Prototype Festival: 'Cion: Requiem of Ravel’s Bolero'
Free
Set in a graveyard filled with the persistent cries of visitors in mourning and the poignant music of Isicathamiya singers (an a cappella singing style originating from the Zulus), Cion: Requiem of Ravel’s Boléro vividly elicits emotions associated with the loss of life. Physically charged and visually striking, the work is choreographed by South African native and internationally-known choreographer Gregory Vuyani Maqoma. Cion draws inspiration from author Zakes Mda’s novel, Cion, and Maurice Ravel’s Boléro, and is, in Maqoma’s words, “a lament, a requiem required to awaken a part of us, the connection to the departed souls.”
A production of Vuyani Dance Theatre. Music by Nhlanhla Mahlangu.
About the Festival: Over the course of nine festivals, PROTO has transitioned from potential to essential. In January of 2013, PROTOTYPE soared onto the scene with five genre-defying pieces and has since produced and presented 63 innovative works and welcomed 2,034 artists through our proverbial doors. As our 10th anniversary approaches, we’re eager to celebrate all that PROTOTYPE has contributed to the field. Join us as we look back at art from the Netherlands to New York to South Africa and beyond to reflect on the cutting-edge work PROTOTYPE has championed and where our esteemed artists will lead us in the next ten years.
Cion: Requiem of Ravel’s Boléro will stream November 18 at 3pm Eastern / 12pm Pacific. Following the stream join Creator & Choreographer Gregory Maqoma for a virtual conversation
All streams are live on the PROTOTYPE homepage for one showing only. Each stream will be followed by a conversation with the creators.
No registration required, free to attend from anywhere in the world.
Broadcast will be posted here (scroll down to find the relevant work and stream date): http://prototypefestival.org/shows/opera-theatre-x/
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