.e.a.s. a\u00f0 n\u00e1 sem mestum \u201eafk\u00f6stum\u201c og \u201eg\u00e6\u00f0um\u201c \u00e1 sem stystum t\u00edma me\u00f0 sem minnstu vinnuafli. \u00dea\u00f0 \u00e1 vi\u00f0 um menningar- og listastarfsemi ekki s\u00ed\u00f0ur en allt anna\u00f0. Vi\u00f0 sem erum \u00fej\u00e1lfu\u00f0 t.d. til \u00feess a\u00f0 koma t\u00f3nlist til skila til \u00e1heyrenda eigum a\u00f0 geta treyst \u00e1 okkar \u00e1ral\u00f6ngu \u00fej\u00e1lfun og verja sem minnstum t\u00edma \u00ed a\u00f0 \u00e6fa fyrir flutninginn. \u00dea\u00f0 er a\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfs\u00f6g\u00f0u fj\u00e1rmagni\u00f0 sem er til skiptanna sem veldur \u00fev\u00ed, og hversu miklu h\u00f6fu\u00f0m\u00e1li \u00fea\u00f0 skiptir. \u00c9g hef vanist \u00fev\u00ed sem klass\u00edskur t\u00f3nlistarflytjandi a\u00f0 \u00e6fingar fyrir t\u00f3nleika skuli vera sem f\u00e6star og taka sem stystan t\u00edma. Af \u00feeim s\u00f6kum er i\u00f0ulega l\u00f6g\u00f0 ofur\u00e1hersla \u00e1 lokaafur\u00f0ina, \u00fe.e.a.s. \u00fea\u00f0 verk e\u00f0a \u00feau verk sem eru \u00e1 efnisskr\u00e1nni hverju sinni. \u00dea\u00f0 er n\u00e1nast aldrei unni\u00f0 me\u00f0 h\u00f3pinn sem sl\u00edkan til a\u00f0 styrkja hann e\u00f0a \u00fej\u00e1lfa samskipti og skilning innan hans l\u00edkt og er t.d. gert \u00ed h\u00f3p\u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttum og er algj\u00f6r forsenda fyrir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 vel gangi. Ballet Merveilles de Guin\u00e9e byggir hins vegar \u00e6fingarnar upp \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 t\u00e6kni, styrkur, h\u00f3p\u00fej\u00e1lfun og h\u00f3pefli n\u00e1i yfir meirihluta hverrar daglegrar \u00e6fingar. A\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed loknu er unni\u00f0 \u00ed vi\u00f0fangsefninu fyrir n\u00e6stu s\u00fdningu. \u00dea\u00f0 er \u00fev\u00ed ofur\u00e1hersla \u00e1 a\u00f0 grunnurinn, jafnt t\u00e6knilegur sem f\u00e9lagslegur, s\u00e9 st\u00f6\u00f0ugt sterkur og umfram allt a\u00f0 hv\u00edla \u00ed augnablikinu \u00ed fullri n\u00favitund og nj\u00f3ta \u00feess.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mynd 7: Hlj\u00f3msveit Les Merveilles flokksins.<\/p>\n

