This performance is in English.
With this double bill, you'll experience two performances in one evening. This evening you will see a dance performance about the meaning of brotherhood and a dance performance about the resilience of South African survivors.
Moving Beyond Bro! is an artistic exchange in dance, performance and music between Senegalese choreographer, dancer, visual artist Alioune Diagne and Dutch theatre maker Joris Buizer. They work from different disciplines and cultural backgrounds but do not let cultural divisions hold them back. Their worlds do not clash but rather show intense cohesion.
This musical choreography focuses on brotherhood seen from a decolonial African perspective and a European/Dutch perspective. The story of brotherhood is based on Alioune Diagne's recording of stories of young men in Senegal who want to migrate to Europe. Together with keyboard player Thomas Lotgering and dancers Gary Gravenbeek and Denzel Crocker, both artists explore brotherhood and identity in a globalising world and in relation to the place they both belong, the Netherlands and Senegal. What does brotherhood mean to them? Alioune Diagne explores an African expression of brotherhood and belonging from his African context and with crossovers between dance and visual art. Joris Buizer explores brotherhood and identity from his context as a young Dutch artist working with rap and spoken word. In this Moving Beyond Bro! the two artists search for similarities and differences in their artistic idiom and the essence of brotherhood and connectedness. This performance is the third part in a triptych in which African and Dutch makers create new work. Première at Afrovibes festival
Water, that surrounds us at the tip of Africa, still serves as the source for cleansing and healing of our spirit, reviving our dignity and our will to live again.
In If our Ancestors could speak, the dancers of SboNdaba Dance Company from South Africa explore the history of the oldest human inhabitants of Southern Africa, the Khoisan. Their story begins centuries ago at a time when people were able to hunt freely in their own land. By the end of the 17th century, most of the Western Cape in South Africa came under Dutch control. The Khoisan were expropriated, exterminated, or enslaved. They were forced to work on farms with newcomers, slaves transported from far across the oceans to the Cape. These are the ancestors of the marginalized people in South Africa who live in harsh conditions in the Cape Flats and the townships. Poverty is still widely spread among them, but the dancers of SboNdaba Dance Company show that they are resilient survivors!
Choreografie - Sbonakaliso Ndaba en Luke De Kock Performance & dans - SboNdaba Dance Company Productie - SboNdaba Dance Company Fotografie - Bas de Brouwer
After the performances, there will be an artist talk with the creators. At 22:30, a music performance will take place in the foyer, and at 22:45, the afterparty will begin.
You can also purchase a combination ticket for the Afrovibes performances on Sunday, October 15th, through this link.
With this combination ticket, you will attend:
