Faustin Linyekula’S Performances at During the Height of the Second Intifada
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Namur, Belgium and that same year won first place in the Verviers Competition Jacques Dome. In 2008, he began a WHAT’S NEXT ... long international tour with Alain Platel’s Les Ballets C de la B as the star of the show Pitié based on the music of the METTE INGVARTSEN: St. Matthew Passion of Bach, arranged 7 PLEASURES by Fabrizio Cassol. Opening at the Ruhr SEP 29 & 30 Festival in Bochum, the tour took him At the heart of Mette Ingvartsen’s 7 to over 45 cities all over Europe and Pleasures, twelve performers confront as far as Japan, singing and dancing in notions of nudity, body politics and more than 100 performances. Recent sexual practice, questioning the borders engagements include covering both between private and public space by lit- Tolomeo and Giulio Cesare in the erally placing the naked body in the mid- Paris Opera’s production of Handel’s dle of the theater public. In this American Giulio Cesare, a reprise of La Petite premiere, pleasure becomes a perceptual Messe de Rossini at the Atelier Lyrique as much as a political question. How do de Tourcoing and reprises of Studio we use pleasure’s joyful potential to dis- Kabako’s Sur les traces de Dinozord in rupt clichéd images attached to nudity various festivals and European theaters. and sexuality? Serge Kakudji also embarked on a major tour over the last two years, starring in JOHN ZORN: Coup Fatal, a collaboration with Alain BAGATELLE MARATHON Platel and Fabrizio Cassol, based on OCT 6 & 7 concerts he had presented in the Congo, From March to May 2015 John Zorn wrote mixing operatic arias accompanied by 300 new compositions collected in a traditional African instrumentalists. The book of music called The Bagatelles. last of the 180 performances took place Skirball is proud to present a two-day at the Marseille Festival. Most recently, he marathon concert of 20 different en- was a soloist in the Africa Lyric Opera’s sembles performing over 100 different concert at the Théâtre des Champs- compositions from Zorn’s expansive new Elysées in Paris with his performance of book of music. Hot from performing in Non lasciarmi in tal momento from the Paris earlier in the year, these groups are opera Aureliano in Palmira by Rossini, performing better than ever and include directed by Sébastien Billard with the core members of Zorn’s inner circle as Symphonic Orchestra of the Republican well as exciting young players from the Guard and The French Army Choir. worlds of rock, jazz and classical music. THE FREEDOM THEATRE: THE SIEGE OCT 12-22 Based in the Palestinian Jenin Refugee Camp, The Freedom Theatre of Jenin’s SUPPORT production The Siege is a passionate retelling of the story of the 2002 siege of Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity, Faustin Linyekula’s performances at during the height of the second intifada. NYU Skirball is supported, in part, by Drawn from interviews with survivors, NYU Africa House. it is told from the point of view of some of the armed Palestinian fighters who found refuge in the church. Along with 200 civilians, they were given sanctuary by the church’s resident priests and nuns and spent 39 days there with dwindling food, water and medical supplies. While the world watched, the fighters grappled with survival, ideology, and the decision to continue to the end, or surrender. Na tempo (2004), his first piece, has Linyekula’s piece, The Dialogue Series: extensively toured in Europe, but also in iii Dinozord (2006), La Fratrie errante FAUSTIN WHO’S WHO Brazil. Fanfare funérailles (2014), his most (2007) and Sur les traces de Dinozord recent piece has been touring in Congo, (2012), having extensively toured in Rwanda, Burundi, United Arab Emirates Europe (France, Austria, Germany, The LINYEKULA: and in Paris at the Fondation Cartier. Netherlands, Belgium…). In 2009, he Dancer and choreographer, Faustin Linyekula lives and works in Kisangani, Other collaborations include works with was the Director Assistant of Faustin SUR LES TRACES North-East of the Democratic Republic Belgian videomaker Thierry de Mey Linyekula for Bérénice at the Comédie of Congo, former Zaire, former Belgian and with French performer and stage Française, Paris. Other collaborations Congo, former independent state director Yves-Noël Genod. Papy has been include performances for Johan de DE DINOZORD of Congo. After studying literature awarded several residency programme at Hollander (Belgium, 2010-11) and and drama in Kisangani, he moved to the Centre national de la danse in France, Monika Gintersdorfer (Germany, 2012). Nairobi in 1993 and in 1997 set up with at la Bellone in Brussels, and at the Atelier In 2011, he worked on the adaptation Opiyo Okach and Afrah Tenambergen Mondial in Basel. of Marie-Louise Bibish Mumbu’s novel Friday, September 22 at 7:30 pm the Gàara company, Kenya’s first Samantha à Kinshasa, shown in Kinshasa Saturday, September 23 at 7:30 