AS WE ARE
Germaine Acogny & Gregory Maqoma
European Premiere
Dancing resistance and humanity
Germaine Acogny, pioneer of contemporary African dance, returns to German stages with a moving solo: in Josephine, she embodies Joséphine Baker as a symbol of Black female freedom. Inspired by Acogny, choreographer Gregory Maqoma offers a choreographic response with Bantu, performed by the Vuyani Dance Theatre alongside dancers from Acogny’s École des Sables. Side by side in the dance evening AS WE ARE, Joséphine and Bantu create a dialogue on memory, exile, and reclaiming identity.
The evening AS WE ARE is produced by Productions Sarfati. Josephine is produced by Théâtre des Champs-Elysées. Bantu is a co-production with The Joyce Theater New York, Théâtre de la Ville de Paris and Théâtres de la Ville du Luxembourg.
Cast
- JOSEPHINE
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- Choreography
- Germaine Acogny,
- Alesandra Seutin
- Performed by
- Germaine Acogny
- Direction & Dramaturgy
- Mikaël Serre
- Original Music
- Fabrice Bouillon-LaForest
- Voices
- Alesandra Seutin,
- Jade Wheeler,
- Chris Brooker
- Set Design, Lighting Design
- Fabiana Piccioli,
- Enrico Bagnoli
- Costumes
- PALOMA, Maison d'art CHANEL
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- BANTU
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- Concept and choreography
- Gregory Maqoma
- Composition
- Yogin Sullaphen
- Costume Design
- Black Coffee Designs
- Lighting Design
- Denis Hutchinson
- Movement Analyst
- Shanell Winlock-Pailman
- Dancers
- École des Sables du Sénégal (Rodolphe Allui, Anique Ayiboe, Profit Lucky, Amy Collé),
- Vuyani Dance Theatre in South Africa (Nathan Attie Botha, Roseline Olga Wilkens, Noko Moses Moeketsi, Tshepo Neolan Molusi, Nkosana Mphumeleli Fakude, Monicca Ngwakwane Magoro, Gilbert Goliath, Thabang Albert Mdlalose)
- BOTH PRODUCTIONS
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- Technical Director
- Oliver Hauser
- Stage Management
- Barry Strydom
- Communication
- Isabelle Deville
- Visual Content Creation (Video & Photo)
- Maxime Dos
- Producer
- Vony Sarfati
Supporters
The evening AS WE ARE is realized with the support of CHANEL.
In collaboration with Muse Art Foundation.
