Nkama is a musical juggling solo where rhythm, movement and voice combine to become a very personal and expressive scenic art work. The title means “time” in Changana, a language spoken in southern Mocambique, and the performance explores the way we experience the tempo, the flow and the variability of time. The tempo of the piece oscillates between stillness and intensity when Dimas Tivane plays with moments that stretch out, disappear and suddenly reappear. The result is a compelling and gripping adventure.

Dimas Tivane is a dancer, musician, juggler and singer and in Nkama he gathers his artistic  specialties in a unique scenic language. To him, juggling is rhythm. The sound of each object becomes part of the music and each movement becomes a part of the composition. He creates music with his body, his voice and the objects that surround him. In the performance space, everyday objects change into musical instruments and a juggler’s tools. A chair, an orange, a set of keys, a water bottle – they all get new life in his hands. The public is invited to listen in and to participate, and they feel the magnetism of a rhythmic flow in the meeting of song, play and precise performance.

CREDIT LIST

Concept, Creator and Performer: DIMAS TIVANE
Composer: EXXOS METKAKOLA
Outside Eye: GUILLAUME MARTINET
Artistic Support: EMILIE SACCOCCIO
Choreographic Support: SATCHIE NORO
Juggling Support: TOM NEYRET & ANTHONY SALGUEIRO
Musical Support: MARIUS PÉLISSIER & LEEDYAH BARLAGNE

Partners: LES NOCTAMBULES, NANTERRE; LA MAISON DES JONGLAGES, SCÈNE CONVENTIONNÉE, LA COURNEUVE; METISGWA, GUADELOUPE; CORPSACCORD, RONCHEROLLES-EN-BRAY; CIE DEFRACTO, PARIS.

With the support of RueWATT / Coopérative de Rue de Cirque, Paris.

The performances are presented in partnership with: Innerstaden Göteborg, Göteborgs Stads Kulturförvaltning, Härryda kommun, Västra Götalandregionen, Alingsås Kommun, Mölndals Stad, Göteborgskalaset and Stiftelsen Göteborgs Barnhus.