{"id":138392,"date":"2024-10-09T15:46:07","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T13:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/?post_type=event&p=138392"},"modified":"2025-03-27T15:41:09","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T14:41:09","slug":"the-black-circus-of-the-republic-of-bantu","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/en\/programm\/termin\/performance-en\/the-black-circus-of-the-republic-of-bantu-138392\/","title":{"rendered":"The Black Circus of the Republic of Bantu"},"content":{"rendered":"
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** Trigger warning: Please note that The Black Circus of the Republic of Bantu<\/em> contains nudity, interactions with the audience and physical contact with Albert Ibokwe Khoza as well as amplified sound and shouting. When entering the room, the audience is asked to have their hands loosely tied together.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Black Circus of the Republic of Bantu<\/em> examines the violent and shameful history of the \u201chuman zoos\u201d that took place in many European cities between 1870 and 1960, in which Black and Brown people were displayed as exotic animals. In this powerful, interactive solo performance, non-binary South African artist Albert Ibokwe Khoza investigates the impact of the imperial and colonial gaze on black bodies, both past and present. The work bears witness to the ongoing pain caused by historical and persistent racism. Black Circus<\/em> uses theatre as a weapon and a balm while also engaging in collective healing of the soul and the reclamation of dignity through the power of confrontational art.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe honor the spirit of Sarah Baartman, and we honor the many Africans whose lives and bodies have been turned into a spectacle for the pleasure of white racists. We pay homage to our ancestors who gave up everything for the good of the world as a whole,\u201d says Albert Ibokwe Khoza about their inspiration for the performance, \u00a0premiering in Germany after guest performances in Amsterdam, Maputo, New York and many more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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