Dance & ballet Saturday 14 October 2023 Afrovibes: Deus Nos Acudi photo: Ivan Barros Practical information Theater KikkerGanzenmarkt 143512 GD Utrecht View location € 5.00 - € 10.00 What are our physical and emotional possibilities of finding freedom and security in a world of traditions, symbols, consumer culture and racial differences. A world as it was formed during colonial history. Mozambican choreographer Pak Ndjamena asks the question whether our body is free or is it controlled and bound. Is our body original and autonomous or are our body’s experiences and identity influenced by the cultural pattern in which we find ourselves. To what extent is our body influenced in its movements, posture and reactions to the environment by traditions, oral traditions, symbols, manuscripts and prescribed bodily movements that surround us. What can and cannot be done, what is allowed and not allowed. Artistic starting point of Deus Nos Acudi is the relationship between the body, history, power, religion and culture. In Deus Nos Acudi, Pak Ndjamena explores how traditions and the cultural context in which we live determine our attitudes towards others. In his dance, he expresses fierce issues of racial identity, tradition, ritual and doubt. Deus Nos Acudi is the live dance version of a dance film previously made by Ndjamena. Previously seen at LALANBIK Temps Fort Maputo 2021, French Cultural Centre Maputo 2022 Advertisement Museum & exhibitions Museum & exhibitions Statement Chairs Centraal Museum Date Sat 23 Sep to Sun 14 Jan Time tu to su: 11:00 - 17:00 Museum & exhibitions Museum & exhibitions Annex: Thierry Oussou - Impossible is nothing Centraal Museum Date Sat 23 Sep to Sun 14 Jan Time tu to su: 11:00 - 17:00 Museum & exhibitions Museum & exhibitions Fashion for God Museum Catharijneconvent Date Sat 14 Oct to Sun 21 Jan Time various times Advertisement Museum & exhibitions Museum & exhibitions Dollface EXboot Date Thu 30 Nov to Sun 24 Dec Time various times Kids Kids The most beautiful nativity scene in the Netherlands. Museum Catharijneconvent Date Thu 14 Dec to Sun 14 Jan Time various times Music Music Bayka dB's Studio Date Sat 16 Dec Time 20:30 - 23:30 Kids Kids The Day of the Short Film: Kids Hoogt in Bieb Neude Date Sat 23 Dec - Sun 24 Dec Time various times More agenda Agenda More inspiration in Utrecht Dance & ballet Tipping Point Podium Hoge Woerd Date Sat 2 Dec Time 20:30