Residencies

• 05.08 > 09.08.2024
• 01.07 > 05.07.2024
• 11.03 > 23.03.2024

In a uni­ver­se torn apart by con­flict, lost souls seek to recon­nect with their ance­stral beliefs. Guided by Mino, the supre­me god­dess, and the divi­ne mothers, Kongi Milka Mbunga explo­res the vita­li­ty hid­den in the past. Through a series of poe­tic sce­nes, she dis­co­vers the power of mor­tal exis­ten­ce, illu­mi­na­ted by the sacred essen­ce of their eter­nal gui­des. Celles qui man­quent is a spi­ri­tu­al quest that cele­bra­tes resi­lien­ce and the deep con­nec­ti­on bet­ween the past and the present.

This sets the tone for an intro­spec­ti­ve and moving jour­ney, in which each ima­ge repre­sents a facet of the human soul in search of mea­ning and sere­ni­ty. Celles qui man­quent invi­tes each vie­wer to reflect on their own exis­ten­ce and dis­co­ver the time­less power that resi­des in each of us, sup­por­ted by the leg­a­cy of pre­vious generations.

This per­for­man­ce is the result of her research into the pla­ce of black women in African and Western soci­e­ty. Driven by a deep com­mit­ment, she has set herself the goal of high­ligh­ting the often over­loo­ked role of fema­le war­ri­ors who bra­ve­ly fought against colo­ni­za­ti­on. From the 17th to the end of the 19th cen­tu­ry, the­se his­to­ri­cal figu­res play­ed a cru­ci­al role in the resis­tan­ce movement.

Kongis pro­ject is a fas­ci­na­ting explo­ra­ti­on that brings together the past and the pre­sent to reve­al the true his­to­ry of the Minoans. Through vivid sta­ging, it debunks per­sis­tent pre­ju­di­ces that have unfor­tu­na­te­ly dis­tor­ted their pre-colo­ni­al his­to­ry, with the aim of brin­ging to light an authen­tic and fair nar­ra­ti­ve, the­re­by res­to­ring the Minoans to their rightful pla­ce in history.