Serge Aimé Coulibaly – Back to Kidal

In Back to Kidal choreographer Serge Aimé Coulibaly connects the origins of the blues with a contemporary quest for freedom. With Faso Danse Théâtre, spoken word by Odile Sankara and blues guitar. African in origin and universal in reach, the blues carries the voice of those who have weathered storms. In their involuntary crossing to America, the enslaved brought their musical tradition with them. There it grew into the blues, a genre of perseverance and dignity. In Back to Kidal, choreographer Serge Aimé Coulibaly, born in Burkina Faso and now based in Brussels, departs from that musical heritage. The story unfolds in a powerful performance by Faso Danse Théâtre, accompanied by spoken word artist Odile Sankara. Kidal is a resource-rich environment with, among other things, small gold mines and iron and copper reserves, but above all postcolonial tensions prevail. In this odyssey, it is a symbolic place in the Mali Kingdom, which had a centuries-old musical tradition. The cradle of Afro-blues. Characteristic blues guitar sounds live as a connecting thread through the performance and links the different scenes with a musical heritage that is deeply rooted in Africa. Expect a captivating story about the quest for self-determination. A contemporary epic in which pride and resilience resound from a long history of struggle and resistance.