We celebrate the self-confusion of identities. AFROCONFUSIONIST is an open examination of the term Afro – its roots and its manifold overlaps with contradictory attributions in the present day. Afro: a state, a feeling, an origin, a musical genre, a political statement, a designation that raises questions.
Together with a team of four dancers and two musicians, Nigerian choreographer Israel Akpan Sunday invites you to a poetic jam session that brings dance and music together and attempts to create as much confusion as possible with a mixture of political and cultural-historical references, styles, and feelings.
The Confusionist is an equilibrium of indecision in which one thing can also be another. It is the never-ending confrontation in gentle aggression, divisive love, and vague ambiguity without any prospect of redemption – the perfect state for finally encountering each other again with fragile confidence in glorious separation.
Künstlerische Leitung und Choreografie: Israel Akpan Sunday. Tanz: Tirza Ben Zvi, Nana Anine Jorgenson, Israel Akpan Sunday, Shah-Mo Ferkouzad Darouiche. Musik: Paul Timmich, Isioma Williams. Kostüm: Yupanqui Ramos. Bühne: Markus Lohmann. Dramaturg: Matthias Quabbe. Videografie: Larissa Potapov. Kostüm Assistenz: Noa Noelani Agullo. Produktionsleitung: Vivienne Lütteken (FAMILY PRODUCTION). Distribution: Nadine Freisleben (Apricot Productions). Assistenz: Akshata Ramesh. Logistik: Kelvin Isaac Jeremiah. Fotos: Öncü Gültekin. Technik Sprechwerk: Christian Meyer
Gefördert durch die Behörde für̈ Kultur und Medien Hamburg und die Hamburgische Kulturstiftung. Unterstützt durch das Hamburger Sprechwerk, Wartenau 16, StrandPauli OHG und den Unterstützungsfonds der WIESE eG. Produziert von FAMILY PRODUCTIONS und S.I.A Projects mit Unterstützung von Apricot Productions.
Foto: Matthias Quabbe
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