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Afrovibes Festival 2023 | Liquid Traces

Theatre, music, dance and spoken word by contemporary African makers and artists. 

The 20th edition of Afrovibes Festival has a full programme at Frascati from 4 until 8 October with performances from Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ivory Coast and Senegal/Netherlands. 

 

Afrovibes Festival presents theatre, music, dance and spoken word by contemporary African makers and artists. They are creators and artists who, from an African perspective, give artistic shape to current questions and themes that also concern us and have their own idiosyncratic views on these. About who we are, what we want to be and how we are connected. Afrovibes stands out as a festival that brings together creators and artists from Africa and the African diaspora in the Netherlands. Makers who also respond to their social and political environment, whether it is about issues of social justice, the threat of climate change or about developing cities on the African continent. 

Liquid Traces 

2023 is marked in the Netherlands as a year of commemoration for the end of slavery by the Netherlands. The festival is putting this at the heart of the Liquid Traces theme with the oceans as protagonists. Stories around the history of colonisation and migration often bring to the fore the materiality of a country. However, one of the protagonists in this history are the oceans that were the main trade routes in the colonial past. 

The waters of the oceans harbour the memories and traces of colonial voyages, of water graves and traumas in the past and are connected to the countless migration attempts in the present. Our past is evoked by the oceans as ancient migratory routes, for trade and as transport routes for carrying people away from their territories. But the oceans also connect us, enable exchange between cultures and continents. Water also has a poetic function for understanding the human condition and the complexity of life in a post-colonial world. Water features in healing rituals, ceremonies and practices in many African cultures. With Liquid Traces Afrovibes brings an artistic response to the memory of our (colonial) past, the cultural and political debates on identity and decolonisation and our attempts to come to terms with our past. 

Discount by two or more productions

With the purchase of two or more tickets to a production of the Afrovibes Festival, you will receive a discount of 5 euros per ticket. This discount option will be added to the various ticket choices and you can select it yourself.

 

Program Afrovibes Festival 2023

The full program will be online in September 2023.

