On a very dark stage stands a Black man with a bald head and a dazzling blue coat. He holds his head back, eyes closed and hands clasped in front of him. At the back, three other men in suits and hats dance towards him.
© Jean-Marc Virgin
On a very dark stage stands a Black man with a bald head and a dazzling blue coat. He holds his head back, eyes closed and hands clasped in front of him. At the back, three other men in suits and hats dance towards him.
© Jean-Marc Virgin
International Summer Festival 2024
Dance

Jeremy Nedd / Impilo Mapantsula

Blue Nile to the Galaxy Around Olodumare

Summer Festival darlings envision the future with cosmic jazz and the virtuosic moves of Pantsula, inspired by new galaxies and two jazz legends.

Tickets:

36 / 18 / 9 (conc. from 9 Euro, 50 % conc. with Festivalkarte)

Past dates

A gloomy graphic in black, gray and pink with the words INTERNATIONAL SUMMER FESTIVAL running across it. In the middle is a swirl.
International Summer Festival 2024
Photo collage: On the left, a young Black man in a bright blue suit, hands clasped behind his back. On the right, an older man dancing with his knee bent in front of a house backdrop.
Jeremy Nedd / Impilo Mapantsula
Dance Workshop
www.jeremynedd.com
Impilo Mapantsula @ Instagram

In 2022, Jeremy Nedd & Impilo Mapantusla stormed the Summer Festival with three sold-out, jubilant shows. Their new work BLUE NILE TO THE GALAXY AROUND OLODUMARE is the third collaboration between the South African group and the Basel-based US choreographer, who recently won the Swiss Grand Prix in Performing Arts. In response to the cosmic jazz music of Alice Contrane and Bheki Mseleku, they explore the afrofuturistic potential of improvisation through Pantsula, the high-speed, virtuosic dance form that, during apartheid, gave voice to an entire generation. From the powerful and lyrical jive style of today's Pantsula echo past struggles against oppression. And inspired by interstellar phenomena like the birth of galaxies or the death of a star, space and time condense on stage to create a highly dynamic and poetic evening.

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Two people dance with minimal movements on a misty, gloomy stage. A bright, warm beam of light comes from a spotlight at the top left.
© Laura Knuesel
A slim, balding Black man dances on a dark stage. He wears an elegant blue coat and snaps his fingers. A white cone of light shines onto the stage from behind. Three people step onto the stage in the background.
© Laura Knuesel
A large black circle hangs on a very foggy, dark stage, which is illuminated from behind. At the front left, a person hops up loosely and casts a small shadow on the floor.
© Laura Knuesel
Four men dance towards each other on a dark, misty stage. Their knees are bent and their arms are stretched out in front of each other.
© Laura Knuesel
Two black men dance next to each other on a dark, foggy stage. A beam of light from a spotlight comes from the top right.
© Laura Knuesel
On a dark, misty stage, three people walk around with sweeping steps. A large black circle hangs at the top right, illuminated from behind as if it were shining itself.
© Laura Knuesel
In a very dark room, a soft light shines from the top left. Four people step energetically into the centre of the picture. They are wearing dazzling jackets.
© Jean-Marc Virgin
In a dark, foggy stage space, a person dances with bent arms and is illuminated from behind.
© Jean-Marc Virgin
On a very dark stage stands a Black man with a bald head and a dazzling blue coat. He holds his head back, eyes closed and hands clasped in front of him. At the back, three other men in suits and hats dance towards him.
© Jean-Marc Virgin

Press photos Jeremy Nedd / Impilo Mapantsula
© Zivanai Matangiapplication/zip, 38.77 MB
Evening program: Jeremy Nedd / Impilo Mapantsula: Blue Nile to the Galaxy Around Olodumare
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With: Jeremy Nedd, Impilo Mapantsula

Concept, Choreography, Performance Jeremy Nedd Performance & Choreography Sibongile Mathebula, Sicelo Xaba, Thomas Motsapi, Bonakele Masethi, Sello Modiga Sound Design Fabrizio Di Salvo, Rej Deproc Stage Laura Knüsel Costume Tara Mabiala Engineering & Lighting Design Thomas Giger Dramaturgy Anta Helena Recke Production Caroline Froelich (Moin Moin Productions)

Co-Production Internationales Sommerfestival Kampnagel, ARSENIC Centre d’art scénique contemporain, Kaserne Basel, Kunstenfestivaldesarts, Festival Tangente - Festspielhaus St. Pölten, SPIELART Theaterfestival Supported by Fachausschuss Tanz & Theater BS/BL, Pro Helvetia

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