Launch of Dublin Dance Festival 2024 programme with Impasse by Mufutau Yusuf at Project Arts Centre on May 24 & 25
March 7, 2024
A compelling exploration of ethnicity, identity and the experience of the Black diaspora by Mufutau Yusuf
Mufutau Yusuf premieres his highly anticipated new work, Impasse, following the success of his first full-length work Òwe, which premiered in New York and Dublin in 2022.
An attempt to understand the politics of the Black body in a contemporary western society, Impasse interrogates notions of representation, misrepresentation, and the lack of representation.In this powerful work, two performers confront the biased narratives etched onto Black bodies throughout history.
These narratives, steeped in cultural imperialism, violence, exploitation, marginalisation, and powerlessness, are laid bare with raw physicality and emotional intensity.By challenging the historical racial projections of blackness – its crudeness, threat, sexuality, rage and immorality – the performance unveils its power, grace, sensuality, tenderness, intelligence and love. Impasse goes beyond mere exploration and invites a reshaping of our sense of self and community. It reclaims our humanity and celebrates the autonomy and self-determination of Black bodies.
Impasse
Project Arts Centre, Space UpstairsFri 24 & Sat 25 May, 7:30pm
€22 full price / €18 conc.
70 mins (no interval)
Notes: Contains nudity
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Website: www.dublindancefestival.ie
Photo of Lucas Katangila and Mufutau Yusuf by Pato Cassinoni
