GRENZLAND

“We are here, because you are destroying our countries”. The African artists, whose voice is strongly limited when it comes to social or political processes, both in their original and in their new homeland, feel something akin to a “double homelessness”. How can they still keep a strong identity? "Ne touchez pas ma terre, c'est ma terre!" Are these borders necessary to preserve an individuals identity? In the tension between personal pride and the feelin… Mehr anzeigen

“Grenzland” sharpens the focus on how we observe other cultures and considers the implications of current perceptions of cultural superiority. This project is intending to show and explore the experience of mutual alienation. The objective cannot therefore be the unification of a certain pre-determined harmony, but rather the target will be the dynamic space. The contradiction and the tension are going to be transposed into dancing and new perspectives are… Mehr anzeigen

We all love dancing, but we feel there are also other important reasons to realise this project. In the multicultural world we live in today, in which we are constantly being merged and at the same time still feeling like a foreigner.

A big incentive and cause of migration from Africa is to escape, to move to new pastures which allow an individual to earn money and create a new life. This is not always easy, both practically and emotionally. This … Mehr anzeigen

If the funding is approved we will use it to cover the expenses for the musical element of the project. This will cover:

- The concept & composition, including the writing process
- Recording
- Mixing & mastering in a professional studio

in addition to:

- Wages
- Travel and accommodation costs
- Technical material and instrumentation

Concept & choreography: Karolin Stächele
Dancers: Amael Mavoungou, Marta Capaccioli, Nia Shand, Tidiani N'Diaye, Yannis Karalis,
Music: Djeli Kouyaté, Paul Tinsley
www.dagada.org
www.paul-tinsley.com
www.djelikouyate.de