CONCEPT, CHOREOGRAPHY:
Mai Juli Machado
PERFORMERS:
Mai Juli Machado
LIGHT DESIGN:
Amosse Mahoche
MUSIC:
Ezio Bosso, Cucina Povera
SOUND DESIGN:
Amosse Mahoche
COSTUMES:
Sara Machado, Mai Juli Machado
CO-PRODUCTION:
Centre National de La Danse CND
THANKS TO:
Horacio macuacua, Rogerio Manjate
WITH FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF:
Institut Francais
WITH THE SUPPORT OF:
Franco Mozambican Cultural Center, Centre National de la Danse
PREMIERE:
22. 9. 2022, Maputo
DURATION:
25 min
The TANEC PRAHA 2024 Festival takes place under the auspices of the President of the Czech Republic Petr Pavel.
Every young African woman bears a special burden that accompanies her to the end of her life. Mai Júli Machado addresses this cultural and social burden in her solo Sinais Particulares. It draws attention to the unequal status of African women through raw and deeply emotional dance.
"No girl wants to be a victim. Or even vulnerable. That's why she fights."
Mai-Júli Machado Nhapulo is a young dancer and choreographer from Mozambique. She devoted herself to traditional Mozambican and African tribal dances and took part in many workshops with leading contemporary dancers and choreographers such as Idio Chichava or Wim Vandekeybus. She also completed several internships abroad. She won three prizes at the Solo-Dance Theatre Festival Stuttgart in 2023 for her solo Sinais Particulares.
