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Ritual Imaginaire
Phtograph Maggie Clarke
Nzi Dada

Music, Physical/visual theatre, Street theatre

SIZE OF COMPANY
4 on stage, 7–8 on the road

SCALE OF VENUE
Outdoor spaces. Suitable for audiences of up to 1500 people.

PERMANENT STAFF
Lead Artists
Xumo Nounjio
Jim Parris

ARTISTIC POLICY
The collaboration between Jim Parris and Xumo Nounjio reflects a joint interest in ancient African tradition. Nzi Dada explores this context and appropriates it as part of contemporary practice.

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
Ritual Imaginaire Nzi Dada’s night-time outdoor show, Ritual Imaginaire is a powerful collision between Bantu culture and contemporary performance that combines live music and physical theatre with atmospheric lighting and sampled sound.

Optional Groove and Functional Music A highly percussive indoor concert performance featuring, double bass, African log drum, triggered samples, metallic instruments, and bead shakers

WRAP-AROUND ACTIVITY
Xumo Noujio and Jim Parris are experienced workshop leaders and can also devise community performances using Nzi Dada’s highly individual performance style and techniques. Xumo is a fascinating and provocative speaker on African traditional and contemporary performance.

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2006 Spain (Ritual Imaginaire)
2005 Netherlands (Ritual Imaginaire)
2003 Spain (Indoor concert show)

TOURING AVAILABILITY
Details on request.