Tolon ké!
Tolon Ké! is a vibrant dance concert performed by four dancers and a guitarist. They invite the audience to celebrate with them, to move and to fully immerse themselves in the rhythm of the music and of the pulsating human heart. An experience that will have you on your feet in an instant.
Festival Julidans
Programme section Julidans Open Air
Dutch premiere
Location Vondelpark
Run time nnb
Language Language no problem
Tolon Ké!
Tolon Ké! is derived from Dioula (Jula), a Mande language widely spoken in West Africa, especially in Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire and Mali. The expression refers to a sentiment akin to ‘let us rejoice’ and is a call to experience a moment of pure joy.
Julidans takes this energetic dance concert outdoors, to the open-air stage of the Vondelpark Openluchttheater. Four dancers, accompanied by a vocalist/guitarist, take the audience on an exuberant celebration – not merely as spectators, but to participate, to feel and to embrace the rhythm. This creates a bond and joy – a bright spot as an antidote to a sombre world.
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In recent years, the Faso Danse Théâtre from Burkina Faso has increasingly interwoven the rhythm of the human heart into its choreographies. Choreographer Serge Aimé Coulibaly, who has previously worked with prominent personalities such as Alain Platel and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, is working with his dancers to explore how this pulsating rhythm – the basis of life, a constant pulse that connects us to the world – in conjunction with an actively engaged audience, can create an even more intense dance experience.
Faso Danse Théâtre is known for its dynamic approach to African dance, in which the rich traditions of Burkina Faso in particular merge with contemporary dance and social themes. The choreographies, steeped in social and political issues, explore human motivations, identity and the complexity of the modern world.
More about Serge Aimé Coulibaly
Born in Burkina Faso in 1972, Serge Aimé Coulibaly is a choreographer and performer working internationally since 2002. His physically charged, politically engaged work includes C LA VIE, WAKATT and Kalakuta Republik, presented in theatres and festivals worldwide. He has collaborated with artists such as Alain Platel, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Julie Dossavi and Australia’s Marrugeku Company. His work invites collective reflection through movement, resistance and hope.
Credits
production Faso Danse Théâtre
co-production Kanal Centre Pompidou Brussels
concept & choreography Serge Aimé Coulibaly
choreographic assistance Sayoub Sigue
Created and performed by Suzie Babin/ Arsène Etaba, Ida Faho, Jean Robert Koudogbo-Kiki, Sayoub Sigue, Patrick Kabré
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music Patrick Kabré
dramaturgy Sara Vanderieck
stage, light and technical direction Herman Coulibaly
coordination and communication Marta Bigus
distribution Frans Brood Productions
