»Azúcar« Antonya Silva
In the organizer's words:
An event of the Black Story MonthBremen
Information about the piece
In the performance "Azúcar", Hamburg artist Antonya Silva relates the Afro-Cuban dances and practices of the Regla de Ocha or Santerìa religion to the Cuban exile experience. The title of this autobiographically inspired exploration of Afro-Cuban culture and the diaspora is the exclamation "Azúcar!". This was coined by Cuban salsa great Celia Cruz. In her songs and at Cuban parties, it stands for an expression of joy. At the same time, it points to the diasporic dimension of Afro-Cuban culture, which developed as a result of the slave trade and the cultivation of goods such as sugar.
Based on interviews with Cuban exiles, Antonya Silva, together with dancer and choreographer Yorgenis Danger Garcia, creates an immersive ritual that explores the Afro-Cuban experience in Germany between exclusion, self-empowerment and exoticization.
Information about the artists
Antonya Silva works across disciplines with a focus on performance, dance and installation. She completed her Master's degree in Performance Studies at the University of Hamburg in 2021. She showed her final project 23040 Stunden at Kampnagel in 2021 and at the Fluctoplasma Festival in October 2022. In her artistic work, she pursues the search for postcolonial narratives and puts Black perspectives in Germany at the center of attention. Most recently, she worked with Mabel Preach in "Escape the Room, fight the Power" (2020), "Aphro Space Phunk" and "At the End of the Revolution" (2023). Antonyasilva.com INSTAGRAM: aaaantonya
Yorgenis Danger Garcia completed his training as a folklore and modern dancer at the Escuela Nacional de Arte (ENA) in Havana. In 2004, he graduated with honors from the Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA) in Havana as a dance teacher. After completing his studies, he began teaching at the ISA and worked with the Compania de Danza Folclorica de Cienfuegos as a solo dancer and choreographer. He has lived in Germany since 2008 and teaches there, focusing on modern dance and folklore / Afro-Cuban dance. In Bremen he is active in the dance and cultural association Casa Cultural and teaches Afro-Cuban dances internationally.
Information on accessibility
The performance lasts about 60 minutes without intermission.
In German and Spanish spoken language.
The audience joins the performers on stage. This is steplessly accessible.
Further information on the accessibility of our premises can be found here. If you have any questions, please contact us at ticket@schwankhalle.de or 0421 520 80 70.
Credits
Concept, artistic direction: Antonya Silva
Choreography: Yoyo Danger García
Performance: Yasiela Gómez Rodriguez, Yurney Hugo Blanco Cabrera
Stage design: Sarah Seini
Costume design: Meret Zürcher
Sound design: Kris Jakob
Music Composition: Carlos Andrés Rico
Production management: Flora Janzen
Dramaturgical advice: Regina Rossi, Janis Jirotka
Co-production: Kampnagel International Summer Festival and Körber Foundation. Funded by the Körber Foundation as part of "Exil Heute-Produktionsresidenzen Für Künstler*innen" by Kampnagel and Körber Foundation as well as the Ministry of Culture and Media of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg.
Guest performance with the kind support of the Karin and Uwe Hollweg Foundation.
Price information:
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