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kolochi baw première fari foni waatii , mali 

kolochi baw​​​
group dance theater piece
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an odyssey of time.

of vibration,

where the body delivers what it hides

and where the scream is transformed.

 

give in,

surrender to the cause

the social, political and ancestral cause

of the sacrifice.

 

give in,

surrender to the cause.

 

after all,

a declaration of love

to vibration, to life.

 

aïda colmenero dïaz, 

bamako (mali) january 2022

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directed and choreography : aïda colmenero dïaz,

with fily kanté, ousmane belém koné, arsène désire ndayshimiye, ana maíra favacho, lou djehinan veronique/clarisse sagna

assistant estelle foli

set design architecture aïda colmenero dïaz , angel fulla

production bamako (mali) 2022 by cía aïda colmenero dïaz, pina bausch foundation, africa moment and fari foni waatiin coproduction with instituto nacional de las artes escénicas y música del gobierno de españa, casa africa, acción cultural española, mercat de les fors and terrassa arts escèniques

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kolochi baw is a work created by aïda colmenero dïaz during her choreography fellowship awarded by the Pina Bausch Foundation.

created in Bamako  Fari Foni Wati, with residencies in: Barcelona, Teatro Principal de Terrassa, Sala Lichtburg at the Pina Bausch Wuppertal Centre 

Performed at the Mercat de les Flors, Teatro Principal de Terrassa,  Pina Bausch Zentrum, Punpenhaus Theater, and the National Theatre of Tunisia

80 mins

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kolochi baw' in bambara, one of the central languages in mali, means 'the guardians'. these guardians are the guardians of time, of vibration and of sacrifice; the three themes dealt with in this piece in a collective way.

of sacrifice; the three themes dealt with in this piece in a collective way.

kolochi baw was created in 2022 in bamako, mali, at a historic moment for the country and for the entire african continent: for the first time, the country decides to expel the french institutional presence and begins to rise up as a people. kolochi baw offers a reflection on the still latent presence of Western imperialism and post-colonialism in african territories, and the role played by the continent's politicians in dismantling the continued subjugation of its peoples and interests to the global north. the work also reflects on the sacrifices linked to the processes of social and political uprisings, through an in-depth reading of the sacrifices that were necessary to carry out the uprisings of the great architectural edifices built by humanity. a manifesto about how we build the world we live in, the conceptual but also physical place of our existence and that of our ancestors. kolochi baw puts on stage the guardians of ancestry in modernity, the guardians of the processes of construction. the guardians of the new modernity.

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the idea of construction is very present throughout the piece, the physical and spiritual construction necessary to be able to carry out the great constructions.
the theme of light as something essential in the construction of the home. the intimate space of each home in each temple. the traditional way of construction versus the modern way of construction and light in tradition and modernity.
versus the modern way of building and light in tradition and modernity

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kolochi baw / the aïda colmenero dïaz company at pina bausch zentrum & lichtburg

in 2021, aïda made history by becoming the first spanish creator to receive the prestigious pina bausch fellowship for her outstanding choreographic work. As part of this award, the choreographer created the piece “kolochi baw,” a work that reflects on the sacrifices linked to the construction processes of humanity’s great buildings, which premiered in spain at the mercat de les flors.

in 2023, aïda made history once again, this time in two ways: she was invited to premiere the work at the pina bausch zentrum and to undertake an artistic residency at lichtburg, the historic space where Pina Bausch created most of her repertoire. this interview delves into the residency process in wuppertal, where she became the first spanish choreographer invited to these two spaces of major significance in the universal history of dance.

aïda colmenero dïaz  danza teatro artes escénicas  y visuales

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