The Blacks

Babacar M’Baye Fall (Ville de Saint-Nazaire), Gaël Kamilindi (Village), Charles Wattara (Archibald), Jean-Christophe Folly (Valet), Astrid Bayiha (Bobo), Bass Dhem (Diouf), William Edimo (Gouverneur)
Photograph © Lucie Jansch

Gaël Kamilindi (Village)
Photograph © Lucie Jansch

Photograph © Lucie Jansch

Gaël Kamilindi (Village)
Photograph © Lucie Jansch

Jean-Christophe Folly (Le valet), Charles Wattara (Archibald)
Photograph © Lucie Jansch

Armelle Abibou (La Reine), Jean-Christophe Folly (Le valet), William Edimo (Le Gouverneur), Lamine Diarra (Le missionnaire)
Photograph © Lucie Jansch

Astrid Bayiha (Bobo), Kayije Kagame (Vertu), Daphné Biiga Nwanak (Neige)
Photograph © Lucie Jansch

William Edimo (Le Gouverneur), Xavier Thiam (Le juge), Armelle Abibou (La Reine), Jean-Christophe Folly (Le valet), Lamine Diarra (Le missionnaire)
Photograph © Lucie Jansch

Gaël Kamilindi (Village)
Photograph © Lucie Jansch

Logan Corea Richardson (saxophone), Babacar M’Baye Fall (Ville de Saint-Nazaire)
Photograph © Lucie Jansch

Photograph © Lucie Jansch

Photograph © Lucie Jansch

Gaël Kamilindi (Village), Kayije Kagame (Vertu), Babacar M’Baye Fall (Ville de Saint-Nazaire)
Photograph © Lucie Jansch

Photograph © Lucie Jansch

William Edimo (Le Gouverneur), Xavier Thiam (Le juge), Armelle Abibou (La Reine), Jean-Christophe Folly (Le valet), Lamine Diarra (Le missionnaire)
Photograph © Lucie Jansch

Kayije Kagame (Vertu)
Photograph © Lucie Jansch

Jean-Christophe Folly (Le valet), Nicole Dogué (Félicité)
Photograph © Lucie Jansch

Nicole Dogué (Félicité), Gaël Kamilindi (Village), Daphné Biiga Nwanak (Neige), Kayije Kagame (Vertu), Astrid Bayiha (Bobo)
Photograph © Lucie Jansch

Gaël Kamilindi (Village), Kayije Kagame (Vertu)
Photograph © Lucie Jansch

Jean-Christophe Folly (Le valet)
Photograph © Lucie Jansch

Photograph © Lucie Jansch
[Les Nègres]
by Jean Genet
Premiered on October 3, 2014 at the Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe, Paris, France
Performed in French.
“Ever since the revelation of Deafman Glance, those who experience a work by Robert Wilson know that they are head and body smack in the middle of our historical patrimony of the contemporary performing arts. As for Genet, no one will dispute his rightful seat at the table of 20th century classics. Hieratic and carnavelesque, The Blacks is a multi-faceted work, drawn from theater (the burlesque theater of clowns), ritual and improvisation. Wilson refuses to choose between the numerous possible readings. Without ever being didactic, he paints, gives rhythm to and minutely fine-tunes his sublime choreographies according to his unique and inimitable language.”
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