national premiere
Funaná is a practice of music and dance that appears on the island of Santiago, in Cape Verde, within a post-slavery context at the end of the 19th century. There are several versions about the origin of the name. In one of them, it is said that there was a couple of musicians: Funa, who played the harmonica and his companion, Na-Ná, who played ferrinho. In fact, there’s any records of Na-Ná, since the history of Funaná is crystallized in an iconoclasm of Santiago’s masculinity and rurality. Where will Na-Ná be? Did she exist? The future will be the answer. - Djam Neguin
national premiere
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Credits
Created and performed by
Djam Neguin
Sound design and music
Djam Neguin
Sound operation
Ricardo Figueiredo
Lighting design and operation
Manuel Abrantes
Props and scene assistance
Kennedy Pontes
Costumes
House of Onix
Graphic design and videos
MM Studio
Poster design
João Lucas
Creative support and mentoring
Amélia Bentes
Creation support and production
ACCA – Companhia Clara Andermatt
Coproduction
DDD - Festival Dias da Dança