It
was an energetic night of colourful performances, as the third edition
of the annual East African Night of Tolerance-(EANT) dance festival came
to an end.
The
contemporary dance festival started with professional workshops held by
the visiting dancers at several locations in Kigali and Huye.
The
performances started on November 20, with the Independence Cha Cha at
the Rwanda Revenue Hall in Kimihurura. On 21st Nov, the festival moved
to Maison de Jeunes in Kimisagara, for a night of contemporary hip-hop
from Rwanda, Uganda and DR Congo.
Then
it was back to the Rwanda Revenue Hall on 20th for three East African
contemporary groups and, finally to Papyrus Restaurant for an evening of
solos with dancers from West Africa.
This
year’s theme was: “Culture and Transgression.” The final performances
were by dancers from Benin, France, Isoko Yu Buzima, Gabon and Cote
d’Ivoire and the small venue at Papyrus was packed with a delighted
crowd.
Richard
Adoussou of Benin opened the show with a piece called Murmures, which
was inspired by former French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s speech in
Dakar, which claims: “Africa has no history.”
Matthieu
Nieto followed with the piece: “I am not my colour.” He dressed and
danced like a Malian woman and spoke like one in fluent Bamanan to
represent his diverse cultural influences.
Matthieu
Nieto followed with the piece: “I am not my colour.” He dressed and
danced like a Malian woman and spoke like one in fluent Bamanan to
represent his diverse cultural influences.
Next
was a piece from Gabon by Amael Dibobe titled, “Pepper in the Eyes,”
about a leader who puts on a mask in order not to see the suffering
around him.
The
last performance was “I Love Red” by Ange Aoussou from Ivory Coast,
which is about the post-election violence in Cote d’Ivoire and the
country’s future.
The
dance festival was organised by Amizero Kompagnie and sponsored by the
Ministry of Sports and Culture (MINISPOC), the Swiss Agency for
Development and Cooperation (SDC), Institut Français Paris (IF),
Institut Francais du Rwanda (IFR) and Positive production. It was also
supported by Ishyo Arts Centre, Papyrus, the Office and Iriba Centre.
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