Dance
Bikutsi 3000

Fri, 11.11.2022
8:00 PM - 20:30 Goethe-Institut Kamerun

"Bikutsi 3000" tells the story of a futuristic, post-imperial Africa. Blick Bassy offers us a manifesto in the form of a musical and feminist tale in which dance is an act of resistance, and women are the actors of the emancipation of society. The queen of Nkolmesseng, in present-day Cameroon, leads a resistance through the centuries to liberate the continent with an army of women whose only weapon is dance... A feminist tale in which women are the actors of the emancipation of society. Between fiction and historical reality, the show is composed of several scenes set in colonized countries in a vision of an emancipated futuristic Africa.

In partnership with Goethe-Institut Kamerun and Institut français de Yaoundé, with the support of the Franco-German fund, the original show Bikutsi 3000, presented at the Musée du Quai Branly as part of the exhibition Sur la Route des Chefferies in June 2022, is transformed into a pan-African version with dancers from Cameroon, Togo and Rwanda. They will highlight the specific choreographic and cultural approaches of each country.

Bikutsi 3000 is aimed at young African populations with the aim of triggering a reflection on roots, identity and post-colonial emancipation. It also seeks to promote the inclusion of audiences, the development of amateur practices and international choreographic cooperation.

Performances: 10 November at Institut français de Yaoundé and 11 November at the Goethe-Institut Kamerun.

Choreographers

• Ada Jeanne Umugwaneza-Ruanda
• Christelle Amevor- Togo
• Irène Rugakingira- Tansania
• Katia Eyi - Kamerun
• Céleste O'konor - Kamerun

• Abanda Isis Jobrelle
• Nkada Watat Emmanuelle Jessica
• Mbia Ottou Créscence Grâce
• Biyaga Anaël Sorelle
• Ntye Elle Gladys Diane
• Ntsoli Bouillong Béatrice Annette
• Belibi Lysiane