A vibrant celebration of a people’s resilience and unity in the face of adversity. This artistic work not only bears witness to the determination and courage of a people; it becomes an exceptional agent of transformation, transcending everyday challenges and instilling a breath of hope and indomitable strength.
“AVEC ou SANG” transcends borders, becoming a vibrant call to unity and resistance. It’s a celebration of individual and collective strength, an invitation to embrace common ideals, raise our voices and stand together.
“AVEC ou SANG” is the stuff of original choreographic poetry, a poetics that’s a feast for the eyes with emotion, virtuosity, research and combativeness, turning bodies into a strong mass unit.
Choreography: Sayouba SIGUÉ
Creators: BADOIT Nadège, SOMA Thérèse, SANOU Bertrand, DERA Abdoul Kader, DIARRA Sabatou Maba, SANOU Boun Rahim, SANOU Mélanie, SANON Gafien, KONE Abdel Kaled, BELEM Amiyoune, KONATE Moustapha
Choreographic assistants: Diallo Ousmane, SANOU Jean Adolphe.
With the support of: OUEDRAOGO Assana, OUEDRAOGO Abdoulaye
Photo: BIM Best Images
Revival by Next Generation 2
“When you are born and grow up in countries where the political situation has an impact on the simplest gestures of daily life, creating becomes a political act. And this is undeniably the case for me as a dancer and choreographer.
— Serge Aimé Coulibaly
Created in 2014 during the Récréâtrales Nuit Blanche in Ouagadougou is part of the political history of Burkina Faso. The play, performed shortly before the fall of President Blaise Compaoré, became a prophetic echo of the popular uprising that followed. Inspired by recent social movements in Africa and carried by the voice of rapper Smockey, this work explores violence, waiting, awakening and the urgent need to take control of one’s destiny.
Next Generation 2 revisits this major work with a new intensity, while remaining faithful to the spirit of the original creation.
It’s a village. A king feared and respected by his subjects. He raises an elephant in his palace.
Every night, the behemoth comes out and decimates his subjects’ fields. In the morning, the poor, speechless, observe the damage without flinching. At the end of the season, the unfortunate subjects exhaust their meagre resources in a few months, and spend the rest of the time scraping by. They curse the elephant and wish him the worst of fates. But the elephant is doing well.
An annoyed and determined young man roused all the subjects. He told them that enough was enough and that the palace animal could not continue to decimate their fields. Everyone agreed. “Enough is enough!”
For the young initiator, it was simply a matter of going to the palace and raising the case of the elephant before the king, and the others in chorus had to announce that the animal was ravaging their fields. On the day of the audience, the royal court turned people away. All were visibly wound up and determined to do battle with the king’s beast.
L’éléphant du roi is a text by author, director and actor ILDEVERT MEDA.
The show is directed by author, director and actor Noël Minougou, and performed by a new generation of artists.
Passé revenu is a creation for the 17 performers of Ankata Next generation in Bobo Dioulasso in Burkina Faso.
It brings into play a community of men and women who never leave the space.
Together, they will go through rites that strengthen the bonds of their deep listening, their complicity, their anchored power, their beauty; until an act of violence, as unpredictable as irrepressible, brings death.
The community, stunned, will be forced to face he who took life and he who lost it, as to face their own responsibility and find a way to appeasement.
This piece is conceived for a bare space to be at the heart of the choreographic writing and its humanity.
Choreographer: Rosalba Torres Guerrero
Choreographic Assistant : Olivier Kiswinsida Gansaore
Lighting : Herman Coulibaly & Rosalba Torres Guerrero
3D” tackles the complexity of human actions and their consequences for the environment and society. Through dance, theatre, music and slam, Kafando Idrissa uses five dancers to denounce the destruction of nature by man’s selfish behaviour. The title “3D” evokes several dimensions: Destroy, Dimension, Decay and Waste.
The show explores the effects of human activities on the ecosystem, such as air pollution, soil degradation and water contamination. It shows a world where economic and social exploitation take precedence, creating an ecological imbalance with serious repercussions for future generations. The message is clear: the ills we inflict on nature have repercussions for us, and we urgently need to review our actions before the irreversible takes hold.
The performance is a call to the collective conscience to rethink our relationship with nature and our inventions, while highlighting human responsibility for the current climate disorder.
Choreographer : Kafando Idrissa dit Vicky
Production : Ankata, international laboratory for research, creation and production in the performing arts
After several performances around the world, choreographer Serge Aimé Coulibaly has passed on his emblematic work, “Kalakuta Republik”, to the young dancers of Ankata Next Generation, a training centre set up in Bobo-Dioulasso. The show is inspired by the revolutionary figure of Fela Kuti, inventor of Afrobeat and symbol of counter-culture in West Africa, while exploring contemporary themes of political and social commitment.
On stage, ten dancers translate Fela’s struggles and commitment to fighting injustice into movement, in a hybrid body language combining traditional dance, jazz and modern improvisation. “Kalakuta Republik” is a reflection on the urgency of life, revolt and the quest for freedom, evoking a world that vacillates between oppression and the aspiration to freedom.
The show questions political commitment and the role of charismatic leaders, without offering any simple answers. It is divided into two parts: one in black and white, where Fela’s music becomes a driving force for reflection on leadership, and another in bright colours, where decadence and insurrection intermingle. Coulibaly invites us to reflect on the conditions of commitment and the capacity of popular movements to bring about real change.
Choreographer : Serge Aimé Coulibaly
Transmitted to : Ankata Next Generation
Inspired by : Fela Kuti
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