KfW Stiftung 321d ago

We Celebrate Without Forgetting War Idylla Silmarovi, David Maurity, Rafael Bacelar "Frankfurt Moves!" 2024 As Brazilian indigenous congresswoman Célia Xakriabá says, “we are the people who insist on celebrating without forgetting that we are at war.” A theatrical space. We are positioned. If no war has the honesty to say “I kill to steal,” then our feet write this dancing. By and with: Idylla Silmarovi, David Maurity and Rafael Bacelar (remote) (Brazil) Text: Idylla Silmarovi, David Maurity Music: Davi Fonseca, Lucas Ferrari Language: English, Brazilian Portuguese, many indigenous languages Video (Trailer): DeDa Productions David Maurity is a black Brazilian actor, playwright and director. He is a co-founder of Toda Deseo company, whose research is focused on new forms of theatrical occupation and contemporary creation based on questions related to identities, multiplicities and otherness. He is also a member of the platform Ka’adela, where he works as a playwright and actor, and a DJ. @dmaurity Idylla Silmarovi works as a performing artist and researcher. She works with multiple languages of the arts of presence, such as: theatre, dance, performance and cabaret. She also writes texts for dance and theatre and wrote a master’s thesis on “Art Strategies in a Guerrilla State.” She works with collectives in partnership with Toda Deseo, Academia TransLiterária, Plataforma de Criação Divinas and other artists and movements. Furthermore, she is artistic director and creator of the platform/residence Zona de Encontro, creator of the research and experimentation project E.C.O.S and creator and general director of Ka’adela. @idylla_silmarovi "Frankfurt Moves!" is an initiative of the foundation KfW Stiftung aimed at promoting artistic exchange and intercultural dialogue. The residency programme in cooperation with the Frankfurt LAB supports international emerging artists in the performing arts.