14 a 20/NOV (exceto dia 17/nov) | das 16h às 21h | Tendal da Lapa
Direction: Laeïla Adjovi e Joséphine Derobe
Countries: França, Brasil
Year: 2025
Duration: 20 min
Rating: 14 years
Kancícà is an immersive experience within a 360° dome created by Laeïla Adjovi and Joséphine Derobe (who presented Bear, Deer, Cat and Other Beasts at last year’s edition), featuring an original soundtrack by Tiganá Santana. This piece poetically and sensorially reconstructs the mythical journey of Dotou, a young cartographer and vodun priestess who crosses the Atlantic in search of the exiled queen Na Agontimé, a historical figure from the Kingdom of Danxomè (present-day Benin) deported to Brazil in the 18th century.
Between Africa and Brazil, spirituality and memory, Kancícà — a word in Fongbe meaning “link” — proposes a physical and symbolic passage exploring the bonds between Afro-descendant cultures and the legacy of the transatlantic slave trade. Blending animation, shadow theatre, music, and immersive projections, the experience transforms the dome into a contemporary “ritual-space,” where sound, image, and body evoke the invisible ties between worlds.
Produced by MansA (France) and Dream Feel Factory, the work brings together artists from Benin, Brazil, and France, merging historical research, technology, and spirituality into a narrative about resistance, syncretism, and the re-enchantment of Afro-Atlantic memories.
CREDITS
Loosely inspired by the book of the same name by Alexandre Mortágua and the discography of Jaloo
Text and Performance: Felipe Barros
Direction: Heitor Garcia
Assistant Director: Mayara Dornas
Actor Coaching: Estrela Strauss and Mayara Dornas
Vocal Coaching: Lucya Gayotto
Production: Jessica Rezende
Lighting Design: Rodrigo Pivetti
Sound: Ágatha
Set Design: Marco Paes
Costume Design: Heitor Garcia
Photography: André Tashiro and Rafael Duckur
Executive Production: Felipe Barros and Alexandre Mortágua
Production Company: Malisgüe Produções
