Africa: new References in Activism and Creation
Radical Creative Practices
Performance of «Africaman Original» with a discussion featuring Qudus Onikeku and Aída Bueno
Debate
What role does the body play in constructing contemporary artistic vocabularies? How can the colonial narrative be dismantled through creation?
Qudus Onikeku is one of Nigeria’s most internationally renowned choreographers. From the standpoint of the African experience, his work reflects on universal questions like the diaspora, memory, and identity. In this session he will present his piece “Africaman Original”, which is inspired by black African dance, which is then combined with images.
This will be followed by a discussion between Qudus Onikeku and the anthropologist Aída Bueno in which they will talk about the ways in which contemporary creative practices can shape a discourse that questions the hegemony of western thought and introduces other narratives and life experiences that have been denied and scorned in the colonial legacy.
In this session two pieces by “Ella Poema”, a video-dance project caiming to give visibility to young artists from all around Africa, will also be screened. They are 'Cine mudo', and 'No luz'. This project is created by Aïda Colmenero.
This event is one of the activities programmed for the Africa Moment Festival, an international gathering of contemporary African performing arts.
Moderators: Tania Adam
Participants: Qudus Onikeku, Aída Bueno
This activity is part of Africa: new References in Activism and Creation
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Excerpt from the Performance «Africaman Original» followed by a discussion featuring Qudus Onikeku and Aída Bueno
Qudus Onikeku, one of Nigeria’s most internationally renowned choreographers nowadays, discusess with the anthropologist Aída Bueno the ways in which contemporary creative practices can shape a discourse that questions the hegemony of Western thought and introduces other narratives and life experiences that have been denied and scorned in the colonial legacy.
