DIKAKANYO

Conversation with oneself

‘A man, alone on the stage, remembers. He isn’t black – his skin is brown and his words click inside his mouth. He turns back towards the road travelled and measures the time, energy and struggle that were necessary for him to become a standing man.’

Is he the little dancer Setsouana or the great Xhosa boxer?

Over the course of the seasons and the accompanying changes in weather, the history of South Africa is evoked through the eyes of the father of nation, Madiba, and through the contemporary eyes of a son in exile searching for his identity.

Through a troubling mix of dance and theatre, the man surrenders and sets himself free: a powerful and anchored dance, a return to the African land, a dialogue between the desire to flee and liberation.  (Diwelé Lubi)

Conception and choreography : Diwelé Lubi 

Withe the complicity of : Claire Tallia et José Ponce

Second part of the double concert "Tribute to Mandela", preceded by "Medumo ya Africa", with Mabeleng Moholo.

The people who are members of the theatres affiliated to the Pass-Théâtre get a reduced price on this show.

Peace anthems, by the students of the International School of Geneva

Alhambra lobby, 2nd floor, 7.30 pm

On the occasion of the double show Tribute to Mandela, the students of La Grande-Boissière interpret some peace anthems in tribute to Nelson Mandela. This performance takes place in their work around the musical Ubuntu Letters (creation).

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