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Spirit Strategies: Ritual Performance in G/D Thyself

During IFFR the audience is invited to attend and participate in Spirit Strategies, a series of public ritual performances in the installation G/D Thyself. On 28 January with Krump dance performer The Empress (Aissa Traore).

The Empress

Before she was The Empress, she was a warrior.

"Dutch female krump dancer professionally known as The Empress. The Empress is on her journey of Spirit Strategy On Raising Free Black Children because starts with herself. The motherland Africa has planted seeds such as The Empress into the world. The Empress is part of the Free Black Children of today, yet her ancestors had to fight a great battle of breaking the chains around their necks. The Empress comes from a lineage of warriors and she demonstrates the journey of being captivated into becoming the Free Black Child through her dance movement. Her spirit is untamed, raw, unapologetic yet so poised, emotional and filled with passion. This female ruler fights hard to grant the freedom to all her people through the dance style Krump. Her spirit speaks volumes." 

Spirit Strategies: Ritual Performance in G/D Thyself. Aissa Traore (28-01-2020). Photo: Daria Scagliola
date
28/01/2020
time
15:00 – 16:00
 
 
location

Het Nieuwe Instituut
Museumpark 25
3015 CB Rotterdam

 
all activities

G/D THYSELF: Spirit Strategy On Raising Free Black Children was made possible thanks to the generous support of:

Commission Het Nieuwe Instituut
Concept and curation The Ummah Chroma
Team Het Nieuwe Instituut Marina Otero Verzier (Director of Research), Katía Truijen (Senior Researcher)
Installation design Lauri Faggioni
Creative producer Erin WIle
Graphic design Maud Vervenne
In collaboration with International Film Festival Rotterdam
With the support of Stichting Bevordering van Volkskracht