Did you know that pre-colonial African cultural practices defy simplified binary Western ideas about the body and eroticism? For this performance, dancer and multimedia artist Emmanuel Ndefo explored the Nigerian ritual tradition 'Adamma', which means 'beautiful daughter' in Igbo.
In this ritual, men perform flirtatious dances in public, wearing traditional women's clothes and wearing a wooden mask painted with a woman's face.
The video 'Adamma: An African Maiden Spirit' can be seen at the MAS from Tuesday 6 to Sunday 11 August in the Visible Storage on the 2nd floor. On Friday 9 August, Ndefo will activate it with a performance.
Be sure not to miss the artist's participation in the talk 'Decolonizing Gender Identity' as part of MAS Darling.
Practical
- What: performance & video
- When:
- videoscreening: 6 - 11 August, from 10am to 5 pm
- performance: 9 August, 8pm (25 min)
- Where: Visible Storage +2
- Language: English
- Free Entrance
