Author and cultural critic François Frimat delves into the world of Alain Buffard and Baron Samedi:

Transcription of interview with Baron Samedi performer David Thomson at APAP, courtesy of Cultural Services of the French Embassy.

Veve (religious symbol) used in Haitian Vodou for Baron Samedi

Olivier Normand was born in 1983. He lives and works in Paris. Having studied Literature at the prestigious Ecole Normale Supérieure, he studied contemporary dance in the ex.e.r.ce programme under the direction of Mathilde Monnier and Xavier Le Roy at the CCN of Montpellier, and in the Transforme programme at the abbey of Royaumont under the direction of Myriam Gourfink. He has danced with several ranking choreographers: Mathilde Monnier, Christophe Fiat, Dominique Brun, Alain Buffard and Fanny de Chaillé. He also participates in the activities of the Encyclopedia of the Word.