La danse de la rue 19 – Holland Festival

On 19 September 2016 the Congolese choreographer Jeannot Kumbonyeki and his dancers stood at the side of the road to witness the massive protests in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Demonstrators demanded the departure of President Kabila and his regime, as he had reached the end of his mandate. Watching the crowd walking in the dust under the sun, they knew nothing was going to change. More than twenty people died. La danse de la rue 19 is Kumbonyeki's response to that day. It is a dance by a crowd that continues, even in hopeless conditions, just to show that it exists. Kumbonyeki's choreography is based on breathing and the continually moving chest. The live music is by percussionist Huguette Tolinga – who also features at this year’s festival in Not Another Diva … – whose incendiary music brings the sound of the streets on this 19th of September in Kinshasa to Frascati theatre. download the programme book

Frascati Program Associate Artists

For two weeks Frascati theatre will be the home of associate artists William Kentridge and Faustin Linyekula. Alongside performances by themselves and artists who inspire them, there will be a lot of work from their studios. These presentations show the importance of

Frascati Program Associate Artists

For two weeks Frascati theatre will be the home of associate artists William Kentridge and Faustin Linyekula. Alongside performances by themselves and artists who inspire them, there will be a lot of work from their studios. These presentations show the importance of

Kentridges The Centre for the Less Good Idea and Linyekula’s Studios Kabako, and how they function. There will be a unique and exciting programme in which the boundaries between various artforms disappear. Also, we will be organising a series of debates, called The Welcome Table, in which themes from the presentations (that are also topical in the Netherlands) are discussed.

Kentridge and Linyekula use The Centre For The Less Good Idea and Studios Kabako to give both young and more experienced (performing) artists the space, opportunities and inspiration to work on their oeuvre. For Amsterdam they selected work using different criteria: Linyekula is giving two young artists the opportunity to test new work on Dutch audiences as works-inprogress; Kentridge selected presentations from all the seasons thus far been organised at The Centre. Choose one or more parts of the programme and be surprised by performances that not only add a new perspective to Kentridge and Linyekula’s artistry, but also tell new stories – from intensely political reflections, exceptional childhood memories and attempts to create new myths for a new era.

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choreography Jeannot Kumbonyeki performance Jeannot Kumbonyeki, Josué Mawanika, Franck M’zele, Huguette Tolinga text Antoine Vumilia Muhindo production Studios Kabako / Virginie Dupray coproduction Manège - scène nationale de Reims music Huguette Tolinga external eye Faustin Linyekula with the support of Alliance française Kisangani, French embassy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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