Residencies

• 14.04 > 26.04.2025

Hope in the Feminine

Elikia emits a sound, a syl­la­ble, begins to move. She does not under­stand what she is saying, for her lan­gu­a­ge is foreign to her. Languages, coun­tries — they do not yet exist… She is only sound, syl­la­ble, per­cus­si­on. And yet, she alrea­dy wants to say something.

Little by litt­le, the sound beco­mes a song, the syl­la­bles turn into words. She remem­bers her mother, her grand­mo­ther, all the women within her who utte­red this sound befo­re her.

And she dan­ces that fire, she sings that water.
But what does she want to tell us?
Let’s listen…

Elikia is an encoun­ter bet­ween women artists from Kinshasa and Brussels. A mee­ting of their voi­ces, their lan­gu­a­ges, their sounds and songs, their move­ments and tra­di­ti­ons. A search for con­nec­ti­on in a world ruled by division.

“Elikia” means hope in Lingala. Where do we draw hope from?
This pro­ject blends music, dan­ce, and the­a­tre to offer a res­pon­se that is plu­ral and femi­ni­ne. Elikia speaks of the woman who moves through life, at times with strength, at times with ten­der­ness. Whether in Belgium, in Congo, or els­e­whe­re in the world.