BAMBU is a project that aims to develop cultural relations with Africa based on genuine and concrete mutual respect. Its purpose is to promote the circulation of contemporary African dance and theatre works in our country, offering the public the opportunity to engage with the ideas and creations of artists working in cultural and social contexts very different from those in Europe.

Three very different solos demonstrate how contemporary Western theatre is being influenced by encounters with diverse traditional cultures and current social and political issues.

Un voyage autour de mon nombril denounces the unfair difficulties faced by Madagascan citizens when travelling, but it is also an attempt to address this issue. “If it is difficult for us to travel from one country or city to another, let us take this opportunity to travel within ourselves.”

Naka tša go rwešwa begins with the word “discovery”: the “discoveries” made by foreigners in Africa, and the symbolic and physical violence with which new names were imposed on people, places, and objects after these encounters. These names were intended to erase histories, meanings, and identities.

Becoming an artist is very difficult in Burkina Faso, especially within a family that openly opposes this path. Aziz was supported only by one aunt, who became a pillar of strength and hope for him throughout his training. Her death inspired Chute Perpétuelle, a work that also serves as an act of remembrance and care.