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SnakeAwake Performance Group
Hamburger Tanzteam und Band
SnakeAwake, die internationale Tanzgruppe mit Band, performt zeitgenössischen afrikanischen Tanz und Musik in einer rituellen Inszenierung. Unsere Musiker:innen und Tänzer:innen sind in den afrikanischen und in den europäischen Kulturen gleichermaßen zu Hause.
Als international arbeitende Künstler:innen, weiß unser Performance-Team, was es bedeutet, mit Vorurteilen, Ausgrenzung und prekären Lebensverhältnissen konfrontiert zu sein. Integration, Inklusion und Selbstermächtigung sind für sie fortwährende Herausforderung ihrer Lebenskunst. Die Live-Performances laden zur Teilnahme ein – die Grenze zwischen Bühne und Publikum wird spielerisch überwunden.
Sie können uns buchen! Erhalten Sie ein individuelles Angebot ganz auf Ihre Bedürfnisse abgestimmt. Passend für Ihre Veranstaltung besetzen wir das Tanzteam und Band. Gerne spielen wir für Ihre Feier; besonders viel Erfahrung haben wir mit freien Trauungen und Hochzeitsritualen.
Live Performance in Hamburg City - 20. + 21. July
SnakeAwake Concept
A pop-up dance show with African live music
Embark on a mesmerising journey with SNAKEAWAKE, where ancient myths meet contemporary creativity in a vibrant dance and theatre performance. Inspired by a Yoruba creation myth, this production resonates across the globe, celebrating the snake as a powerful symbol of tolerance and diversity.
Why SNAKEAWAKE?
The SnakeAwake performance emerges as an artistic response to the Ritual Dance Pedagogy.
It draws inspiration from the Yoruba creation myth and the elements of the Orisha, who are divine entities from West Africa that embody various aspects of the natural and spiritual worlds.
A long time ago, the gods and spirits ruled the heavens, whilst humans and animals ruled the Earth. Like oil and water, the two worlds did not mix. But one day, the serpent decided to unite them, transforming his long body into a rainbow, and thus connecting heaven and earth. It is said that since then, humans and the divine are eternally one.
Different interpretations of this creation myth can today be heard in the Americas, the Caribbean and the whole African diaspora. In fact, in many indigenous cultures, from Indian to Greco-Roman, Chinese and Native American, the snake is a powerful symbol of tolerance and diversity; and of the connection between the material and spiritual world.
It is this meaning that is ascribed to Snake Awake, a co-created transcultural dance and devised theatre performance with live music that brings back ritual as a central element of culture. By bridging artistic excellence with participatory practices, Snake Awake offers a space for both personal and collective transformation.
Performance Event
Snake Awake is a 30-minute site specific performance that will take place in various locations (initially in Hamburg) in the style of a flash mob in July 2024. It includes: eight dancers; two live musicians; two vocalists and playback tracks.
Team
creative team:
STEPHANIE BANGOURA, concept and artistic direction
MAIMOUNA JALLOW, creative direction
CARMELITA SIWA, choreography
ANETTE STANGENBERG, musical production and singer
KELVYN HALLIFAX, musical production and studio
LASSE BUCCHOP, filmmaker
MIRIAM DEL BARRIO, choreography assistant
GILBERTO FERREIRA, project manager and social media
dance performers:
HAMZA PRIMO
LAURA VECHOT
MIRIAM DEL BARRIO
NICOLÁS VIGNOLO
RODOLPHO SAGBO
YESHIHAREG COMAS
musicians:
ANETTE STANGENBERG, vocalist performer
TEMMIE OVWASA, vocalist performer
MASSA DEMBELE, multi instrumentalist
OUSMANE DIARRA, multi instrumentalist
partnership:
Associació Afro Alamuta
Co-funded by the European Union
