Olivier Tarpaga‘s humanist piece Once the Dust Settles Flowers Bloom is the first of three concerts in the Timbuktu Grooves Festival celebrating the vibrant sounds and rhythms of the African continent and its diaspora. The piece sheds light on refugees of Burkina Faso and the Sahel region, who were displaced after fleeing from the shadow of jihadists. Seven dancers and five musicians from Burkina Faso, Mali, Senegal, Benin, Morocco and France will channel the strength and beauty of this displaced population. This performance will begin with a brief moderated conversation with Olivier Tarpaga. This performance will begin with a brief moderated conversation with Olivier Tarpaga and Professor Nicole Myers Turner from the Department of Religion. BONUS: Afrobeats After-Party! Join us for a post-show after-party at the McCarter Lobby, featuring drink specials, live DJ, and dancing! The performance is in partnership with McCarter Theatre Center, Seuls en Scène, Princeton French Theater Fes
A new season brings exciting works by the likes of (La)Horde collective and Ligia Lewis, as well as classics from New York City Ballet and Alvin Ailey.
With six dancers and five musicians who count themselves among the best in Africa, Olivier Tarpaga (Lester Horton Award-winning choreographer/director of the African Music Ensembles of Princeton University) confronts the tragedy of his homeland with a “feminist Africanist” piece that carries the hope that once the dust has settled, flowers will bloom again, and the songs and dances will return. Show includes reading in French. Purchase tickets through McCarter Box Office.
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