Two Black men with short hair in pants and white vests stand tenderly intertwined in an artistic movement in front of a bed with a red cover and with a wooden room divider behind it. The scene is darkly lit.
© Christian Schuller
Two Black men with short hair in pants and white vests stand tenderly intertwined in an artistic movement in front of a bed with a red cover and with a wooden room divider behind it. The scene is darkly lit.
© Christian Schuller
A Wa Nibi, We Are Here
Performance

Emmanuel Ndefo

Traces of Ecstasy

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Thursday

6/1/23

8:30 PM

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bis 21:20

»Black men from the Third World need to reveal either to our own peoples or to the Western World a certain shocking fact: We can desire each other« Rotimi Fani-Kayode

Within a bedroom installation, set against the background sounds documented from the hustle and bustle of Lagos city, two men attempt to explore what constitutes the limits of male intimacy and if it is ever possible. During the performance, the audience enters into a bedroom, and can are invited to indulge in a little bit of homo-erotic play. The choreography draws from repressed fantasies of same sex touch, embrace and physical intimacy as a way to transgress cultural constraints imposed on men in Nigeria.

With: Emmanuel Ndefo

Concept and Choreography: Emmanuel Ndefo Dancers: Emmanuel Ndefo and Benson Aky Sound: Jiji and Peter Okotor Dramarturgy: Wen Hui

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