Robyn Orlin / City Theater & Dance Group

Spurred on by her childhood memories of growing up in Johannesburg during apartheid, South-African choreographer Robyn Orlin seeks to disentangle the practice of the Zulu rickshaw drivers from its colonial enmeshments. Donning their traditional, multicoloured costumes, eight young South African dancers re-enact the façade that obscures their deplorable living conditions. “We wear our wheels with pride and slap your streets with color… we said ‘bonjour’ to satan in 1820…” pays tribute to the rickshaw drivers’ beauty and inventiveness, while simultaneously revealing their underlying struggle of resistance and their refusal to compromise their dignity.

Choreography Robyn Orlin

With dancers of Moving Into Dance Mophatong:
Sunnyboy Motau, Oscar Buthelezi, Eugene Mashiane, Lesego Dihemo, Sbusiso Gumede, Teboho Letele

Live music & composition UkhoiKhoi / Yogin Sullaphen & Anelisa Stuurman

Video design Eric Perroys

Costume design Birgit Neppl

Lighting design Romain de Lagarde

Management Jean-Marc L’Hostis

Tour management Thabo Pule

Stage management Jordan Azincot

Booking Damien Valette

Coordination Louise Bailly

The piece is suitable for families. On 18.8. the performance will take place with a free audio description.