Afsta\u00f0a og vi\u00f0m\u00f3t skipta einnig miklu m\u00e1li. T\u00f3nlist og dans \u00ed Vestur-Afr\u00edku hefur s\u00f6gulega sterkari f\u00e9lagslega tengingu vi\u00f0 daglegt l\u00edf heldur en vi\u00f0 eigum a\u00f0 venjast \u00e1 Vesturl\u00f6ndum. T\u00f3nlistin og dansinn \u00ed G\u00edneu er hluti af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 vera manneskja og tilheyra samf\u00e9lagi. \u00cd t\u00f3nlistari\u00f0kuninni kemur l\u00edkamleg og andleg tenging sterkt \u00ed gegn og \u00e1kve\u00f0in helgi og vir\u00f0ing fyrir \u00f6\u00f0ru f\u00f3lki og samf\u00e9laginu \u00ed heild. Aldrei gat \u00e9g\u00a0 skynja\u00f0 neikv\u00e6tt vi\u00f0m\u00f3t e\u00f0a a\u00f0 eitthva\u00f0 v\u00e6ri gert me\u00f0 h\u00e1lfum huga. \u201eKomdu fram vi\u00f0 a\u00f0ra eins og \u00fe\u00fa vilt a\u00f0 a\u00f0rir komi fram vi\u00f0 \u00feig\u201c, er rau\u00f0ur \u00fer\u00e1\u00f0ur \u00ed samspili, sams\u00f6ng og dansi jafnt sem \u00ed \u00f6\u00f0rum samskiptum milli f\u00f3lks. \u00dea\u00f0 var \u00f3hugsandi a\u00f0 ekki v\u00e6ri hvers andartaks noti\u00f0 til fulls. \u00dea\u00f0 var eitthva\u00f0 \u00f3l\u00fdsanlegt orkustig \u00ed t\u00f3nlistinni, dansinum og allri tj\u00e1ningu og al\u00fa\u00f0 \u00ed mannlegum samskiptum sem \u00e9g hef sjaldan upplifa\u00f0 fyrr e\u00f0a s\u00ed\u00f0ar.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mynd 8: Leiksk\u00f3lab\u00f6rnin \u00e1samt kennaranum s\u00ednum.<\/p>\n

Sk\u00f3laheims\u00f3knir <\/strong><\/p>\n

En meira af samstarfinu: \u00cd Conakry eru b\u00e6\u00f0i einkask\u00f3lar og r\u00edkissk\u00f3lar. Vi\u00f0 heims\u00f3ttum tvo einkask\u00f3la sem f\u00f3lk \u00far flokknum haf\u00f0i tengsl vi\u00f0. Engin formleg listkennsla er almennt \u00ed borginni, einungis er s\u00f6ngur og dans i\u00f0ka\u00f0ur \u00ed \u00f6rf\u00e1um tilfellum a\u00f0 frumkv\u00e6\u00f0i einstaka sk\u00f3lastj\u00f3rnenda . Til \u00feess a\u00f0 koma \u00e1 skipul\u00f6g\u00f0um dans- og t\u00f3nlistart\u00edmum \u00ed sk\u00f3lum ver\u00f0ur lagt upp me\u00f0 a\u00f0 byrja \u00e1 einkask\u00f3lum \u00fear sem f\u00f3lki\u00f0 \u00ed Ballet Merveilles \u00feekkir til og byggja starfi\u00f0 upp skref fyrir skref. Ef \u00fea\u00f0 tekst a\u00f0 koma \u00e1 reglulegu starfi \u00ed f\u00e1um sk\u00f3lum er s\u00ed\u00f0an h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 n\u00e1lgast menntam\u00e1layfirv\u00f6ld og n\u00fdta \u00feann grunn til a\u00f0 tala fyrir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00f6ll b\u00f6rn eigi a\u00f0 f\u00e1 t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri til a\u00f0 l\u00e6ra og f\u00e1 grunn\u00fej\u00e1lfun \u00ed sinni eigin \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0menningu.<\/p>\n

