Dag Papa

Alioune Diagne (SN/NL)
Sat 8 Oct ’22 21:30
The male line in Diagnes family
Sat 8 Oct ’22
21:30

In Dag Papa, Senegalese choreographer, dancer, painter and father Alioune Diagne investigates the male line in his family

What will change and what remains the same when you become a father? As a father, what do you pass on to your sons and what not? How heavy do previous generations weigh on the choices you make for the future generation? Are you gradually becoming more and more like your father, or not? Dag Papa is a moving solo performance in which Alioune interweaves dance, text and painting – just like his grandfather, who was a weaver. 

‘In dance I show my soul, my body, my skin – my story’- Alioune. 

Duration: 50 min

About Alioune Diagne

Dance maker Alioune Diagne comes from Saint-Louis, Senegal and has been living in the Netherlands for five years. As a maker he has four faces; dancer, choreographer, visual artist and programmer. By telling stories about his roots, Alioune Diagne allows the past to live in the future. For the past ten years, he has set up a multidisciplinary cultural breeding ground in Saint-Louis, where he annually organizes the international Duo Solo Danse festival for contemporary dance. He has also set up Diagn'Art at Compagnie, which he uses to create dance productions that can be seen worldwide. Alioune has close ties with Korzo Theater in The Hague and a large international network in the dance and arts sector. In Kampen he is a ’Huisgenoot’ at the Stadsgehoorzaal.

Concept, choreography and dance Alioune Diagne Director Leo Spreksel Set Alioune Diagne Music Jorg Schellekens Production Stichting Duo Solo Danspartners and Theater a/d Rijn