Qudus Onikeku’s Re:INCARNATION
Nigeria’s celebrated QDance Company explodes onto the stage with this exuberant performance, paying homage to the wealth and breadth of Nigerian music.
In the UK premiere of this piece, ten young dancers and two musicians perform the cycle of life with explosive energy, marked by the urban chaos of the Nigerian city of Lagos.
An ode to the richness of Nigerian culture, this dance, music, fashion and visual art fusion performance showcases the depth of ancient Yoruba philosophy mixed with Nigerian youth culture.
The show draws on Afrobeats, an explosive cocktail of jazz, soul, funk, and traditional African music, to provide a soundtrack for the high-energy choreography, which represents a reincarnation of the personal journeys of each of the dancers.
As described by the Montreal Rampage, this performance is ‘a tremendous piece… QDance Company’s 10 dancers and two musicians command the stage with Broadway-like showmanship.’
QDance Company, led by artistic director Qudus Onikeku, is a Lagos-based contemporary dance company with an international outlook, working with dancers from different cultures and backgrounds.
Join the QDance Company after the performance on Wednesday 18 September for a live DJ set – AFRO SPACE TIME TRAVEL – in the Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer. Curated and hosted by QDance Company artistic director Qudus Onikeku, and musical director Olatunde Obajuen, the event features sounds from Lagos, the continent and the diaspora, to get you grooving to the rhythms of Africa.
Presented with Dance Consortium
Need to know
A post-show talk takes place after the performance on Wednesday 18 September
A free post-show DJ set takes place in the Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer 9.30pm – 10.30pm after the performance on Wednesday 18 September
Times & tickets
Dates, times and prices
Dates & times
18 Sep & 19 Sep 2024
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from £20.00*
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Audio Description is available during the performance on Thursday 19 September. To use this service, please let a member of the team know when you arrive so that we can organise a headset for you.
There is a Touch Tour available before this performance. Touch Tours give people the opportunity to touch the sets, props and costumes to familiarise themselves ahead of the performance, and may be particularly good for blind and partially-sighted visitors.
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