A MOMENT - WAKATI

CREATION 2021, 45 MINUTES

A MOMENT – WAKATI is a dance performance that includes a duet and two short films (Home & Body vs. Mouth) projection that demonstrate the layers of moments and talks about how those moments can change an individual’s attitudes, thoughts, experiences, and life. The interpretation of this piece shows the power of courage built up through the events that happened in our lives by unexpectedly and led us to be patient, attentive and understanding so that we can deal with the challenges and moments of joy in life.The performance deals with the moments that can change a person’s life: the development from childhood to adulthood and the world around us. WAKATI shows in images, dance, and music how we can find support, care, and comfort in our shared experiences in the moments we share with others in our daily lives.

Concept, Choreography, Performance:Tadhi Alawi and Samwel Japhet

Original Music: Shabani Mugado

Film projection, filmed and edited: Jimmy Mathias

Poster design: Shady Arts

Production: Nantea Dance Company

A MOMENT – WAKATI, has been performed in various festivals and Theaters: in Germany at Theater Kiel and TanzLabor Roxy Ulm 2024, Israel at the Tel Aviv International Dance Festival at Suzanne Dellal Centre 2023, in The Netherlands at the AfroVibes Festival 2021, in New York at the Battery Dance Festival 2021, in Düsseldorf at the Internationale Tanzmesse NRW – Open Studio at Tanzhaus nrw 2022, in Italy at the International Prize PROSPETTIVA DANZA TEATRO 2022, In Latvia at LAIKS DEJOT Festival 2022, in UK at the Let’s Dance International Frontiers 2022, in Tanzania at the Time2Dance Festival 2021, In Germany at 36. International Choreographic Competition Hannover 2022, In Belgium at To Be Antwerp 2021.