Dance
Qudus Onikeku
Re : incarnation
30 Jun 2021
The event is over
The point of departure for this creation is the result of five years of research by the Nigerian choreographer into body memory. This urban piece for six dancers and a musician, designed after a creation residency at the Centre Pompidou, presents the work of a new generation of dancers trained in Lagos by Qudus Onikeku.
Their movements express the groove of the city, the energy of Lagos. Re:INCARNATION also pays homage to the wealth and profusion of Nigerian music, its Afro-beat roots being currently revisited by dancehall, hip-hop and electro. This musical genre introduced and popularised by Fela Kuti was born of an explosive cocktail of jazz, soul/funk and traditional African music. In this mix of urban cultures a reincarnation of the personal trajectories of each of the dancers comes to the fore, with their references and memories.
Direction artistique : Qudus Onikeku
Danseurs / collaborateurs : Adila Omotosho, Ambrose Tjark, Angela Okolo, Bukunmi Olukitibi, Busayo Olowu, Faith Okoh, Joshua, Gabriel, Patience Ebute, Sunday Ozegbe, Yemi Osokoya
Musique : Olatunde Obajeun
Lumières : Matthew Yusuf
Production : The QDance Company, Lagos, Nigeria
Coproduction : La Biennale de la danse de Lyon, Les Spectacles vivants – Centre Pompidou, Paris, les Halles de Schaerbeek, Bruxelles, Théâtre Paul Eluard, Bezons, Escales Danse, Val d’Oise, Théâtre national de Bretagne - Centre européen théâtral et chorégraphique
Diffusion : Anne-Sophie Dupoux et Olivier Talpaert
Production déléguée : France YK Projects. Diffusion État d’esprit productions
Production déléguée : Nigéria The QDance Company – Lagos
When
8:30pm - 10pm
Where
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