FESTIMA

International Festival of Masks and the Arts
Festival International des Masques et des Arts
A masked dancer performing at the 2014 festival
StatusActive
GenreCultural festival
FrequencyBiennial
Location(s)Dédougou
CountryBurkina Faso
Inaugurated1996
FounderAssociation for the Protection of Masks (ASAMA)
Previous event2020
Next event2022

The Festival International des Masques et des Arts (International Festival of Masks and the Arts), or FESTIMA, is a cultural festival celebrating traditional African masks held in Dédougou, Burkina Faso.[1] Founded to help preserve traditional cultural practices in the modern age, FESTIMA features masks and traditions from several West African countries.[2] It is currently held biennially in even-numbered years.[3] The most recent edition, the fifteenth, was held from February 29 to March 7, 2020, in Bankuy.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ "FESTIMA". Official FESTIMA Website. Retrieved January 11, 2018. (in French)
  2. ^ Page, Thomas (May 13, 2016). "The masked men of Burkina Faso". CNN. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  3. ^ "FESTIMA 2018 in Dédougou, Burkina Faso". Everfest. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  4. ^ Lawali, D. (February 24, 2020). "Dédougou : La 15e édition du Festival international des masques et des arts se tiendra du 29 février au 7 mars 2020". Lefaso.net. Retrieved May 27, 2021. (in French)
  5. ^ Rédaction B24 (March 3, 2020). "FESTIMA 2020 : Un défi culturel, sécuritaire et économique". Burkina 24. Retrieved May 27, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) (in French)
  6. ^ M.K (March 16, 2020). "FESTIMA 2020 : Entre tradition du masque et modernité". Journal L'Economiste du Faso. Retrieved May 27, 2021. (in French)