Dorothée Munyaneza – Compagnie Kadidi
Unwanted
The Rwanda-born, France-based dancer, choreographer, singer, and performer Dorothée Munyaneza was only twelve at the time of the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Drawing on the horrific experiences of war, Munyaneza conceived and choreographed a performance that pays tribute to all those Rwandan women who suffered atrocities, their bodies abused, violated, humiliated, and objectified. All those deemed unwanted. All those women “who were victims of rape as a weapon of mass destruction,” in the director’s own words. The performance combines dancing, sound material consisting of testimonies under the guidance of electronic composer Alain Mahé, a two-person choir comprised of Holland Andrews and Munyaneza herself, and the work of renowned artist Bruce Clark. Munyaneza envisions the production as a legacy that is passed down from one woman to the next; a legacy that should not be forgotten. The performance will be presented to the Athens Festival immediately after its premiere at the Festival d’Avignon.
Recommended for ages 16 and up
Related Events
Peiraios 260 (H)
- 18/07 until 19/07/2017 at 21:00
all events
Opera | Cinema | Greek Music | Music | Theatre | grape | subset | Dance | Education | Αναβίωση | Διεθνής Συμπαραγωγή | Classical music | Performance | Contemporary music | Talks | Contemporary Ancients | Premiere | Greek Debut