blue nile to the galaxy around olodumare

From the spiritual jazz of Alice Coltrane and Bheki Mseleku to pantsula, the South African dance that gave a voice to an entire generation during apartheid. With 'blue nile to the galaxy around olodumare', choreographer and dancer Jeremy Nedd delves into the black diaspora and immerses us in a cosmic, afrofuturistic experience.

Together with the dance collective Impilo Mapantsula, Nedd builds a bridge from jazz as an expression of Afro-American self-determination to Pantsula, a powerful movement language known for its virtuoso footwork. In both music and dance, improvisation is central.

The performance is inspired by cosmic phenomena: from the birth of a galaxy to the death of a star. By combining the energetic and lyrical jive style of the pantsula with echoes of “earlier” protests against oppression, the performers reflect on the compression of space and time, and our illusions of progress towards the future.