Jolie Ngemi is a choreographer, performer and musician. She studied at P.A.R.T.S in Brussels, where she met Boris Charmatz, with whom she produced two pieces: «Danse de nuit» about the terrorist attack on «Charlie Hebdo» as well as «10 000 gestes». Both pieces were performed in France, Brussels, London, Germany and Switzerland. In 2018, she created her first solo piece, «Identity na ngayi», at the festival La Bâtie in Geneva. Apart from her artistic work, Ngemi leads workshops and teaches at the Academy of Amsterdam and at La Manufacture in Lausanne. In addition, she curates her own festival in Kinshasa.

The performance spaces and toilets at the Dampfzentrale are accessible to wheelchair users via a stair lift. Please contact us by email at kasse@dampfzentrale.ch so that we can reserve a suitable seat in the auditorium for you.

A sign language interpreter will be present at this performance. She will also translate the opening speech following the play into Swiss German sign language.

Thanks to a partnership with the Sinfonietta de Lausanne, six vibration vests are available for this performance. The vests convert music and sounds into perceptible vibrations. Built-in vibrotactile modules respond to different frequencies and intensities, allowing the rhythm, bass and certain sound structures to be felt physically. This creates a tactile musical experience. The vests are primarily intended for deaf and hard-of-hearing people and can be reserved free of charge.

Stroboscopic lights for about 5 minutes

French and English

https://arsenic.ch/spectacle/jolie-ngemi-mbok-elengi/

Solo NKISI (2023) – 1 Performer (Jolie Ngemi), 10x10m, 1hour

Booking contact: tbd

Dampfzentrale – Turbinensaal
Marzilistrasse 47, 3005 Bern
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