pm contemporary dance company. In 2001, Jeannot Kumbonyeki trained at the and still touring in Canada. In 2012, he he created Studios Kabako, a space Studios Kabako. He founded the Keep was awarded a writing residency at the Co-presented with dedicated to dance and visual theatre, Quiet street dance group in 2010. One Maison des auteurs in Limoges, France. French Institute Alliance Française’s providing training programmes, as well year later, he was selected in a national He is member of the literature collective Crossing the Line Festival as supporting research and creation. Telecom contest and won the first award Moziki littéraire. French Institute Alliance Française’s In 2007, the Studios Kabako moved to for Best Dancer. Since then, Jeannot Crossing the Line Festival is part of Kisangani, North East of the country has been living in Kinshasa. He is one of Antoine Vumilia Muhindo was born BRIDGING, an initiative co-developed and and opened up to new artistic fields: the three dancers of Kinshasa Electric, a in the Eastern part of Congo and grew supported by The Edmond de Rothschild music, film and video. Within the Studios piece by Brussels-based Ula Sickle. The up in Kisangani. A writer, actor and Foundations. Kabako, Faustin has created 15 pieces piece has been largely touring worldwide stage director, he took up again with that have toured worldwide in Europe, in Europe. He is also developing his own theater in 2010. Involved in the 1996 Direction Faustin Linyekula Africa, Australia, Canada and North work. Le Kombi, his first solo, a Studios rebel movement that ended Mobutu’s With Serge Kakudji (singer), Jean America. Other collaborations include Kabako production (2015), has been regime, he spent several years in prison Kumbonyeki Deba, Papy Ebotani, Yves a duet with German choreographer performed in Africa (Maputo, Cape Town, in Kinshasa as a political prisoner. He is Mwamba Bakadiasa, Faustin Linyekula Raimung Hoghe (Sans-titre, 2009), Ouagadougou) and in Europe (Zurich, now a refugee in Sweden. Since 2009, (dancers), Papy Maurice Mbwiti, Antoine a 25 dancers’ piece for the Ballet de Paris). he has been regularly collaborating for Vumilia Muhindo (actors) Lorraine in Nancy, La Création du monde the Studios Kabako, writing texts for 1923-2012, and a solo for the Portugal Born and raised in Kisangani, Yves Faustin Linyekula’s punk opera more Texts Richard Kabako, Antoine Vumilia National ballet company in 2016. In Mwamba started contemporary dance more more … future (2009), but also with Muhindo 2007, he received the Principal Award with Studios Kabako. His first solo various cultural organizations in Europe Music W.A. Mozart (Requiem, excerpts) of the Prince Claus Fund for Culture and creation, Juste moi, is presented in including the TNP in Villeurbanne and Charles Lwanga Choir of Kisangani, Development. In 2014, he and the Studios Kisangani and Kinshasa at the Connexion the Francophonies en Limousin festival, Joachim Montessuis (Nierica), Arvo Pärt Kabako were awarded the first Prize of Kin Festival in 2012. In 2013-014, he both in France, Milo Rau’s International (Pari Intervallo, Redeuntes in mi, Trivium, the CurryStone Foundation for the work performed in Faustin Linyekula’s Drums Institute of Political Murder in Switzerland Annum per Annum), Jimi Hendricks developed in Kisangani. In 2016, he was and Digging, touring widely in Europe and the Kulturskolan in Kalmar-Sweden. (Voodoo Chile) associate artist to the city of Lisbon (France, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany His research and writing questions Production Studios Kabako/Virginie Portugal and in November 2016 he was and Croatia). In 2017, he took over the shared history between Europe and Dupray. awarded the Officer city medal in the role of Djodjo Kazadi in Sur les traces de Africa. He is currently following a Coproduction KVS Theater, Brussels. field of culture. Dinozord. Other recent collaborations Performance Studies course at the With support from the DRAC Ile-de‐ include the trio Debout by Djino Alolo Stockholm University. France/French Ministry of Culture and Papy Ebotani lives and works in (2015-2016) and Soleil by American Paris- Communication. Kisangani (Democratic Republic based Christina Towle (2017). Yves lives Since a child in his native Lubumbashi, of Congo). An associated artist for in Paris. young Congolese countertenor Serge the Studios Kabako, Papy has been Kakudji dreamed of becoming an opera performing in almost all Faustin Actor, stage director, playwright, Papy singer. After workshops in 2005, Faustin Linyekula’s pieces since 2001 including Maurice Mwbiti was born and grew up Linyekula invited him to perform in his more more more… future (2009) and Sur in Kinshasa. There he is artistic director new piece, The Dialogue Series: Dinozord les traces de Dinozord (2012) and has of Mbila Kréation Théâtre and founding in 2006, premiered at Peter Sellars’ been touring extensively in Africa, Europe member of the cultural space Les Béjarts.