DAMBUDZO

Before THE SHOW:
On Friday 17 October, a screening of the film NORA* (30 mins) to 19:00 by David Hinton and Alla Kovgan (TBC) @HALLES

AFTER THE SHOW:
On Friday 17 October, there will be a small talk (En) with nora chipaumire and Marie Umuhoza** @HALLES - Conversation about the work Dambudzo and spaces for collective reinvention.
On Saturday 18 October, there will be an after party with nora chipaumire @BOZAR (7 p.m. to 1 a.m.)

Met Dambudzo opent de Zimbabwaanse choreografe Nora Chipaumire een hybride ruimte, vrij van genders en classificaties. Geïnspireerd door het woord "dambudzo" (problemen in het Shona) en het werk van haar landgenoot en schrijver Dambudzo Marechera, heeft ze een heterogeen werk gecreëerd dat bijzonder goed tot zijn recht komt in bijzondere locaties zoals de Hallen van Schaarbeek.

Schilderijen, beeldhouwwerken, geluiden, dans... Al deze expressievormen werken samen om de bruisende sfeer van de shebeens, de underground kroegen in de townships van zuidelijk Afrika, te doen herleven. Zonder opgelegd kader, zonder scheiding tussen artiesten en toeschouwers, daagt Dambudzo het koloniale erfgoed uit en nodigt het het publiek uit om zich te laten meevoeren door de pulsaties. Nora Chipaumire creëert op die manier een intense en bevrijdende ervaring.

* Screening of NORA, by David Hinton and Alla Kovgan.
This short film is inspired by real events in the life of dancer Nora Chipaumire, born in Zimbabwe in 1965. In the film, Nora returns to the country of her childhood and embarks on a journey through some of the most memorable moments of her youth. Using acting and dance, she brings her story to life in a fast-paced poem of sounds and images. Filmed entirely in South Africa, Nora also features a multitude of local artists and dancers of all ages, from young students to elderly grandmothers. Much of the music was specially composed by a legend of Zimbabwean music: Thomas Mapfumo.

* * Marie Umuhoza (Nairobi, 1996) is a multidisciplinary creative producer based in Brussels. With an ingenious and intuitive approach, she develops her practices as a programmer, curator, poet, playwright, moderator and speaker.
From 2020 to 2024, she worked as artistic coordinator and programmer at Decoratelier, where she explored the different dynamics that can emerge from intentional spaces. Since 2022, she has been a member of the nomadic platform Gouvernement, where she co-programmes the BREAKFASTCLUB format.
In 2023, she became artistic director and programmer of the multidisciplinary festival Africa is/in the Future, dedicated to contemporary Afro and diasporic futurology in Brussels. In the same year, she also joined La Bellone as associate playwright.
In 2025, she is conducting research on the transdisciplinary performance Holy, in collaboration with Martha Canga Antonio and Vivi Focquet.