Agenda

  • NTF: D̶A̶R̶K̶MATTER

    Cherish Menzo / Frascati Producties / GRIP i.s.m. De Coproducers
    Tue 24 May - Thu 5 Sep
    In a futuristic universe, Cherish Menzo transforms the black body through a powerful language of dance.
    Tue 24 May
    -
    Thu 5 Sep
    Past event
    • Tue 24 May
      20:30
      Try-out
      Frascati, Amsterdam
      Frascati 1
      Past event
    • Wed 25 May
      20:30
      Premiere
      Frascati, Amsterdam
      Frascati 1
      Past event
    • Thu 26 May
      20:30
      Frascati, Amsterdam
      Frascati 1
      Past event
    • Fri 27 May
      20:30
      Frascati, Amsterdam
      Frascati 1
      Past event
    • Sat 28 May
      20:30
      Frascati, Amsterdam
      Frascati 1
      Past event
    • Mon 4 Jul
      20:00
      Tourlocatie Festival Theaterformen, Hannover (DE)
      Frascati Producties on tour
      Staatstheater Kleines Haus
      Past event
    • Tue 5 Jul
      20:00
      Tourlocatie Festival Theaterformen, Hannover (DE)
      Frascati Producties on tour
      Staatstheater Kleines Haus
      Past event
    • Fri 8 Jul
      21:00
      Julidans
      Past event
    • Sat 9 Jul
      21:00
      Julidans
      Past event
    • Sun 10 Jul
      15:00
      Julidans
      Past event
    • Thu 5 Jan
      20:30
      Frascati, Amsterdam
      Frascati 1
      Past event
    • Fri 6 Jan
      20:30
      Frascati, Amsterdam
      Frascati 1
      Past event
    • Sat 7 Jan
      20:30
      Frascati, Amsterdam
      Frascati 1
      Past event
    • Wed 18 Jan
      20:00
      Tourlocatie Corrosia, Almere
      Frascati Producties on tour
      Corrosia, Almere
      Past event
    • Thu 19 Jan
      20:00
      Tourlocatie Corrosia, Almere
      Frascati Producties on tour
      Corrosia, Almere
      Past event
    • Sat 28 Jan
      20:30
      Tourlocatie Lux, Nijmegen
      Frascati Producties on tour
      LUX, Nijmegen
      Past event
    • Fri 3 Feb
      20:15
      Tourlocatie Het Nationale Theater, Den Haag
      Frascati Producties on tour
      Het Nationale Theater, Den Haag
      Past event
    • Sat 4 Feb
      20:15
      Tourlocatie Het Nationale Theater, Den Haag
      Frascati Producties on tour
      Het Nationale Theater, Den Haag
      Past event
    • Sat 11 Feb
      20:00
      Tourlocatie Theater Kikker, Utrecht
      Frascati Producties on tour
      Theater Kikker, Utrecht
      Past event
    • Sun 12 Feb
      20:00
      Tourlocatie Theater Kikker, Utrecht
      Frascati Producties on tour
      Theater Kikker, Utrecht
      Past event
    • Fri 17 Feb
      20:30
      Tourlocatie Ins Blau, Leiden
      Frascati Producties on tour
      Ins Blau, Leiden
      Past event
    • Sat 18 Feb
      20:30
      Tourlocatie Ins Blau, Leiden
      Frascati Producties on tour
      Ins Blau, Leiden
      Past event
    • Fri 24 Feb
      20:30
      Tourlocatie Schuur, Haarlem
      Frascati Producties on tour
      De Schuur
      Past event
    • Sat 25 Feb
      20:30
      Tourlocatie Schuur, Haarlem
      Frascati Producties on tour
      De Schuur
      Past event
    • Fri 3 Mar
      20:15
      Tourlocatie Theater Rotterdam, Rotterdam
      Frascati Producties on tour
      Theater Rotterdam, Rotterdam
      Past event
    • Sat 4 Mar
      20:15
      Tourlocatie Theater Rotterdam, Rotterdam
      Frascati Producties on tour
      Theater Rotterdam, Rotterdam
      Past event
    • Wed 8 Mar
      20:00
      Tourlocatie Theater a/d Rijn, Arnhem
      Frascati Producties on tour
      Theater ad Rijn, Arnhem
      Past event
    • Fri 10 Mar
      20:15
      Tourlocatie Verkadefabriek, Den Bosch
      Frascati Producties on tour
      Verkadefabriek, Den Bosch
      Past event
    • Sat 11 Mar
      20:15
      Tourlocatie Verkadefabriek, Den Bosch
      Frascati Producties on tour
      Verkadefabriek, Den Bosch
      Past event
    • Thu 16 Mar
      20:30
      Tourlocatie Zwolse Theaters, Zwolle
      Frascati Producties on tour
      Zwolse Theaters, Zwolle
      Past event
    • Tue 21 Mar
      20:30
      Tourlocatie De Nieuwe Vorst, Tilburg
      Frascati Producties on tour
      De Nieuwe Vorst, Tilburg
      Past event
    • Wed 22 Mar
      20:30
      Tourlocatie De Nieuwe Vorst, Tilburg
      Frascati Producties on tour
      De Nieuwe Vorst, Tilburg
      Past event
    • Fri 24 Mar
      20:30
      Tourlocatie De Lieve Vrouw, Amersfoort
      Frascati Producties on tour
      De Lieve Vrouw, Amersfoort
      Past event
    • Sat 25 Mar
      20:30
      Tourlocatie De Lieve Vrouw, Amersfoort
      Frascati Producties on tour
      De Lieve Vrouw, Amersfoort
      Past event
    • Tue 28 Mar
      20:30
      Tourlocatie Natlab, Eindhoven
      Frascati Producties on tour
      Natlab, Eindhoven
      Past event
    • Fri 31 Mar
      20:00
      Tourlocatie Grand Theatre, Groningen
      Frascati Producties on tour
      Grand Theatre, Groningen
      Past event
    • Sat 1 Apr
      20:00
      Tourlocatie Grand Theatre, Groningen
      Frascati Producties on tour
      Grand Theatre, Groningen
      Past event
    • Sat 8 Apr
      20:00
      Tourlocatie Bijlmer Parktheater, Amsterdam
      Frascati Producties on tour
      Bijlmerparktheater, Amsterdam
      Past event
    • Sat 16 Sep
      20:30
      TOURLOCATIE, HET THEATERFESTIVAL BRUSSEL
      Frascati Producties on tour
      Zinnema, Brussel
      Past event
    • Sun 17 Sep
      20:30
      TOURLOCATIE, HET THEATERFESTIVAL BRUSSEL
      Frascati Producties on tour
      Zinnema, Brussel
      Past event
    • Sun 1 Oct
      12:15
      Tourlocatie, Maastricht
      Frascati Producties on tour
      Nederlandse Dans Dagen, Maastricht
      Past event
    • Sat 7 Oct
      20:00
      Afrovibes Festival
      Frascati, Amsterdam
      Frascati 1
      Past event
    • Sat 14 Oct
      19:30
      Tourlocatie, Leeds (GB)
      Frascati Producties on tour
      Transform festival, Leeds
      Past event
    • Tue 31 Oct
      20:30
      Tourlocatie, München (DE)
      Frascati Producties on tour
      Spielart festival, Munich
      Past event
    • Wed 1 Nov
      20:30
      Tourlocatie, München (DE)
      Frascati Producties on tour
      Spielart festival, Munich
      Past event
    • Sat 11 Nov
      19:00
      Tourlocatie, Helsinki (FI)
      Frascati Producties on tour
      Festival Moving in November, Helsinki
      Past event
    • Sun 12 Nov
      19:00
      Tourlocatie, Helsinki (FI)
      Frascati Producties on tour
      Festival Moving in November, Helsinki
      Past event
    • Thu 16 Nov
      20:30
      Tourlocatie, Parijs (FR)
      Frascati Producties on tour
      Festival d'automne
      Past event
    • Fri 17 Nov
      20:30
      Tourlocatie, Parijs (FR)
      Frascati Producties on tour
      Festival d'automne
      Past event
    • Sat 18 Nov
      19:30
      Tourlocatie, Parijs (FR)
      Frascati Producties on tour
      Festival d'automne
      Past event
    • Wed 31 Jan
      19:30
      Tourlocatie, Vancouver (CA)
      Frascati Producties on tour
      Push festival
      Past event
    • Wed 7 Feb
      19:00
      Tourlocatie, Montréal (CA)
      Frascati Producties on tour
      usine-c festival
      Past event
    • Thu 8 Feb
      19:00
      Tourlocatie, Montréal (CA)
      Frascati Producties on tour
      usine-c festival
      Past event
    • Fri 9 Feb
      19:00
      Tourlocatie, Montréal (CA)
      Frascati Producties on tour
      usine-c festival
      Past event
    • Thu 15 Feb
      19:30
      Tourlocatie, Ottowa (CA)
      Frascati Producties on tour
      Le Trillium festival
      Past event
    • Fri 16 Feb
      19:30
      Tourlocatie, Ottowa (CA)
      Frascati Producties on tour
      Le Trillium festival
      Past event
    • Sat 17 Feb
      19:30
      Tourlocatie, Ottowa (CA)
      Frascati Producties on tour
      Le Trillium festival
      Past event
    • Thu 5 Sep
      20:00
      Tourlocatie, ITA (NTF)
      Cherish Menzo - Darkmatter
      Past event
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