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NFRW/T (Egyptian - good/beautiful/perfect) (pronounced "Ne-fer-u" / "Ne-fer-et")
A Circus Arts production that honors our Ancestors' Spirituality, where the duality of feminine and masculine energies presents itself in elements of nature, originating in Egypt since 3150 BC before European colonization sought to eradicate and discredit our culture. NFRW/T proves that Nature should be revered and our connection to this duality aka "Queerness" or "Gender Expansiveness" is our return to Source Energy. Artists embody these elements by performing Circus Aerial Arts and Dance set to Afro-Diasporic music including Afrobeats, Vogue, Waacking, and House. This is ANKOLE's third production performing for the 2nd Annual International Black Indigenous Circus Week and is one of the BIPOC New Work Track grant recipients.
WORLD PREMIRE:
2nd Annual International Black Indigenous Circus Week
Cannonball Phily Fringe Festival
September 15 - 16, 2005
7:30pm @ Christ Church Neighborhood House 20 N American St.
IFE` (Yoruba - love)
9 artists. 9 stories. 1 vision: to choose L<3VE. Amidst the harm and violence inflicted upon us, the threats to silence our voices, even our existence, there are times to armor up and fight yet, there are also times to rest, laugh, play, find joy in the little things...to be with our intimate partner(s), chosen family and dearest friends. In honor of Black History Month and Valentine's Day, acts speak black love and queer resilience accompanied with live music paying homage to neo-soul, afro-punk and hip-hop's popular love songs. IFE` promises to lift your spirits and bring a smile to your heart.
PONYA (Swahili - heal,cure)
PONYA highlights Western medicine's stigmatization of Afro-Diasporic bodies and Queer identities. When asking for a cure to eliminate one's dis-ease, how does one trust a medical model designed to cause more harm than good? Artistis heal both ancestral and present-day trauma in a liberating and inspiring performance.
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