Naomi Diouf

Naomi Gedo Diouf is the Artistic Director of Diamano Coura West African Dance Company. She has assisted and choreographed works for numerous performing companies including the Dutch Theater Van Osten in the Netherlands and Belgium, and U.C. Berkeley’s Drama Department. In 1998 and 1999, Mrs. Diouf collaborated with the San Francisco Ballet in the premiere of “Lambarena,” an African and classical ballet fusion piece for the Ballet for Utah, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Ballet of Florida, the Singapore and South African Ballet. A strong advocate of Arts-in-Education, Mrs. Diouf has worked with the Arts in Education programs in the San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Oakland, Richmond, and Alameda School Districts to promote cultural literacy. She was named one of America’s top teachers in the Who’s Who Among American Teachers and has received numerous awards and recognition. She also teaches at Laney College and the Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts in Oakland. In addition to being an educator, she also consults and conducts workshops in costume design, cultural events/program coordination, and West African culture.