\u00dea\u00f0 var ekki laust vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 okkur sem \u00fearna vorum rynni bl\u00f3\u00f0i\u00f0 til skyldunnar a\u00f0 taka til hendinni heima \u00e1 \u00cdslandi \u00fear sem \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0menningarleg me\u00f0vitund er \u00e1 fallanda f\u00e6ti. \u00deetta er e.t.v. mikilv\u00e6gasta lex\u00edan sem h\u00f3purinn l\u00e6r\u00f0i \u00ed fer\u00f0inni, me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 spegla sig \u00ed \u00f3l\u00edkri menningu, hvernig henni er mi\u00f0la\u00f0 og spyrja sig hvernig er sta\u00f0i\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00feeim m\u00e1lum heima fyrir. Vi\u00f0 getum l\u00e6rt margt af \u00feessari reynslu. Sem betur fer er vaxandi \u00e1hugi fyrir \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0menningu hj\u00e1 ungu f\u00f3lki \u00e1 \u00cdslandi. Oftast eru kerfin hamlandi ef \u00e1 a\u00f0 koma a\u00f0 umb\u00f3tum, en breytingarnar gerast \u00ed grasr\u00f3tinni. Eitthva\u00f0 segir m\u00e9r a\u00f0 t\u00e6kif\u00e6rin s\u00e9u til sta\u00f0ar \u00e1 \u00cdslandi ef marka m\u00e1 vaxandi gr\u00f3sku hj\u00e1 ungu f\u00f3lki \u00ed i\u00f0kun \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0laga og \u2013dansa. Sem d\u00e6mi m\u00e1 nefna vi\u00f0bur\u00f0i \u00e1 vegum V\u00f6kuf\u00e9lagsins um \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0listah\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0ir, reglulegra Sagnavaka og \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0lagavi\u00f0bur\u00f0a \u00e1 \u00c6gi og v\u00ed\u00f0ar. \u00de\u00e1 vir\u00f0ist vera nokku\u00f0 st\u00f6\u00f0ug endurn\u00fdjun \u00ed kv\u00e6\u00f0amannaf\u00e9l\u00f6gum samhli\u00f0a aukinni \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0imennsku. \u00dej\u00f3\u00f0lagah\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0 og \u00dej\u00f3\u00f0lagasetur \u00e1 Siglufir\u00f0i hafa \u00e1tt mikinn \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed \u00feessari \u00fer\u00f3un, skapa\u00f0 vettvang fyrir tilraunir, n\u00fdsk\u00f6pun og al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legt samstarf.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mynd 9: Adda, Berglind, Vigd\u00eds, Mam, Aoife, Rebekka, Momo.<\/p>\n

Samantekt \u00far greinarger\u00f0um nemendanna \u00ed \u00edslenska h\u00f3pnum<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00d6ll sem t\u00f3ku \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed fer\u00f0inni skrifu\u00f0u greinager\u00f0ir um reynslu s\u00edna. \u00dea\u00f0 sem stendur upp \u00far greinager\u00f0um nemendanna er a\u00f0 fer\u00f0in umbreytti l\u00edfss\u00fdn \u00feeirra \u2013 s\u00e9rstaklega var\u00f0andi hamingju, samf\u00e9lags- og n\u00favitund. M\u00f6rg \u00feeirra l\u00fdsa dj\u00fapst\u00e6\u00f0um pers\u00f3nulegum breytingum, svo sem auknu \u00feakkl\u00e6ti fyrir l\u00edfi\u00f0, fyrir einfalda hluti og me\u00f0vitund um eigin forr\u00e9ttindi. Sta\u00f0festing \u00e1 a\u00f0 hamingja er ekki h\u00e1\u00f0 efnahag heldur samskiptum, n\u00e6rveru, leikgle\u00f0i og skynjun.\u00a0 A\u00f0 l\u00edkamleg vitund, taktfastur dans og s\u00f6ngur hefur hugbreytandi \u00e1hrif. G\u00ednesk menning byggir \u00e1 takti, l\u00edkamsn\u00e1lgun og sterkri samf\u00e9lagsvitund. Dans og t\u00f3nlist eru \u00f3a\u00f0skiljanleg og tengjast beint hef\u00f0um og \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0menningarlegum gildum. Taktur lei\u00f0ir tj\u00e1ninguna \u00ed m\u00fas\u00edkinni frekar en lagl\u00edna og hlustun og l\u00edkamleg \u00fe\u00e1tttaka er r\u00edkjandi \u00ed allri n\u00e1lgun frekar en formleg t\u00f3nfr\u00e6\u00f0i .<\/p>\n

Kall\u2011og\u2011svar (call-and-respond) s\u00f6ngur, trommuh\u00f3par og opnir dansvi\u00f0bur\u00f0ir eins og Doundounba[2]<\/sup><\/a> skapa r\u00fdmi \u00fear sem einstaklingar renna inn \u00ed heildina og einkenna alla n\u00e1lgun \u00ed listi\u00f0kuninni sj\u00e1lfri. N\u00e1m og sk\u00f6pun eru f\u00e9lagslegar athafnir.\u00a0 Allt er kennt me\u00f0 s\u00fdnikennslu, endurtekningu og l\u00edkamsminni. Engar n\u00f3tur eru nota\u00f0ar og minni\u00f0 \u00fer\u00f3ast \u00ed gegnum \u00fe\u00e1ttt\u00f6ku, mj\u00f6g \u00f3l\u00edkt hinni vestr\u00e6nu b\u00f3kn\u00e1msa\u00f0fer\u00f0, og ver\u00f0ur sameign h\u00f3psins. Samstarfi\u00f0 vi\u00f0 Les Merveilles de Guin\u00e9e reyndist faglegt og innbl\u00e1si\u00f0. Dansarar og trommarar s\u00fdndu mikla f\u00e6rni, aga og gle\u00f0i. Tungum\u00e1l reyndist \u00f3veruleg hindrun vegna sterkrar l\u00edkamstj\u00e1ningar.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mynd 10: Dondounba.<\/p>\n

