NDELO

In a deep and intimate quest, Tina Bokata opens herself to her own identity and origins. She chooses to go back to her village, many kilometres away from Kinshasa, to ask and understand the ancestral traditions of her culture. The Lokele, a subgroup of the ethnic group Mongo (Anamongo), have imposed numerous restrictions on women. Restrictions that Tina is looking to decipher and question by breaking down personal and cultural barriers.

NDELO is both a tribute to the Lokele culture and a call to emancipation.

Moto na Moto

In Lingala, “moto” means fire, a close friend, the head, or even a trustworthy person. Steeped by those multiple meanings, the show presents two dancers with strikingly different styles. One embodies fire (moto), energy, passion and intensity. The other, facing him, embodies the close friend (moto) emanating a calming, stable and reassuring presence. Vibrant, explosive and vigorous, they meet and interact through movement with fluidity, restraint and softness. By bringing together these two dancers with disparate styles, Moto na Moto transforms the stage into a living tableau of diversity. A reflection on human beings in all their complexities.

KININI

In the heart of Kinshasa working-class neighbourhood, KININI (meaning “bitterness” in Lingala) explores life in Kinshasa through hip-hop. It questions the cultural identities and diversity of the city, tackling social inequalities and demands against the authorities that largely inhabit it.

Since the 1990s, hip-hop has been resonating in Kinshasa with the challenges of a city marked by poverty and socio-economic challenges. Using Lingala and Ndombolo rhythms.

KININI merges hip-hop culture and Kinshasa traditions, creating a hybrid piece between rap, dance and street art. Mixing SAPE, Rumba, local languages, customs and beliefs. Resilience and Creativity offer a new perspective at the intersection of hip-hop culture and Kinshasa traditions.