Dance
Six motionless dancers on stage. A seventh performer joins them triggering an energetic explosion, an unstoppable march, a kind of furious metaphor that reveals an intense will to live. The stage then starts to resemble Shrine, the mythical and magical place, half temple, half night club, where Nigerian Fela Kuti used to sing his hope and his revolt, after praying with his audience.
Kalakuta Republik is a choreographic piece by Serge Aimé Coulibaly inspired by Fela Kuti, music writer, saxophone player, political activist, inventor of the Afrobeat and staunch opponent to oppressive governments in Africa. The spirit of Fela is the driving force throughout the whole performance. However, this is not a biography, it's an emotional choreographic study of how artistic involvement can interfere with politics. Kalakuta Republik is a piece of Africa without stereotypes.
Kalakuta Republik is a choreographic piece by Serge Aimé Coulibaly inspired by Fela Kuti, music writer, saxophone player, political activist, inventor of the Afrobeat and staunch opponent to oppressive governments in Africa. The spirit of Fela is the driving force throughout the whole performance. However, this is not a biography, it's an emotional choreographic study of how artistic involvement can interfere with politics. Kalakuta Republik is a piece of Africa without stereotypes.
Additional information
Concept and choreography Serge Aimé Coulibaly Creation and performance Adonis Nebié, Marion Alzieu, Sayouba Sigué, Serge Aimé Coulibaly, Ahmed Soura, Ida Faho and Antonia Naouele Music creation Yvan Talbot Video creation Eve Martin Dramaturgy Sara Vanderieck Choreographer's assistant Sayouba Sigué Set and costumes Catherine Cosme Lighting design Hermann Coulibaly Technical direction Sam Serruys Production Faso Danse Théâtre & Halles de Schaerbeek Executive production Halles de Schaerbeek