About Assitan

Assitan “Sita” Coulibaly is a Malian-American dancer, choreographer, and writer based in Providence, Rhode Island. She began training in West African dance with New Works/World Traditions at Brown University with whom she has performed and traveled worldwide. Much of her choreographic work is greatly inspired by her Malian heritage and is highlighted by her fusion of Coupe Decalé, Afrobeats, traditional West African, and Hip Hop dance and music styles. Assitan is one of five founding members of The Haus of Glitter Dance Company, a member of New Works/ World Traditions Dance Company, a principal dancer with Troupe Yeredon in Mali, and was awarded the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts’ Folk Arts Fellowship (2021) for her work as a preserver of Traditional Mande Dance. In addition to her art, she is the acting Director of Legacy Arts & Education at Centre Yeredon in Bamako, Mali.

photo: Erin X. Smithers