Watch this mini-documentary on the research-creation laboratory at the heart of the work, which sheds light on the company's creative process and the socio-economic context in which it takes place. (Spanish with English subtitles)
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Sankofa Danzafro
Detrás del Sur: Danzas para Manuel
Rafael Palacios
Photo © Marcela Gómez. Dancers Vanesa Murillo Mosquera, Jhoan Andrés Mosquera, Yesid Quejada Moreno, Yndira Perea Cuesta, Yeison Moreno Córdoba, Nicolás Mosquera Ramirez.
Photo © Marcela Gómez.
Photo © Marcela Gómez.
Photo © Marcela Gómez.
Photo © Marcela Gómez. Danseuse Yndira Perea.
Artists
Choreographer
Rafael Palacios
Throughout his career, he has strived to develop training processes designed for teachers and dancers of all levels, as well as children. As director of the Steps in the Earth project, he received in 2010 the UN’s recognition for his contribution to Afrodescendent Social Inclusion in Latin America.
Company
Sankofa Danzafro
Artistic Director Rafael Palacios’ motivation has been to rewrite the history of Black communities through the eyes of those directly involved, Afro-descendants in Colombia and elsewhere. Palacios’ view is that history has always been written by the oppressor, while the oppressed were denied a voice. So, utilizing the voices of the Sankofa dancers and musicians, he has been creating choreographies for over 20 years focused on retelling history from a point of view that has been ignored for centuries.
Credits
Choreographic direction Rafael Palacios.
Choreographic assistant Yndira Perea Cuesta.
Lights and set design Álvaro Tobón.
Costume design Diana Echandía.
Research advisor Carlos Correa.
Musical composition Juan José Luna Coha, Harold Enrique Tenorio & Kevin Leandro Cortes.
Musicians Juan José Luna Coha, Gregg Anderson Hudson Mitchell, Danny Mosquera Lemos.
Performers Yndira Perea Cuesta, Piter Alexander Angulo Moreno, Raitzza Nathalia Castañeda Torres, Diego León de los Rios Naranjos, Liliana Hurtado Hinestroza, Katerin Moreno Aguilar, Maryeris Mosquera Batista, Jhoan Andrés Mosquera Ibarguen, Sandra Vanesa Murillo Mosquera, María Elena Murillo, Estayler Osorio Fuentes, William Camilo Perlaza Micolta, Andrea Bonilla Ospina, Sandra Catalina Mosquera Moreno.
Thank you to Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo, 14th Book and Culture Festival, Plu con Pla, South Pacific Folkloric School Foundation TUMAC, Wangari Danza Afrocontemporánea, Nuevo Horizonte Music School - Tumaco, Afro-Colombian Integration House - Mayor's Office of Medellín, 4ESKUELA, Pedro Nel Gómez Museum, University of Manchester- England.
Premiere May 2021, in coproduction with Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo, Bogotá.
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