Kettly Noël

{{Short description|Haitian dancer, choreographer and actress}}

Kettly Noël (born 1966 in Port-au-Prince) is a Haitian dancer, choreographer and actress. Her first choreographed piece, Nanlakou, premiered in 1995. Tichèlbe (2002) won both the Rencontres chorégraphiques d’Afrique et d’océan Indien{{Cite web|url=http://africultures.com/5emes-rencontres-choregraphiques-de-lafrique-et-de-locean-indien-tana-en-crise-3323/|title=5èmes Rencontres chorégraphiques de l'Afrique et de l'océan Indien : Tana en crise|last=Mensah|first=Ayoko|last2=Bocandé|first2=Anne|date=2004-02-29|website=Africultures|language=fr-FR|access-date=2019-03-08|last3=Aidara|first3=Aminata|author3-link=Aminata Aidara|last4=Barlet|first4=Olivier|author-link4=Olivier Barlet}} and RFI Danse prizes.{{Cite web|url=http://www.loophaiti.com/content/kettly-noel-une-actrice-haitienne-celebre-en-afrique|title=Kettly Noel: Une actrice haïtienne célébrée en Afrique|website=www.loophaiti.com|language=en|access-date=2019-03-08|archive-date=2020-08-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813051954/http://www.loophaiti.com/content/kettly-noel-une-actrice-haitienne-celebre-en-afrique|url-status=dead}} She's the founder and artistic director of the Donko Senko dance studio, Dense Bamako Danse festival, both in Mali, and the Port-au-Prince Art Performance (PAPAP) festival in Haiti.{{Cite news|url=https://www.icihaiti.com/article-24409-icihaiti-culture-ouverture-du-festival-port-au-prince-art-performance.html|title=Culture : Ouverture du Festival "Port-au-Prince Art Performance"|work=iciHaïti|access-date=2019-03-08}} Noël was also noted for her performance in the role of Zabou in Abderrahmane Sissako's 2014 film Timbuktu.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/festivals/cannes-film-review-timbuktu-1201181839/|title=Film Review: ‘Timbuktu’|last=Weissberg|first=Jay|date=2014-05-15|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=2019-03-08}}