Habib Dembélé


Habib Dembélé is a Malian actor, director, author and a candidate for the Malian Presidential elections of 2002 and 2018.

Early life

Dembélé attended to Malian Institut National des Arts de Bamako after a school diploma : Etudes Fondamentales.

Career

He performs on both stage and screen. He founded the Gouakoulou Company, the Guimba National Company and the Mandenka International Theatre. He received Mali's Best Actor Award in 1984. His theatre credits include The Strange Destiny of Wangrin, Hyène à jeun and Waari. His film credits include Guimba, le tyran and Finzan, Filon d'or and Macadam Tribu. He was also the assistant director on Cheick Oumar's 1997 film La genèse.
Dembélé co-adapted and performed in Sophocles' Antigone and his writing credits include plays such as A vous la nuit, and a novel Sacré Kaba. Dembélé has worked with renowned theatre director Peter Brook in several plays, among them Tragédie d'Hamlet, Tierno Bokar, and Sizwe Banzi is Dead.

Theatre career

In 2002 and 2018 Dembélé is a candidate of Malian Presidential elections.