Avtorica/Author:
Maša Kagao Knez
Plesalci in soustvarjalci koreografije/Choreography created and performed by:
Dalanda Diallo, Jeanne Kondé, Soizic Muguet, Malin Wiskari, Daudet Grazaï, Maša Kagao Knez
Asistentka koreografije/Assistant choreographer:
Rosana Hribar
Avtorji in izvajalci glasbe v živo / Music created and performed live by:
Irena Yebuah Tiran, Thomas Guei, Leticia Slapnik Yebuah, Kandia Kouyate, Issiaka Sanou, Daudet Grazaï
Avtorska glasba/Original music score by:
Damir Mazrek, Andrej Hrvatin, Irena Yebuah Tiran, Thomas Guei, Leticia Slapnik Yebuah, Kandia Kouyate, Issiaka Sanou, Daudet Grazaï
Dramaturgija/Dramaturgy:
Andreja Kopač
Kostumi/Costumes:
Férouz Allali – Africouleur Paris, EA kreativa
Producent/Producer:
Rok Avbar
Odnosi z javnostmi/Public relations:
MoJcA OcvirK
Projekt so podprli/ The project was supported by:
Mestna občina Ljubljana-oddelek za kulturo, Centre National de la danse Paris, Krka d.d., Revoz d.d., Francoski inštitut v Sloveniji, Hotel Park, DPG, Siesta, Artrebel 9
Koprodukcija/ Co-production:
Kulturno umetniško društvo Baobab in Cankarjev dom
PREMIERA: 27. marec 2013, Cankarjev dom, Ljubljana
DIA DIASSO DIASSPORA
DIA DIASSO DIASSPORAplesno glasbena predstava
O PREDSTAVI / ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE
Predstava Dia Diasso Diasspora avtorice Maše Kagao Knez je svojevrsten preplet afriške kulture s sodobnim glasbenim in plesnim izrazom, izhajajoč iz osebnih zgodb in izkušenj mednarodne zasedbe ustvarjalcev, ki so vsak na svoj način povezani z Afriko in v svojem delu črpajo iz njene kulture.
Dia v zahodnoafriškem jeziku malinke pomeni blagostanje, Diasso pomeni dober dom (in je hkrati priimek očeta avtorice), medtem ko se Diasspora nanaša na stanje večne razdvojenosti med domovinama obeh staršev, na različne obraze drugačnosti in izkušnje (ne)pripadanja.
Plesno-glasbeni spektakel Dia Diasso Diasspora presega meje držav in kontinentov ter v slovenski kulturni prostor prinaša svežino, spontanost in odprtost.
Premiera predstave Dia Diasso Diasspora je bil obenem osrednji dogodek mednarodnega festivala afriške kulture Baofest 2013 v organizaciji KUDa Baobab.
Ponovitve& gostovanja/ Reprizes & hosting:
28th of March, 30th & 31st of December 2013, Cankarjev dom, Ljubljana, Slovenia
28th of December 2013, Slovene National Theater Nova Gorica, Slovenia
21st of June 2013, Anton Podbevšek Theater, Novo mesto, Slovenia
24th of June 2013, Main stage, Festival Lent, Maribor, Slovenia
Dia Diasso Diasspora by Maša Kagao Knez is a unique mixture of African culture and the expression of modern music and dance. The piece stems from personal stories and experience of its international cast of collaborative authors of whom all are in their own way linked to Africa and source their work from African culture.
The word Dia means prosperity in Malinke, one of the languages of West Africa, Diasso means a good home (the word is also the surname of the choreographer’s father), whilst the word Diasspora speaks about the state of constant dichotomy between the homelands of the two parents and about the many faces of being different or the experience of (not) belonging.
With this striking piece of dance and music its authors have overcome the boundaries of countries and even continents and brought originality, spontaneity and openness onto the Slovenian cultural scene.
The opening night of Dia Diasso Diasspora was also the main event of the international festival of African culture Baofest 2013 organized by KUD Baobab.
Ponovitve& gostovanja/ Reprizes & hosting:
28th of March, 30th & 31st of December 2013, Cankarjev dom, Ljubljana, Slovenia
28th of December 2013, Slovene National Theater Nova Gorica, Slovenia
21st of June 2013, Anton Podbevšek Theater, Novo mesto, Slovenia
24th of June 2013, Main stage, Festival Lent, Maribor, Slovenia
IZ MEDIJEV / FROM THE PRESS
PARADA PLESA, OCENA PLESNE PREDSTAVE
Ljubljana, 11.04.2013 | Daliborka Podboj
Inteligentna slovenska Afričanka. Ali obratno. Maša Kagao Knez je odlična
Najnovejša predstava Dia, Diasso, Diasspora je navdušila
Na odru Linhartove dvorane Cankarjevega doma v Ljubljani je bila po idejnem konceptu in v koreografiji Maše Kagao Knez uprizorjena mednarodna predstava plesa, glasbe in osebnih izpovedi, uprizoritev Dia, Diasso, Diasspora, ki posega po samem vrhu tovrstnih predstav na naši kulturni sceni in nič manj na evropski…
..Pokrajina enakovrednega prepleta plesne in glasbene kulture se začne v poltemi ob liričnem spevu študiranega vokala mezzosopranistke, mednarodne operne in koncertne pevke Irene Yebuah Tiran. Njen čisti glas se sliši kot klic davnine, kot spevni dialog dveh kontinentov, ki umetnike vabi k nadgradnji časa in jih sočasno povezuje s kulturo evro-afriške dediščine. Ko se obzorja širijo in dopolnjujejo, se poraja vedno nekaj novega. In mogoče ravno zavoljo novega umetniškega vzleta je predstava Dia, Diasso, Diasspora zavela čutno toplino optimističnega sožitja, in to prav v času, ko toliko naših mladih doma ne vidi življenjske perspektive in se poskuša srečo izven slovenskih meja.
