Six dancers on a stage bathed in pink light. They form a triangle and are all turned to the left. All of them are squatting slightly and have their left arm raised to their head, except for the person at the top. They hold a microphone.

Performance / Dance / Music

Sonya Lindfors

One Drop

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24/14 Euro (conc. from 9 Euro, [k]-Karte from 7 Euro)

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From 13 years on.

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Wednesday

10/23/24

6:00 PM

until 21:00

To kick things off, we would like to invite BIPoC* people to a BIPoC* Hang Out. In a relaxed atmosphere with music and delicious food, there will be the opportunity to exchange ideas and make new connections. As a special highlight, Sonya Lindfors will lead an artist talk with the Hamburg author, actress and curator Naomi Kelechi Odhiambo (Power.Haus) on the topic of ‘Dreaming as an Artist’.

*The event is aimed exclusively at BIPoC. Please only register if you identify as such. This refers to Black, Asian, Indigenous and people who are racialised as ‘ethnic minorities’ such as Roma, Sinti, Jewish or Muslim people.

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Friday

10/25/24

7:30 PM

110 Min.

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Friday

10/25/24

9:20 PM

Audience Talk

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Saturday

10/26/24

7:30 PM

110 Min.

A young Black woman with tightly braided braids looks sideways into the camera with a sceptical expression. She is wearing a pink jacket over a light green turtleneck top and red earrings.

Sonya Lindfors

Working with F(r)ictions – towards decolonial, speculative and feminist stages

ONE DROP is a speculative summoning, a decolonial dream and an operetta – a great work in every respect that pleasurably takes the time and space to dissect Western theatre tradition. Defying definition and belonging to multiple categories, the work dives into the poetics and politics of relations, creating a performance that reignites connections lost or forgotten. The title of the work refers to two separate frameworks; the one drop rhythm which is a reggae style drum beat as well as to the one drop rule of the Race Separation Act, created in the United States in the early 1900s, according to which a single drop of “Black blood” made a person “Black” despite their appearance. With ONE DROP, the award-winning Finnish-Cameroonian choreographer Sonya Lindfors presents her third work at Kampnagel and continues her artistic series exploring power, representation and Black body politics. Sonya Lindfors is also the artistic director and founding member of UrbanApa, an interdisciplinary and counter-hegemonic art community that provides a platform for new ideas and feminist art practices.

Five Black people in white but bloodstained costumes stand in dynamic poses on a stage in front of a white curtain. They all have eccentric facial expressions and each press one fist into the palm of the other.

Two performers on a stage, bathed in red and pink light. Both are on all fours. The person in the front has their head bent, only the back of their head is visible. The person in the background is raised on a small pedestal.

Two dancers performing seperately in a contemporary way on a stage. In the center is a cloud with one of the dancers in its left half. Except for the green top the other person is wearing everything is kept in shades of grey.

Two people of colour in a tender embrace. The person that has their back to us is wearing a light green top and has light hair. The second person has on hand on the back, the other on top of the head of the first person.

A person stands with one leg bent and their hands on their hips on a stage. Their face is contorted to a grimace. They wear a colourful costume made of diverse materials. In the background a white bust is on the floor.

A performer stands with their arms stretched to the sides on a stage. Next to them are speakers, behind them a white bust. The person is wearing a gray T-Shirt and black fuzzy pants. Fog hangs over the stage.

A person sits on a stage, leaning against three stacked speakers. In the background on the right a white bust is standing on the floor. The person wears a neon green, sheer hoodie. The rest of their clothing is black. Fogs hangs over the stage.

Press photos Sonya Lindfors One Drop

With: Sonya Lindfors

Directing, choreography and concept Sonya Lindfors Working group Antonia Atarah, Hamis Ahmed, Geoffrey Erista, Nori Kin, Isabella Shaw, Mariama Slåttøy, Alma Bø Gettachew, Erno Aaltonen, Jussi Matikainen, Sanna Levo, Angel Emmanuel, Aino Koski, Janina Salmela, Sonya Lindfors Contributors to the process Ornilia Ubisse, Judith Arupa, Alen Nsambu, Johanna Karlberg, Jaakko Pallasvuo

ONE DROP is a production of UTT ry and Sonya Lindfors Co-produced by Zodiak – center for new dance, Goethe-Institut (International Coproduction Fund), Big Pulse Dance Alliance (a project co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union), Dance Umbrella, Julidans, Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux, Apap – FEMINIST FUTURES (a project co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union) Residencies Tanzfabrik berlin, KWP Kunstenwerkplaats, Buda Kortrijk, Beursschouwburg Supported by Koneen Säätiö, Suomen Kulttuurirahasto, Alfred Kordelinin säätiö, Nordic Culture Point and by the Finnish Institute as part of the pARTir initiative, funded by the European Union - NextGenerationEU.

Sonya Lindfors

One Drop

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