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  • Faustin Linyekula: Standing Up Against Violence in Congo

    Faustin Linyekula: Standing Up Against Violence in Congo

    Standing Up Against Violence: Faustin Linyekula’s Congo Work The new work from Congolese choreographer Faustin Linyekula, developed with musician-filmmaker Franck Moka and performer Inès Mangominja, arrives in Lausanne with a forceful, intimate vocabulary. The piece lasts about an hour and lands like a resounding clap: sound, gesture, and almost complete silence on stage, all choreographed…

  • Faustin Linyekula: Standing Up to Violence in Congo

    Faustin Linyekula: Standing Up to Violence in Congo

    Introduction In a new, searing collaboration between dancer Faustin Linyekula and a team of Congolese and international artists, the Congo’s history of conflict is translated into a live, almost silent, one-hour performance. Entitled by its creator as a statement that begins with a simple act—standing up—the piece turns physicality, sound, and projection into a powerful…

  • Faustin Linyekula: Standing Up as Protest in Congo

    Faustin Linyekula: Standing Up as Protest in Congo

    Overview: A One-Hour Event with a World of Impact In a program that runs for a concise hour, Faustin Linyekula’s latest collaboration unfolds as a seismic experience rather than a traditional spectacle. The piece is described as almost mute, a concert of gesture and breath that crescendos through movement, imagery, and percussion. It centers on…