The Bedu masquerades are performed by the Kulango villages around Bondoukou during the month-long festival held at the end of the dry season (usually November). Pairs of dancers — one male, one female mask — emerge from the bush at dusk and dance through the village to drumming and singing.
The dance is open to outsiders, but the masks themselves are sacred objects kept in a forest shrine and brought out only for the festival. The tourist office in Bondoukou can put you in touch with a guide who will negotiate access to a village performance. Photography is sometimes restricted — ask first.