ROOTS IN ROUTES a musical journey about the connection between Congolese and Cuban Rumba music ism Enrique Noviello (Bandoneon & Saxophone, Murga) and Yodi Omankoy (musician, specialist Bantu music).
An examination of the journey of instruments and the evolution of rhythms through continents and centuries.
Pics by Victoriano Moreno
MY HOUSE
a dance performance about house music and culture ism Zach Swagga. An examination of the origins and symbols of various traditions influencing the house movement and music.
BUREN
a participatory workshop series around theater with and for young people together with Aรฏcha Cissรฉ and Nabil Mallat as coaches. An introduction to the creative process of making theater. Through the reenactment of everyday scenes, learn about and gain insight into the creation process of tomorrow’s culture. This workshop series at Rataplan is part of a program they were already starting at the Kiel.
Junior Akwety – singer, songwriter and actor – His music has taken him halfway around the world, from Los Angeles to Cape Town. He starred in recent years in the productions Malcolm X and L’Homme de La Mancha and most recently in Who’s Tupac? (KVS). Besides performing, he also wants to work as a creator with new concepts and artistic languages, forging alliances with artists from different disciplines. The residencies MY HOUSE and Roots in Routes are in collaboration with MESTIZO ARTS PLATFORM and Rataplan.