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16.10. –
18.10. 2026
18.10. 2026
JEREMY NEDD & IMPILO MAPANTSULA
blue nile to the galaxy around olodumare
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With jazz music as an expression of African American self-determination and pantsula, an urban dance that became a form of protest against apartheid in South Africa, this collaboration between choreographer Jeremy Nedd and the Impilo Mapantsula group electrifies the stage. Cosmic music and energetic dance come together in joy and resistance.
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The Impilo Mapantsula group specializes in pantsula, an urban dance form and subculture known for its fast footwork and its significance as a resistance practice in South Africa. This rich dance also forms the basis for blue nile to the galaxy around olodumare, the third piece in the group’s acclaimed collaboration with the now Switzerland-based American choreographer Jeremy Nedd. In their joint search for Afro-diasporic connections, pantsula encounters the cosmic jazz music of Alice Coltrane and Bheki Mseleku. Like the two jazz legends, Nedd and Impilo Mapansula also draw inspiration for the piece from interstellar phenomena and work with improvisation as a method of instant composition. Both the metaphors of the cosmos and improvisation are understood here as Afrofuturistic means of reflecting on futurity in relation to past and present political struggles. From the birth of a galaxy to the death of a star, this work condenses space and time on stage into a dynamic and poetic evening.
With the kind support of the Swiss Embassy in Austria
Time
19:30–20:30
Location
TQW Halle G
Duration
60 Min
Price
€ 28/23/14
Additional Information
Visitor note: The first ten minutes of the piece unfold in complete darkness.
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Dates
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THU
16.10.
Jeremy Nedd & Impilo Mapantsula
blue nile to the galaxy around olodumare
19:30 – 20:30
TQW Halle G
Additional Information
Visitor note: The first ten minutes of the piece unfold in complete darkness.
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FRI
17.10.
Jeremy Nedd & Impilo Mapantsula
blue nile to the galaxy around olodumare
19:30 – 20:30
TQW Halle G
Additional Information
Visitor note: The first ten minutes of the piece unfold in complete darkness.
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SAT
18.10.
Jeremy Nedd & Impilo Mapantsula
blue nile to the galaxy around olodumare
19:30 – 20:30
TQW Halle G
Additional Information
Visitor note: The first ten minutes of the piece unfold in complete darkness.
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Supporting Program
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FRI
17.10.15:30 – 17:00
Impilo Mapantsula
Workshop on Stage
Time
15:30 – 17:00
Location
TQW Halle G
Duration
90 Min
Price
€ 15
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FRI
17.10.Following the performance
Artist Talk
In English
Time
20:45 – 21:15
Location
TQW Halle G
Duration
30 Min
Price
Free of charge
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SAT
18.10.Before the performance
Haptic introduction
for persons with visual impairments and blind people
Time
18:30 – 19:00
Location
TQW Halle G
Duration
30 Min
Price
Registration required at trauter@tqw.at
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SAT
18.10.Including a
Live audio description
In German
Time
19:30 – 20:30
Location
TQW Halle G
Duration
60 Min
Price
Ticket required; please register at trauter@tqw.at
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Credits
Concept, choreography Jeremy Nedd Performance, choreography Sibongile Mathebula, Sicelo Xaba, Thomas Motsapi, Bonakele Masethi, Sello Modiga Technical management, lighting design Thomas Giger Stage design Laura Knüsel Costume Tara Mabiala Sound design Fabrizio Di Salvo, Rej Deproc Dramaturgy Anta Helena Recke Production Caroline Froelich (Moin Moin Productions) Technical management Touring Chiara Leonhardt Diffusion ART HAPPENS
Co-production ARSENIC – Centre d’art scénique contemporain (Lausanne), Internationales Sommerfestival Kampnagel (Hamburg), Kaserne Basel, Kunstenfestivaldesarts (Brussels), Festival Tangente – Festspielhaus (St. Pölten), SPIELART Theaterfestival (Munich) With the kind support of Fachausschuss Tanz & Theater BS/BL, Pro Helvetia, Schweizerische Interpretenstiftung SIS
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Accessibility
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Trigger
Stage Fog
Light and Audio Effects
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Teaser
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Audioflyer zur Performance
Eindrücke
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