[Exclusive Africa Day Every Day Discount Code Applicable]
A double bill of high energy of contemporary African choreography reflecting on love, loss, and the important role of relationships in our survival.
Génération A is an invitation to consider ‘here’ and ‘there’, to cast our eyes beyond barriers and borders, for exchange between people and places, and to support artists and their ideas to travel. Initiated by choreographers Fatima Ndoye and Alioune Diagne, the dance festival is dedicated to contemporary choreography made by artists working in French-speaking African countries.
XARITO BY GAËL NDÉCKY AND EL HADJI MALICK NDIAYE
‘Xarito’ is the Wolof word for friendship. Drawing on their battles and collaborations as BBboys, Gaël Ndécky and El Hadji Malick (Senegal) share a unique and personal encounter. Dancing through their trials, tensions, joys and connections, ‘Xarito’ reflects the precious bonds of friendship.
Originally from Thiès in Senegal, Gaël and El Hadji Malick both have a background as BBoys. They have become tough competitors, forging their skills in various battles.
Mixing the codes of different hip-hop and contemporary dances with the traditional dances of Senegalese wrestlers, they are creating the Urban Art company in 2019.
A QUI LE TOUR? BY AGATHE DJOKAM TAMO
Whose turn is it? questions the body and mind in the face of the loss of a loved one. Through shock, anger, memories and despair, but also a form of rebirth, Agathe Djokam invites the audience to experience, share and transform these phases of life into a powerful moment of creation: how can we transcend this inescapable and common fact of our existence?
Born in Balmayo and living in Douala, Cameroon, Agathe Djokam devotes herself body and soul to dance. She has worked with a number of choreographers, including Salia Sanou and Gilles Jobin. She has set up her own company, with which she is determined to defend the voice and visibility of women choreographers in her country. Agathe created the works Energie, A qui le tour?, the new project Echogr'art-phie and has been present at events such as the Masa in Abidjan and the Biennale de la danse in Lyon.
Over the years, she has developed her own approach called Djibi-Badjep.
**Apply code: ADEDoffer to get a discount on your booking.