Enourni plesni projekt Maše Kagao Knez Dia, Diasso, Diasspora inteligentno razpira uprizoritveni prostor, ga polni z gibalno in glasbeno svežino raznolikosti, in ne le kulturnih, ampak tudi tistih pristno človeških individualnih in umetniških vrlin, ki se v kompozicijski celovitosti gledajo, občutijo in slišijo kot orkestralni koncert plesa, glasbe, spevnih glasov in življenjskih usod, v katerem tudi vsak posameznik zablesti v svojem solističnem izlivu, se zlije v melodiko skladne koreografske kompozicije in vtisne svoj pečat časa.
DELO, OCENA PLESNE PREDSTAVE
Ljubljana, 3. 4. 2013| Mojca Kumerdej
Plesna predstava presega razdvojenost med domovinama na afriškem in evropskem kontinentu
Dia Diasso Diasspore avtorice Maše Kagao Knez in njene asistentke bogato razvejane koreografinje Rosane Hribar je kompleksno, inteligentno strukturirana predstava, ki jo odlikuje izvrstna, v nekaj primerih naravnost osupljiva plesna in glasbena izvedba.
JANA
Ljubljana, 9. 4. 2013| J.Z.
Svež pogled na dve stari kulturi afriško in zahodno
Nova plesna predstava Dia Diasso Diasspora plesalke in koreografinje Maše Kagao Knez in skupine soustvarjalcev, je na odru Cankarjevega doma skušala združiti dva različna svetova: afriškega in slovenskega oziroma zahodnega. Nekaterim se zdita nezdružljiva, mnogi pomislijo, da to v današnjem času ne sme biti problem, a bistvo predstave ni v spopadanju s predsodki. Gre za sobivanje dveh identitet v enem človeku, ki druga drugo podpirata, se prepletata, medsebojno nenehno izprašujeta, a nista sprti. Sako in bujna kodrasta frizura, afriški plesni ritmi in salonski čevlji, šolan sopran v ljudski pesmi, igriva sproščenost in potreba po redu – vse to ustvari pristno in iskreno vzdušje, nemalokrat tudi humorno, predvsem pa nabito z eksplozijo ritma. Ta prihaja zdaj iz bobna, zdaj kot da zvijajo telo, zastrto pa se dopolni v pesmi, ki zbuja hrepenenje, čeprav je zapeta v povsem tujem jeziku.
PARADA PLESA (Dance Parade, website)
Ljubljana, 11th of April 2013 | Daliborka Podboj
Intelligent Slovenian African. Or vice versa. Maša Kagao Knez is excellent
The latest show Dia, Diasso, Diasspora gets a raving
On the stage of Linhart Hall of Cankarjev dom in Ljubljana a performance, conceived and choreographed by Maša Kagao Knez and with an international cast was staged. The piece entitled Dia Diasso Diasspora combines dance, music and personal testimonies and reaches the very top class of these kinds of shows not only in the Slovenian cultural landscape but also in Europe.
Maša Kagao Knez’s hour long project Dia Diasso Diasspora cleverly widens the performing space, fills it with fresh movement and musical diversity. It uses not only cultural but also those genuinely human individual’s virtues and artistic virtues which in its compositional unity are seen, felt and heard as an orchestral concert of dance, harmonious voices and life destinies. This allows every individual to shine through their solo confession, merge with the harmony of congruous choreographic composition and impress their own mark of the era.
DELO, Slovenian daily newspaper
Ljubljana, 3rd of April 2013| Mojca Kumerdej
Dance show exceeds being torn between two countries on the African and European continent
Dia Diasso Diasspora by Maša Kagao Knez and her widely divergent assistant choreographer Rosana Hribar is a complexly and intelligently construed piece, distinguished for its excellent and in some cases even astonishing performance of dance and music.
JANA, magazine
Ljubljana, 9th of April 2013| J.Z.
A fresh take on two ancient cultures: African and Western
The latest dance piece Dia Diasso Diasspora created by dancer and choreographer Maša Kagao Knez and the creative team is an attempt to bring together two different worlds: African and Slovenian or Western on the stage of Cankarjev dom. Some will find them irreconcilable, many will think that merging these two worlds should not be a problem this day and age, but the point of the show is not to tackle the prejudices.
It is about coexistence of two identities in a single person, two identities that support each other, intertwine and constantly question each other but are not in disagreement.
A men’s dinner jacket and an Afro, African dance rhythms and high heels, an educated soprano voice singing a folk song, playful leisure and the need for order – all of this creates a genuine and sincere atmosphere, often humorous, but most of all packed with an explosion of rhythm. This explosion sometimes come from a drum, sometimes it feels like it is distorting the body, sometimes it is veiled and complemented in a song which awakens the desire even if it is sung in a completely foreign language.
