Re : In­car­na­ti­on

Qudus Onikeku

from 14 years old
Numbered places

Qudus Onikeku blends Yoruba traditions and urban cultures in a vibrant show that explores birth, death and rebirth across the world. through a captivating fusion of afrobeat, hip-hop and electro.

Inspired Through Yoruba philosophy, the Nigerian choreographer and dancer offers an indomitable triptych on coming into the world, death and rebirth. An interdisciplinary creation, Re: Incarnation combines ancestral traditions and urban cultures to reconcile genres, from Afrobeat to hip-hop and electro. On stage, ten young performers and two musicians reappropriate the energy of the sixties and seventies to renew it and offer an irresistible expression. Nourished by the groove of Lagos, a lagoon city on the edge of the Atlantic, and by six years of research on the body's memory, Qudus Onikeku, guest &àgrave; the Venice Biennale in 2017, creates a spectacle as breathtaking as it is ambitious, where socio-political struggles fade away in the face of a quasi-mystical experience that invites you to change. rethink the world outside of all linearity.

“ I work at create an identity of movement that fuses dance and acrobatics. It has its roots in my traditional Yoruba philosophy and imprints on it. different influences to create an understanding of dance, art, politics and everything in between. » Qudus Onikeku

choreography Qudus Onikeku

musical direction Olatunde Obajeun

dance Esther Essien, Addy Daniel, Okolo Angela, Okoh Faith, Henry Wisdom, Abella Dominic, David Emmanuel, Felix Ruth, Okilo Grace, Ugochukwu Oba
music Lawrence Simeon, Anumudu Daniel

lighting management Michel Abdallah

stage management Isaak Lartey

tour administration Victor Lawani

production Hajarat Alli

Youtube: Re: Incarnation - Monday October 28, 2024 at Balance