by MIFRUSH Production

Can we imagine a medium that opens the channels for female dancers and choreographers to express themselves, clap back, be heard, and return a gaze to the world? To empower the feminine to become whatever she wants to be: a voice she wears around her, a message to the world, poetry, a shield. “Unspoken Message” is a research of an upcoming dance video performance project inspired by kanga. Since the abolition of slavery in Zanzibar, this piece of fabric called kanga has empowered the voices of all those who recognise themselves as female. During this process, female artists were connected with dance/dancers, choreographers, filmmakers, lighting designers, and costume designers to develop the body of a project that, having kanga as the primary medium, has the aim to bring these voices throughout a dance and video performance in the future.

Research Process from September 2022 to February 2023

Concept: MIFRUSH Production (Micaela Trigo & Urszula Heuwinkel)
Guest artists: Tuca Paoli, Caroline Alves, Natalie Riedelsheimer, Andreina Vieira dos Santos, Trovania, Mmakgosi Kgabi,
Mari Paula, Luana Rossetti, Cintia Rangel, Rachel Kessi
Video & Photo Documentation: Tuca Paoli
Local Production: Alessia Lombardo
Production: MIFRUSH Production (Micaela Trigo & Urszula Heuwinkel)
Production Assistant: Tamera Vinhas

Supported by the NATIONAL PERFORMANCE NETWORK - STEPPING OUT, funded by the Minister of State for Culture and Media within the framework of the initiative NEUSTART KULTUR. Assistance Program for Dance.