Taboo and Heroes

presented by Kiandanda Dance

Saturday, September 27, 8:00PM

Zaccho Dance Theatre, 1777 Yosemite Avenue, #330, San Francisco

$15

http://www.sfiaf.org/taboo_and_heroes

http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/809139

http://www.zaccho.org

“Taboo and Heroes explores the situation of the wars that struck the Republic of Congo in the late 1990s in a multimedia performance, featuring modern and traditional dance, interactive video design, and live contemporary music. Taboo and Heroes addresses the reality and consequences of violence and corruption through the specific experiences of Byb Chanel Bibene. Bringing together dance and theater performers, an original music score, set design and video elements, the piece aims to transport the audience into the charged atmosphere of conflict that permeated, and still echoes in everyday life in the Republic of Congo. This piece transposes the Congolese environment on stage.

Exploring the subject of victims of war and the lack of freedom of expression due to irresponsible dictatorial powers and the neo-colonial influences of western powers, choreographer Bibene, as a survivor of the Congolese war, intends to demonstrate the essence of these dramatic situations of war, which are lived by thousands of people throughout the world. This project is intended to lead people to pay more attention to what is going on in the world, because a collective effort can help find solutions and lead to a better life not only in Africa but also in the rest of the world, ecologically, socially, politically, and humanly.
From my questioning of the sources and implications of conflicts came the impetus to create a performance work that could inspire active consideration of current events, in the belief that this is another step towards collective solutions to global problems. This work is intended to be a mobile, internationally viable project that can widely communicate its political initiative through the explanatory power of its emotional and kinetic journeys. This project is furthermore a turning point in my career as choreographer: it is an extensive, long-term undertaking, employing new creative approaches in my choreography and socio-political purpose. The fruition of this project will allow Kiandanda Dance Theater to establish itself significantly in its new home in San Francisco.”