CONVERGE+ DANCE COMPANY. IDIO CHICHAVA

VAGABUNDUS is a performance in which 13 dancers never stop dancing and singing old and current Mozambican songs, gospel and baroque motifs, baring their souls. It shows that when we are together, we can exceed our potential. The explosive impact of dance and voices needs no sets, elaborate costumes or lighting effects to touch the audience. The ritual steps and movements break down into component parts that are reconnected in a narrative of life; life as a constant journey, of coming together and being together in a group, a collective, a community. VAGABUNDUS no és, doncs, una col·lecció, sinó una progressió creixent de danses imbuïdes d’orígens, patrimoni i identitat, i cançons que expliquen històries personals. Chichava ens convida a retrobar el nostre cos global, el nostre veritable jo que celebra la vida. Per al coreògraf, les dimensions emocionals de la dansa són les més importants, més que no pas les tècniques.

Idio Chichava is a dancer, choreographer, and artistic director of Converge+ Dance Company from Mozambique. After a successful career in France, he returned to his home country and began working actively to promote creative exchange, free dance education for local communities, and the presentation of performances in public spaces. His focus includes multidisciplinary productions and creative collaborations so that everyone has a space to explore their inner world and coexist with others. He has collaborated with a number of artists, including Panaibra Gabriel, Horacio Macuacua, Cristina Moura, Thomas Hauert, David Zambrano, Frank Micheletti, Boyzie Cekwana, Qudus Onikeku, Marcel Gbefa, Djodjo Kasadi, Faustin Lienkula and others. He has participated in artist residencies and tours in more than 30 countries in Europe, Asia, and Africa. Úwarded the State Diploma of France, Chichava lives between Mozambique and France, where he has collaborated in the choreographies of the French company Kubilai Khan Investigations since 2005.

Company Converge+ / Concept and Choreography Idio Chichava / Assistance and Rehearsal Direction Osvaldo Passirivo / Performance Açucena Chemane, Arminda Teimizira, Calton Muholove, Cristina Matola, Fernando Machaieie, Judite Novela, Mauro Sigauque, Martins Tuvanji, Nilégio Cossa, Osvaldo Passirivo, Patrick Manuel Sitoe, Stela Matsombe, Vasco Sitoe / Lightining Phayra Baloi / Tour Management Silvana Pombal
Production Yodine Produções / Partnership Companhia Nacional de Canto e Dança (CNCD) KINANI – Plataforma Internacional de Dança Contemporânea One Dance

Una Hora Abans: May, Saturday 2

Workshop d’Idio Chichava: May, Sunday 3 (+ info soon)