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geweld. Als een nieuwe en eigenzinnige familie trekken ze rond, in een
voorstelling waarin gezongen, gedanst, gesproken en gespeeld wordt.
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The Keti Koti Monologues
Description
Keti Koti is a celebration of the day that slavery ended in Surinam (July 1, 1863). To commemorate the abolition of slavery in areas colonised by the Netherlands, STET is organising the Keti Koti Monologues, a programme of short performances that reflect on the practices of slavery and its legacy.
Every night, there will be three solo performances -spoken word by Daniëlle Zawadi, physical performance by Ritzah State, monologue by Rosa Weekers- and one speaker each night who will elaborate more on the consequences of slavery.
Ritzah Statia – Kibra Silensio
How does the new young Caribbean generation deal with difficult and traumatic experiences? What are the 'confidential files' they keep in their brains? Why do they suppress certain experiences?
Growing up in a community that sometimes has a 'because I say so' and 'suck it up' mentality. What is the effect of this later in life? Kibra Silensio (break the silence) is a theatrical and musical quest by choreographer Ritzah Statia for the experiences of Caribbean youngsters.
Daniëlle Zawadi
"I want to share a story that is about 'the result of'. To be the result of a second generation child. The unspoken sacrifices of the war in DR Congo. And how Keti Koti is a past but also a future, from my perspective"
Daniëlle Zawadi writes prose and performs with spoken word. Her stories are mostly about what it means to be young in the Netherlands as someone of the second generation: born in the Democratic Republic of Congo but raised in the Netherlands. Zawadi addresses topics about her bi-cultural background, friendship and aging.
Rosa Weekers
The physical form of transatlantic slavery is over. We celebrate that at Keti Koti. The chains are broken. Rosa explores the mental aspects of slavery that are consciously, as well as unconsciously, still present today. She examines whether the slavery of that time has really been completely broken or whether there are still remnants of it being passed on from generation to generation.
Rosa Weekers is an actress and theater maker of Surinamese and Dutch descent. She grew up in both countries, Surinam and the Netherlands. This bi-cultural upbringing aroused interest in the stories of people that set them apart, but often also bring them together.