{"id":138427,"date":"2024-10-09T16:50:08","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T14:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/?post_type=event&p=138427"},"modified":"2025-03-27T16:34:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T15:34:34","slug":"sorcieres-kimpa-vita","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/en\/programm\/termin\/dance\/sorcieres-kimpa-vita-138427\/","title":{"rendered":"Sorci\u00e8res \/ Kimpa Vita"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sorci\u00e8res \/ Kimpa Vita<\/em> is a powerful dance show with a rock flair \u2013 a homage that unites the struggle of conquerors of the past and present. Choreographer DeLaVallet Bidiefono brings to life the “Congolese Joan of Arc”, Kimpa Vita. Around 1700, Kimpa Vita fought against the predecessors of the political colonizers, the missionaries. She became a committed prophet, fighting for the independence of her country<\/span>, for freedom and for all women who fought against oppression. Kimpa Vita was accused of heresy as a witch (sorci\u00e8re) and burned at the stake, ultimately becoming a martyr for her cause.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Written by author, director and actor Dieudonn\u00e9 Niangouna and embodied by Dancer Florence Gnarigo, \u00a0Kimpa Vita moves across a battlefield; her steps gradually becoming more confident as the sandy ground is strewn with glowing ash. Her battle gear is woven before our eyes. The voice of Malagasy singer Dina Mialinelina and the music of bass player Beno\u00eet Lugu\u00e9 accompany her. Organic dance, precise gestures and the power of words give the evening a remarkably intense, evocative power.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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