Idio Chichava
Dzudza
- 17.11 2026
- Performances
- portuguese premiere
- Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian - Grande Auditório
- 15€ (See discounts)
- ages 12+
- 1h10min
Dzudza is a dance born from the noise, markets and commutes – from bodies that insist on rising together.
Dzudza is a dance performance for 12 performers, inspired by the atmosphere of Xiquelene Market on the outskirts of Maputo. Drawing from the sounds, rhythms, and collective energy of urban life, the piece reflects on resilience in a world shaped by borders, violence, and displacement. Through intense physicality, rhythmic steps, collective movement, and sung voices, the performers construct constantly shifting images of tension, support, and celebration.
As is characteristic of the work of Idio Chichava, the performers mobilize the whole body through dance and song, in service of a powerful stage central to the work is the capulana — a printed fabric that symbolizes identity, protection, and belonging — which functions both as costume and as an extension of movement.
Dzudza is Maputo seen from the periphery: vibrant, restless, and alive.
Presented as part of Alkantara Festival 2026, within the framework of the Salavisa European Dance Award, an initiative of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in partnership with leading institutions from the European dance sector.
The Salavisa European Dance Award 2026 ceremony will take place following the performance.
Credits
Concept and Choreography Idio Chichava Choreography Assistant and Rehearsal Directo Osvaldo Passirivo Performed by Açucena Chemane, Arminda Teimezira, Calton Muholove, Cristina Matola, Fernando Machaieie, Judite Novela, Martins Tuvanji, Mauro Sigauque, Nilégio Cossa, Paulo Inacio, Patrick Manuel, Stela Matsombe, Vasco Sitoe Technician Francisco Baloi Tour Manager Silvana Pombal Coproduced by Converge+ and YODINE Partners Companhia Nacional de Canto e Dança (Maputo), KINANI Plataforma Internacional de Dança Contemporânea (Maputo), Paris Dance Project, Châteauvallon-Liberté - scène nationale
Salavisa European Dance Award é uma iniciativa da Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
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Idio Chichava is a Mozambican dancer, choreographer, and artistic director. He began dancing in 2000 in a traditional Mozambican dance group and later dedicated himself to contemporary dance through Culturarte—the first contemporary dance company in Mozambique—and the Danças na Cidade programs. In 2005, he moved to France to join the Kubilai Khan Company. After returning to Mozambique in 2012, he founded the Converge+ company, through which he promotes artistic exchanges, dance education in various communities, and performative interventions in public spaces. He...