The Out of This World adventure immerses us sceno- and choreographically in a ghostly utopia. To see our world change, why not begin by imagining new societies?
After an explosive inaugural edition in Barcelona, Spain, and a second that electrified Marseille, the Afropolis arts project has landed in Lyon, in the gigantic industrial space of the Usines Fagor. This large-scale project connects artists from all over the world, many of them from the African diaspora, to distinguish the many African cultures, which are often reduced to the term “Afro”. Led by Qudus Onikeku, an artist fuelled by the oral traditions and philosophy of the Yoruba ethnic group in West Africa, the experience this time is emphatically forward-facing. Out of this World brings together a collective of designers, soothsayer, artists, technology geeks and researchers who are rethinking the world beyond the pervasive rationales of hierarchisation, exploitation and colonisation. To embrace new utopias together, we should take the plunge into their divinatory installation: a mixture of audio, visual and choreographic attractions, populated by the living and the spirits too.
Find out more about the full project and take part in the residency: https://www.afropolis.org/event-details/afropolis2023
Duration
03:00
Credits
- Artiste
Piece for a tribe — 2023
Conception, stage direction & performance Qudus Onikeku Sound artists Charles Amblard, Fernando Velázquez, Olatunde Obajeun Ircam collaborators Yann Bouloiseau, Pierre Carré Totem construction Atelier menuiserie du Centre Pompidou, Pierre Roncier, Quentin Hascoat, & Fabien Lepage Sculptor Olayinka Oladosu (Osha) Software team Oraqu Jubril Olambiwonnu, Jamaal Fashola, Temitayo Giwa Staged in space in co-creation with the Afropolis Tribe of 2023 Adele Hamelin, Aïsha Konate, Ange Muhirwa, Bature Adams Simon, Brenda Princess Donald, Celia Wa, Clément Tomé, Cornelius Sunday, Cynthia Rekwi Solomon, Daniel Addy, Deborah Aiyegbeni, Elizabeth Ene Ebute, Fabiyi Abiodun, Fanie Munoz, Frederikke Hauberg, Grace Philip, Heidi Boisvert, Ibukun Sunday, Ines Forgues, lyeh Onyedikachi Emmanuel, Izo Pinay, Jacques-Andre Dupont, Joshua Akubo Gabriel, Lartey Isaak, Léo-Paul Martinello, Loneh Makwa I Marie Grenier, Marion Veyret, Mathilde Coudiere Kayadjanian, Mbaye Art, Melissa Verdoux, Michel Abdallah, Nadéeya GK, Nureni Onikeku, Obajeun Olatunde, Olivia Braunholz, Omotosho Adila, Patience Ebute, Popoola Ifagbenusola Owomide, Stella Gaton, Stéphanie Juge, Sunday Obiajulu Ozegbe, Tayo Olowu, Tchinjo Ornela, Tom Sandrin, Wanlov The Kubolor, Yasmine Hassani, Alma Bousquet
Production Hajarat Alli, Oyindamade Adelu, Victor Lawani, Dele Bello/QDance Company, Lagos & YK Projects, Paris A project produced and carried out as part of the programme to support artistic creation Mondes nouveaux Coproduction Maison de la Danse/Pôle européen de création, in support of la Biennale de la danse de Lyon 2023, DRAC Rhône-Alpes, Les Spectacles vivants-Centre Pompidou, and L'Ircam Fabricants de tissu Azur Scenic & Gerriets
With amateur artists
Maison de la danse/Pôle européen de création coproduction, in support of the Biennale de la danse
In partnership with ENSATT