Exotica
estreia nacional
In early 20th century Europe, artists La Sarabia, Nyota Inyoka, François Benga and Leila Bederkhan presented their dances with great success. Amanda Piña breathes new life into their works with Exotica, tracing back the heritage of racialized artists performing in European theatre stages and what she refers as “the brown history of European dance”. Exotica is an exuberant ritual conceived as a séance through which dancers as ancestors, queer and femmes of color from the past and the present re-appear on stage and come into conversation with the gaze and the ancestry of the audience. Their performative presence opens a space for reenactments, initiating invocations, exorcisms and celebration. — Amanda Piña
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Credits
Artistic direction
Amanda Piña
Choreographic research
Ángela Muñoz Martínez, André Bared Kabangu Bakambay, Venuri Perera, iSaAc Espinoza Hidrobo, Amanda Piña
With and by
Ángela Muñoz Martínez, Zora Snake, Venuri Perera, iSaAc Espinoza Hidrobo, Amanda Piña
Dramaturgy
Nicole Haitzinger
Integral design
Michel Jimenez
Stage set and scenography
Forêt Asiatique (1921) by Albert Dubosq, reproduced by Decoratelier Jozef Wouters as part of Amanda Piña’s contribution to Infini #18 (2022)
Technical direction
Marcelo Daza
Light
Emilio Cordero Checa
Music
Ángela Muñoz Martínez, Zevra
Sound design
Dominik Traun
Costumes
Federico Protto
Director’s assistant
Pierre-Louis Kerbart
Production
Amanda Piña/Fortuna
Coproduction
Kunstenfestivaldesarts, Holland Festival, Festival d’Automne à Paris, Tanzquartier Wien, PACT Zollverein, DDD-Festival Dias da Dança, La Bâtie-Festival de Genève, NEXT Festival
Distribution
Something Great
Supported by
De Singel, KWP Kunstenwerkplaats, wpZimmer
Thanks to
Stadsschouwburg Kortrijk, Showtex, Bruno Forment, FWF funded project Border Dancing Across Time P-31958, Christina Gillinger-Correa Vivar (archival research), Rolando Vázquez (decolonial theory/interview)
Funded by the
Cultural Department of the City of Vienna, Arts and Culture Division of the Federal Chancellery of Austria
Performances in Brussels with the support of
Österreichisches Kulturforum in Brussels
Credits
Text in English with subtitles in Portuguese
