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Jean Pierre Makosso, a bilingual storyteller in Gibsons, B.C., is originally from Congo Brazzaville. He was first taught by his mother Ma M'Kayi. As a theatre actor he has worked with Company Punta-Négra (Congo), Théâtre du Corps (France) and Théâtre Amiel (Switzerland).
Living in Canada since 2001, Jean-Pierre Makosso works with a traditional music group, Masabo (Vancouver, Ottawa), and he has been writing and directing plays for Canada World Youth with his own cultural company, Makosso village. He is also a bilingual comedian and storyteller who performs in schools and universities all over Canada and in festivals worldwide. He has written:
■La voix du conteur
■Le cri du triangle
■Oeuvres humaines (that has been translated into English as Human Works)
These titles were published at éditions Dédicaces in Montréal.
Makosso, Tanya Evanson, Lorna Goodison and Wayde Comptom are among 90 contributors to the first national anthology of poetry by African Canadians, Great Black North: Contemporary African Canadian Poetry (alpinebookpeddlers.ca $21.95), edited by Valerie Mason-John and Kevan Anthony Cameron, and launched during Black History Month in February of 2012. 978-1-897181-83-6
[BCBW 2012]
Living in Canada since 2001, Jean-Pierre Makosso works with a traditional music group, Masabo (Vancouver, Ottawa), and he has been writing and directing plays for Canada World Youth with his own cultural company, Makosso village. He is also a bilingual comedian and storyteller who performs in schools and universities all over Canada and in festivals worldwide. He has written:
■La voix du conteur
■Le cri du triangle
■Oeuvres humaines (that has been translated into English as Human Works)
These titles were published at éditions Dédicaces in Montréal.
Makosso, Tanya Evanson, Lorna Goodison and Wayde Comptom are among 90 contributors to the first national anthology of poetry by African Canadians, Great Black North: Contemporary African Canadian Poetry (alpinebookpeddlers.ca $21.95), edited by Valerie Mason-John and Kevan Anthony Cameron, and launched during Black History Month in February of 2012. 978-1-897181-83-6
[BCBW 2012]
