Dans la peau de l’autre
by Pepe ‘Elmas’ Naswa Cie Pepenas
8 oct. at 8:30pm
Théâtre Municipal
9 oct. at 5pm
Place Bab Souika
Choreography: Pepe Elmas Naswa
Dancers : David Bakonese, Serge ‘DJ Samantha’ Boka, Dive Duho, Bel’Ange Hangidi, Chadrack ‘King’ Ngambieni, Trésor Ngonzama, Mardoche Ntua
Soundscape: Salva Mose
Light design: Ralf Nonn
Exterior look: Ben Fury
Choreographer : Pepe Elmas Naswa
Artist assistant : TBC
Technician : Ralf Nonn
Dancers : David Bakonese , Serge 'DJ Samantha' Boka , Bel'Ange Hangidi, Chadrack 'King' Ngambieni, Trésor Ngonzama
Sound designer : Salva Mose
Dancer : Mardoche Ntua
Thanks to Institut Français de Kinshasa Support Brussels Capital Region - Development Cooperation
Compagnie Pepenas ; Connexion (Bruxelles) ; Kaaitheater (Bruxelles)
In partnership with the Municipality of the City of Tunis.
Video
In August 2016, during a popular festival in Kinshasa, Pepe Elmas Naswa discovered the amazing spells of the snake dance. Practised by the "chégués" (street children) and the "kuluna" (young gangsters), this new urban dance reflects all the confusion and malaise of a part of the Congolese youth. Terribly offensive and expressive, it is accompanied by a virulent music mixing traditional sounds and contemporary rhythms.
Pepe Elmas Naswa then proposed to the dancers he had seen in action to take part in a process of reflection and creation. Together, the seven dancers transmit a hybrid and chaotic body language, in tune with the rhythms of the nightclubs of Kinshasa.