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Figure-ring New Voices

I will let the title speak for itself. - Simba

Join us on September 23, 2020, online, just click the link

APOLOGIES FOR THE CHANGE!

DUE TO TECHNICAL REASONS

THIS SHOW WILL BE STREAMED ON BAN2 ONLINE FEST AND EARGROUND FACEBOOK PAGES

3 HOURS LATER THAN SCHEDULED!

THE STREAM WILL NOW STARTS AT 10 PM CET.

In Figure-ring / New Voices, Bergen-based artists, each with their own unique immigrant background. They merge different dance genres, ethno music, poetry, spirituality and storytelling into this captivating dance performance based on Ubuntu - an African humanity and philosophy of life with rich ancient historical roots.

Ubuntu is based on ethical and humanistic values, emphasizing community, oneness, humanity, empathy and relationships with each other. "Without you I am nothing".

The performance is developed as a constructive critique of society. It invokes dialogue based on thoughts and experiences of immigrants, their personal identities and aspirations in a new home. A home where personal qualities and dreams are the same as they always have been, but where the framework has completely changed. Many immigrants strongly feel inadequate no matter how hard they work to integrate into the environment and society they now call home. They feel "disabled" despite the fact that they are in fact "fully functional".

The performance will be intimate and inclusive - an invitation to an expanded insight into African / Norwegian culture and an aesthetic expression of what it means to define oneself as a Bergen resident with an immigrant background. It celebrates culture and diversity and will meet the audience across background and social status.

Figure-ring / New Voices is Vestland Danseteater's (VDT) debut project on the initiative of the dance artist, Simbarashe Norman Fulukia (Simba). VDT uses the energy and power of music and dance to break through social norms thus create change and development. Raising dialogue on what it means to be minority. Through this initiative, the local community and young people are engaged and encouraged to be versatile whilst embracing, the diversity of the art field and life in general.

Ensemble

Chief Executive Creator/Performer: Simbarashe Norman Fulukia (Simba)

Choreographer/Artistic Director:

Brian Geza

Performers: Samuela Papotto,

Robert January, Naysha Sonét,

Takieddine Chanouf, Shelmith Øseth, Simbarashe Norman Fulukia

Costume Designer: Nomcebo Khumalo

Video/foto: Freedom Kime

Recorded Music composer: Alexey Fedotov

Recorded Music Mastering engineer: Roman Komar

Dub Poetry: Mutabaruka (Would U)

Creative Lighting Designer: Athira Zolkiffli

Associate creative creator: Arianna Sotero

Physical Fitness Trainer: Mutero Blessing

Rehearsal Director: Caroline Rufaro Tedi

General Manager: Phillimon Chigwida

Tour/Stage Manager / Chief Technician: Tendai Zuze Fulukia

Producer: Charlotte Faaberg-Johansen, Syv Mil AS

co-produsent: Simba Arts, BIT Teatergarasjen, Carte Blanche & Fana Kulturhus

Simply Figure-ring

I will let the title speak for itself.- Simba

Join us on August 27, 2020, online, just click the link!

THE STREAM: https://vimeo.com/452177880

The figure-ring continues/ Simply figure-ring er et sideprosjekt til Vestland Danseteaters debut prosjekt Figure-ring/ New Voices som har premiere på BAN2 Online Fest i september 2020. I dette prosjektet tar dansekunstner, Simbarashe Fulukia (Simba) til orde.

Via en monologbasert, digital forestilling vil Simba og 6 andre kunstnere med innvandrerbakgrunn deler sine personlige erfaringer og refleksjoner fra koronatiden. Hva er endret? Hva er uendret? Hvordan påvirker koronasituasjonen livene deres, jobbene deres og posisjonen deres i kunstfeltet? Vil ting se annerledes ut når dette er over? Etter monologene åpnes det for en interaktiv samtale og erfaringsdeling mellom publikum og utøvere, som sammen fortsetter å bygge på Simbas figure-ring.

Foto: Mayank Khanna, Gurdaman Saluja, Divye Dua, and Anibha Dhar

About Us

Vestland Danseteater (VDT) er et nytt og første fysisk integrert danseteater kompani for profesjonelle dansere / artister med flerkulturell eller migrantbakgrunn på Bergen, Vestlandet.

VDT is the first physically integrated dance theatre company based in Bergen for professional dancers/artists with multi-cultural and migrant backgrounds.

OUR VISION

Is to be the artistic epicenter for the minority groups of people in Norway and the world at large.

OUR MISSION

It is to create, produce exciting, accessible, engaging, provoking, inclusive and most of all inspiring work by Bergen, Vestland based multi-cultural/dancers with multi-cultural and migrant backgrounds that can connect with audiences from all backgrounds.

OUR GOALS

Are to work closely, encourage, empower often overlooked groups of people in Norway and the world at large. In the most case scenario; dis/abled, ethnic minority, immigrants, young people, artists to unleash their creative potential VOICES within dance, arts, and culture.

VDT is Fana Kulturhus associate dance company. Together we would like to stimulate the development of culture in the municipality of Bergen and the newly Vestland region.

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Expression and Grace

iNf9t flow (iflow)

Teknikken Infinite Flow (iFlow) er et bevegelsesspråk bygget på kreativitet, kroppsbevissthet og høy energi-intensitet med solid forankring i den afrikanske filosofien Ubuntu. Den norgesbaserte koreografen Simbarashe Norman Fulukia (Simba) vil i denne workshopen gå dypere inn på Ubuntus fellesskapsideal formidlet gjennom samtidsdans, kunst og afro-kultur.

Infinite Flow-teknikk fokuserer hovedsakelig på å gjenoppdage sin flyt som danser og menneske gjennom å skape ubegrensede bevegelser og kroppsrytmer som er overskridende, helende og meditative, akkompagnert av Mbira-musikk. Tradisjonelt har Mbira blitt brukt i forbindelse med Shona-folkets nattlige Bira-ritualer, og kan beskrives som både transcendent og beroligende.

Infinite Flow-teknikken regnes som Vestland Danseteaters kunstneriske signatur.

iNfinite Flow is a way of life, which draws from its name, one consciousness of livity. Infinite Flow is about the feel, simple and effective unlimited movements.

Infinite flow is not so much about the arrangements/positions or labels. The whole session/experience is a journey accompanied by live Mbira music to guide all movers to transit from the physical world and spontaneously flow into a space and place of infinite joy and consciousness.