In Germany, in Munich, the capital of Bavaria, far from the tumults of the world, the municipal theater “Münchner Kammerspiele” invited the Burkinabé choreographer Serge Aimé Coulibaly and the Congolese writer Fiston Mwanza Mujila to collaborate to create a show combining poetry and choreography.
Titled Balau this title in the Dioula language of Burkina Faso, the choreographer’s mother tongue, means “an unexpected problem”.
”With this title, I first wanted to explore the complex relationship between Africa and Europe. There are all the implications, but at the same time, I wanted to address our overall humanity, which means that today we are more sensitive to certain things and less to others. Which makes one death more valuable than another. Which makes one war more important than another. ”, explains Serge Aimé Coulibaly, choreographer.
The actors of the Munich theater troupe Munich Chamber Games and artists from Faso Dance Theater merge. They dance and recite the texts of the writer and playwright Fiston Mwanza Mujila. Residing and teaching in Graz, Austria, since 2009, Fiston Mwanza Mujila was born and raised in Lubumbashi, eastern Congo, a region that profoundly influences his writing.
”As a Congolese, I write with this deconstructed memory, a conflicting memory. Congo is a country that has gone through many crises since independence. It is from this reality that I write, and I carry the Congo within me. My literary universe is shaped by Congolese drama,” says Fiston Mwanza Mujila.
The show Balau remains on the theater bill, and wants to create a bridge between Africa and the Munich public.
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