Dance
Miriam
Created and written by Nora Chipaumire
Directed by Eric Ting
Composed by Omar Sosa
My Show:
A character-driven danced funeral. A rite, a ritual, a crime
scene. A sacred and profane theater of crime.
Sights and Sounds:
A world unlike any other, inhabited by two women, existing neither
here nor there. Natural matter, stones, water, fire. Sand with
rubber. Light bulbs, mirrors, fans, plastic. The sound of these
things, Omar Sosa playing live, and human voices.
Miriam Makeba was:
A complicated, powerful Xhosa woman who captivated the world with
grace. My "Miriam" is the Virgin Mary, she is Joan of Arc, she is
the Venus Hottentot, she is Nzinga. She is courage and
beauty.
I feel most in exile when:
I have to explain my work.
To be a woman and be free is:
Ideally, to be human.
Lighting design and visual environment by Olivier Clausse
Sound design by Lucas Indelicato
Costume design by Naoko Nagata
with Nora Chipaumire
Thu, Sep 13
Simon Dove moderates this artist talk, which takes place in the performance venue and is free for same-day ticket holders.
Zimbabwean choreographer Nora Chipaumire challenges stereotypes of Africa and the black performing body, art, and aesthetic.