SOUNDJATA, LION CHILD
Puppet show and music
Saturday, Feb. 6 - 16:00
MEG, Auditorium, 65 boulevard Carl-Vogt - 1205 Genève
Cette création pour marionnettes accompagnées de musique célèbre un des plus grands héros de l’Afrique de l’Ouest. L’épopée de Soundjata, qui remonte au 13ème siècle, fait partie intégrante de la tradition des griots mandingues.
Soundjat, child-lion, a puppet show accompanied by music, celebrates one of the great heroes of West Africa. The thirteenth-century Soundjata epic is an integral part of the Mandinka griot tradition.
The soothsayers predict an exceptional future for Soundjata, the son of King Naré Maghan and his second wife Sougoulou, the woman-buffalo. But the young prince is incapable of walking; he can only crawl on the ground. After the death of his father, Soundjata and his mother suffer humiliation after humiliation inflicted by his father’s first wife Sassouma. But one day, to save his mother’s honour, ‘the lion awakes’: Soundjata reveals his true nature, he stands on his legs and with colossal strength, uproots a baobab tree.
He becomes a prodigious warrior, capable of defeating the horrible witch Soumaoro Kanté. Loved by all, he brings the kingdoms in the region together and founds the Mandinka Empire, the largest African empire of all time.
Aurore Bodin : puppeter,
Emma Utgès : puppeter,
Sory Diabaté : kora, balafon, percussion,
Florent Sieurac : sound & light
Adults Price : CHF 15.- / Children : CHF 8.- / Carte 20 ans/20 francs : CHF 5.-
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IN THE LAND OF GRIOT
Music and dance workshop, with Kassoum Coulibaly
Saturday, Jan 30 - 14h-15h30 / 16h-17h30 - SOLD OUT
ADEM - 10, rue de Montbrillant - 1201 Geneva
Multi-instrumentalist, singer and composer, Kassoum Coulibaly comes from a griot family in Burkina Faso. Based in the Geneva region, he has specialised in teaching children, notably within the Bulle d’Air programme. After the screening of two wonderful African fables, followed by a musical introduction, Kassoum will teach the children a traditional Mandinka piece through rhythm, song and dance.
Organisation : Petit Black Movie / Les Z’ethnos
Registration : atelier@blackmovie.ch
Fees : CHF 8.- / Carte 20 ans/20 francs : CHF 7.-
