Nobody is free until everyone is free.
Free Sudan, Free Palestine, Free Kongo, Free Haiti, Free them all.Dance for the Future, Mzamo Nondlwana, BRUT 2023
Mzamo Nondlwana dances towards the future! This solo performance in collaboration with sound artist Bassano Bonelli and visual artist İklim Doğan imagines an alternative future, rooted in radical queer-feminist movements – a future that denounces white supremacy values that are embedded in domination and destruction. Dance for the Future taps into the collective consciousness, sharing experiences during a pandemic while reinforcing the power of community as a form of healing. It is research on a dance for the future and “… a space where supernatural, fantastical, historical, and futuristic elements merge together.” (Mark Dery, American author, lecturer and cultural critic)
Concept, choreography: Mzamo Nondlwana
Dramaturgy Sunanda Mesquita
Sound artist: Bassano Bonelli
Stage design: Guilherme Maggessi
Production manager: Marissa Lobo
Video: İklim Doğan
Costume: Isabelle Edi
A co-production by Mzamo Nondlwana and imagetanz/brut Wien. With the kind support of the Department of Culture of the City of ViennaFederal Ministry for Art, Culture, Public Service and Sport, the working grant of the Department of Culture of the City of Vienna, a Raw Matters summer residency, and Bears in the Park. Thanks to nadalokal Reclaim Festival for the public sharing.
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