\u00ddmsar efnahagslegar og p\u00f3lit\u00edskar hindranir g\u00e6tu sta\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00ed vegi fyrir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 formlegt samstarf haldi \u00e1fram. Listamenn lifa vi\u00f0 erfi\u00f0ar efnahagsa\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur og p\u00f3lit\u00edskt \u00e1stand gerir samstarf vi\u00f0 r\u00edkissk\u00f3la fl\u00f3ki\u00f0. \u00de\u00f6rf er \u00e1 fj\u00e1rstu\u00f0ningi og sk\u00fdrara skipulagi. \u00cd sk\u00f3laheims\u00f3knum kom \u00ed lj\u00f3s markver\u00f0ur menningarmunur. G\u00ednesk b\u00f6rn s\u00fdna kurteisi, einbeitingu og gle\u00f0i \u00ed n\u00e1mi sem bl\u00e9s okkur \u00edslensku gestunum \u00ed brj\u00f3st hvatningu til a\u00f0 nota rytma, l\u00edkamsn\u00e1lgun og leikgle\u00f0i \u00ed okkar kennslu.<\/p>\n

\u00cdslenski h\u00f3purinn n\u00e1\u00f0i sterkri tengingu \u00ed fer\u00f0inni. Traust, gagnkv\u00e6mur stu\u00f0ningur og sameiginleg upplifun styrktu h\u00f3pinn og ger\u00f0u fer\u00f0ina og samvinnuna au\u00f0veldari. \u00de\u00e1tttakendur upplif\u00f0u hversu mikilv\u00e6gt er a\u00f0 \u00feekkja merkingu og uppruna dansa og rytma \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00feeim er mi\u00f0la\u00f0 \u00e1fram.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mynd 11: Kerfala safnar peningaframl\u00f6gum gesta.<\/p>\n

Mikill vilji er til a\u00f0 halda verkefninu \u00e1fram og efla langt\u00edmasamstarf. Hugmyndir um framt\u00ed\u00f0, t.d. styrktarsj\u00f3\u00f0i, fleiri n\u00e1msfer\u00f0ir, heims\u00f3knir listamanna til \u00cdslands og m\u00f6guleg UNESCO-tengsl, komu sterkt fram.<\/p>\n

A\u00f0 lokum vil \u00e9g \u00feakka samfer\u00f0af\u00f3lki m\u00ednu, s\u00e9rstaklega nemendunum sem unnu vanda\u00f0ar greinager\u00f0ir \u00ed kj\u00f6lfar fer\u00f0arinnar. Margt sem h\u00e9r kemur fram hef \u00e9g fengi\u00f0 \u00far \u00feeim. Eins \u00feakka \u00e9g samfer\u00f0af\u00f3lkinu \u00far fyrri G\u00edneufer\u00f0inni, \u00ed jan\u00faar 2025.<\/p>\n

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[1]<\/a> Munnleg heimild: Mamady Sano, 12. jan. 2026<\/p>\n

[2]<\/a> Doundounba eru opnir g\u00f6tuvi\u00f0bur\u00f0ir skipulag\u00f0ir af \u00edb\u00faum vikomandi hverfis \u00fear sem h\u00f3pur trommara spilar og a\u00f0rir sitja \u00ed hring \u00ed kringum danssv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 og geta teki\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed dansinum, anna\u00f0 hvort a\u00f0 eigin frumkv\u00e6\u00f0i e\u00f0a fyrir hvatningu annars dansara. Samskot fj\u00e1rmagna \u00fe\u00f3knanir fyrir trommara og lei\u00f0andi dansara.<\/p>\n

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