Jolie Ngemi

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Jolie Ngemi
Born (1989-04-16) 16 April 1989 (age 36)
Kinshasa
CitizenshipDemocratic Republic of the Congo
OccupationsDancer & choreographer
Website https://www.instagram.com/joellielapanthere/?hl=en

Jolie Ngemi (born 16 April 1989) is a dancer and performance artist from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Biography

Dance in the Crossroads 2 - Ngemi is on the left Dance in the Crossroads 2 (programmaboekje).pdf
Dance in the Crossroads 2 - Ngemi is on the left
Poster - Dance in the Crossroads Affiche Dance in the Crossroads - A2 (promotiemateriaal).pdf
Poster - Dance in the Crossroads

Ngemi was born on 16 April 1989. [1] She has danced from an early age: she first began to dance in Kinshasa at the Protestant church there. [2] She also took part in hip-hop dance battles in the streets of Kinshasa with the group, Rue Des Danses Urbains Hip-hop. [1] She moved to Brussels to study at The Performing Arts and Research Training School (P.A.R.T.S.). [2] She studied there for two years. [3]

Career

Ngemi is a well-known dancer and choreographer from the DRC. [4] [5] Her style of dance fuses Congolese dances from the streets and clubs with European traditions of dance. [2] The style is described it as Chakamadesu A U C - Afro, Urban & Contemporary (chaka madesu is a Congolese stew, cooked in a variety of ways). [1] In 2006 she worked with the choreographer Jacques Banayang, who introduced her to contemporary dance. [1] In 2008 she toured Africa and Europe as part of a work created by the choreographer Thomas Styeart. [1] She has worked with Ula Sickle on a project entitled Jolie and on other projects well-known choreographers. [2] She has worked with Boris Charmatz on several projects. [3]

Ngemi's work can be political and in 2015 she collaborated with rapper and producer Baloji on a work that criticised the influence that cellphone and alcohol industries have on society in the DRC. [6] One venue for this performance was at the Fondation Cartier in Paris. [7] The work Jolie has been performed around the world, including at the Reykjavik Dance Festival. [8] It too is political, questioning where the profit from its mineral wealth in diamonds, coltan and tin ends up. [9] Her 2018 work Identity n’a ngai collaborated with composer Yann Leguay, who used field recordings from Kinshasa at night to inform to piece. [10] In 2019 she performed in the ensemble for Ligia Lewis' production Water Mill. [11] [12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "CHAKAMADESU AUC.by Jolie Ngemi February 17–21". TicTac art centre. 2019-11-11. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "JOLIE NGEMI Identity n'a ngai". beursschouwburg.be. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  3. 1 2 "Caravan production » jolie-ngemi" . Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  4. ↑ Auzias, Dominique; Labourdette, Jean-Paul (2016-10-24). KINSHASA ET KONGO-CENTRAL 2017/2018 Petit Futé (in French). Petit Futé. ISBN   979-10-331-4336-9.
  5. ↑ Auzias, Dominique; Labourdette, Jean-Paul (2015-06-10). Congo Rdc 2015 Petit Futé (in French). Petit Futé. ISBN   978-2-7469-9447-8.
  6. ↑ "Soukous & Politics: Baloji's Beautiful Kinshasa Dance Video". OkayAfrica. 2015-10-21. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  7. ↑ Komono. "Baloji & Komono at Fondation Cartier, Paris | Blog". Komono. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  8. ↑ "Solid Gold & Jolie". REYKJAVÍK DANCE FESTIVAL. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  9. ↑ "Ula Sickle 'Jolie'". www.pianofabriek.be. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  10. ↑ "Details | Centre for African Studies". zasb.unibas.ch. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  11. ↑ "Catherine Damman on Ligia Lewis". www.artforum.com. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  12. ↑ Kan, George (2019-07-09). "Ligia Lewis: Water Will (in Melody)". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
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