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For 400 years, Mozambique was a Portuguese colony – since attaining independence in 1975, the country has been haltingly moving towards freedom.
When Panaibra Gabriel Canda dances, his body reflects the inner turmoil of his homeland, a country marked by tribal affiliations, colonialism, communism and democracy.
To the sounds of Marrabenta, a music style typical of his home-city Maputo, Panaibra Gabriel Canda, one of the most important choreographers of sub-Saharan Africa, thematises his identity while also narrating contemporary Mozambican society through his fascinatingly interpreted miniatures.
For sixty utterly intense minutes, he struggles to free himself from the constraints of history and become his very own sovereign. Dance is his weapon towards personal independence.

Choreography and text Panaibra Gabriel Canda Music Jorge Domingos Light design Myers Godwin Costumes Mama Africa, Lucia Pinto With Panaibra Gabriel Canda and Jorge Domingos

Guest performance. Production CulturArte, Maputo. Coproduction Sylt Quelle Cultural Award for Southern Africa 2009, Goethe-Institut in Johannesburg. With the kind support of Kunstenfestivaldesarts, Brussels, Bates Festival, Lewiston, Maine, Panorama Festival, Rio de Janeiro, VSArtsNM, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Sincere thanks to Jesse Manno, Dan Minzer, Leah Wilks, Cynthia Oliver, Elsa Mulungo, Timoteo Canda

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