Ingoma! - Der Rhythmus der Revolution
Odile Gakire “Kiki” Katese, Ross Manson, Ingoma Nshya, Volcano Theatre, Woman Cultural Centre Rwanda
When sound becomes a collective force
“Ingoma” means both “power” and “drum” in Kinyarwanda, the national language of Rwanda. There, drumming was a royal ritual to honour the country’s history – and for centuries women were prohibited to take part. Years after the genocide against the Tutsi in 1994, a group of women came together to start a healing process. They founded Rwanda’s first exclusively female – and thereby revolutionary – drumming ensemble. Together with soprano Ineza Mugisha and their founder Kiki Katese, Ingoma Nshya tell the stories behind their music.
Ingoma! was co-commissioned by: Edinburgh International Festival; ArtsEmerson, Boston; Perelman Performing Arts Center, New York (PAC NYC); University of Georgia Performing Arts and Luminato Festival Toronto. Co-Produced by Volcano (Canada) and the Woman Cultural Centre (Rwanda) in association with Ndabaga Collective (Toronto).
Cast
- Co-created, written and performed by
- Odile Gakire "Kiki" Katese
- Co-created, dramaturged and directed by
- Ross Manson
- Performer, Project Advisor, Workshop Music Director
- Ineza Mugisha
- Assistant Director and Assistant Dramaturge
- Abigail Whitney
- Projectin Designer, Shadow Puppet Creation
- Kristine White
- Puppeteers
- Aurore Katese,
- Kristine White
- Interpreter
- Aurore Katese
- Producer, Production Management, Lighting Designer
- Patrick Lavender
- Tour Manager, Lead Set Designer
- Kaitlin Hickey
- Drummers
- Ingabire Rose,
- Kamariza Médiatrice,
- Mukamugema Chantal,
- Mukanyandwi Claudine,
- Mukeshimana Alphonsine,
- Mushimiyimana Marguerite,
- Uwamariya Clémentine,
- Uwintije Clémentine,
- Uwizerwa Marie-Noella
