Concept & Choreography: Serge Aimé Coulibaly / Composition & musical direction: Rokia Traoré / Libretto: Felwine Sarr / Creation & performance: Marion Alzieu, Ida Faho, Jean‐Robert Koudogbo Kiki, Ali Ouédraogo, Antonia Naouele, Adonis Nebie, Daisy Phillips / Giulia Cenni, Issa Sanou, Sayouba Sigué, Ahmed Soura / Text: Ali ‘Doueslik’ Ouédraogo / Music: Aly Keita (Balafon), Saïdou Ilboudo (Percussion), Mohamed Kante (Bass), Yohann Le Ferrand (Gitarre) / Vocals: Naba Traoré, Virginie Dembélé / Local extras: Kerstin Bayer, Marisa Bayer, Nadine da Cruz Oliveira, Mathilde Dongala, Ulrike Düregger, Everston Freudenreich, Mehrdad Gharibian, Falk Grever, Réka Komaromi, Rebecca Korang, Antonia Korea, Angel Köster, Ruby Köster, Xica Lisboa, Pauline Payen, Ilyas Rega / Dramaturgy: Sara Vanderieck / Assistance choreography: Sayouba Sigué / Artistic advice: Thomas Prédour / Scenography: Catherine Cosme / Costumes: Salah Barka / Light design: Nathalie Perrier / Video: Eve Martin / Video technician & stage management: Jérémy Vanoost / Sound technician: Ralph M'Fah-Traoré / Light technician: Hermann Coulibaly / Technical direction: Jan Mergaert / Administration: Lies Martens / Production management: Eline Vanfleteren, Laure Louvat, Hanna el Fakir / Übersetzungen & Übertitel: Vera Neuroth / Übertitel-Operating: Hanna Slak (Panthea)
Serge Aimé Coulibaly / Rokia Traoré / Felwine Sarr
Kirina
Part of “Timbuktu Is Back!”
- Dance
English /
French /
90 Min.
“Kirina” is the name for a 12th-century battle of the Mandinka people, which has great significance for western Africa. The piece, however, is not a re-enactment of this historic event, but a narrative about Coulibaly’s present, globalized reality. The original idea sprang from the so-called European refugee crisis of 2015, whose inhumane practices of describing and classifying deeply moved the choreographer. The economist Felwine Sarr, author of the much-discussed long essay “Afrotopia”, provided the libretto, and the music, contemporary arrangements of classical Mandika music, comes from Rokia Traoré.
Cast
Dates
Past
Notes:
Afterwards: Artist Talk / With Serge Aimé Coulibaly and Arlette-Louise Ndakoze
Credits
Production: Faso Danse Théâtre, Ruhrtriennale. Co-production: Festival de Marseille, La Villette Paris, les ballets C de la B, Théâtre National Wallonnie-Bruxelles, Romaeuropa Festival, Kampnagel Hamburg, De Grote Post Oostende, Kunstencentrum Vooruit Gent, La Rose des Vents Villeneuve d’Ascq, ExtraPôle Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Executive producer: les ballets C de la B. Distribution: Frans Brood Productions. Thanks to: Ankata (Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso), Fondation Passerelle (Bamako, Mali). Supported by: Federation Wallonia-Brussels, Wallonia-Brussels International, Taxshelter Belgium.
Location
HAU2
Hallesches Ufer 34, 10963 BerlinThere are two marked parking spots in front of the building. Barrier-free restroom facilities are available. Four relaxed seats are available in the first row of HAU2. Tickets for wheelchair users and accompanying persons can also be booked via the ticketing system. If you need help, please contact our Ticketing & Service team at +49 (0)30 259004-27 or send us an email to
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Latest information for arrival:
There is currently a construction site on Hallesches Ufer between Wilhelmstraße and Möckernbrücke underground station. There is a divided replacement route for pedestrians (right) and cyclists (left), which are separated by a yellow ground line. The carriageway is narrowed to one lane.
Travelling to HAU2 via U Hallesches Tor:
If you are coming from Hallesches Tor underground station, you will have to use an alternative footpath from Wilhelmstraße / Hallesches Ufer junction, which is separated from the carriageway by a construction fence – the actual footpath is currently closed. Please note: the alternative route is also used by cyclists. Pedestrians should keep to the right. We therefore currently recommend that visually impaired or blind visitors come to the HAU with an accompanying person.
Arrival HAU2 via U Möckernbrücke:
When you leave Möckernbrücke underground station, please stay on the footpath on the canal side until you reach Hallesches Ufer / Großbeerenstraße junction – the opposite side is currently closed due to construction work.
