Tister Ikomo
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#WIPCOOP 2020
Choreographer, musician and dancer Tister Ikomo tells a personal story about his journey to Belgium. A story told through traditional and temporal movements, upcycled percussion and music.
‘NZELA NA NGAI’ / My Trail.
In this triptych, you travel with us from Kinshasa ‘La Belle’ to Belgium. A dance performance about trials, transformation and struggle for recognition. Through trash transformed into rhythmic percussion, traditional and contemporary dances and music, choreographer, musician and dancer Tister Ikomo tells a personal story.
Choreography and dance – Tister Ikomo / Coach – Isnelle da Silveira.
With the support of Danspunt, WIPCOOP/MESTIZO ARTS PLATFORM.
Tister Ikomo is a dancer, choreographer and musician who traveled through the different provinces in Congo to study the rich tradition of Congolese dances. In Kinshasa, he is assistant choreographer of the artistic company Arumbaya. He also worked with Alain Platel and Fabrizio Cassol, among others, as a dancer for the show Coup Fatal and as a percussionist for Sidi Larbi.
Imagery
© Karolina Maruszak
Video: Hussein Shabeeb
