#JeSuis
Company production | 2018
Aakash Odedra Company presents #JeSuis, a touching dance-theatre piece about individuals struggling to find their voice in the stand against oppression.
Through a diversity of dance, music and cultures, these seven dancers from Turkey deliver a tribute to all the people, whether they are in prison, a refugee camp, or in a house behind closed curtains, whose stories have not yet been ‘hashtagged’ and where their freedom of movement, their speech, religion or liberty remains at stake.
#JeSuis was born from the belief that our ability to speak out and stand together will see us through to brighter times.
Podcast
Credits
Concept, Direction & Choreography
Aakash Odedra
Originally created and performed by
Melissa Ugolini, Su Güzey, Beril Senöz, Gizem Aksu, Yasin Anar, Taner Güngör, Evrim Akyay
Assistant Choreographer & Rehearsal Director
Konstantina Efthymiadou
Producer
Anand Bhatt
Composer
Nicki Wells
Dramaturg
Lou Cope
Lighting Designer
Alessandro Barbieri
Production Manager
Salvatore Scollo
Set & Costumes
Ryan Dawson Laight
Voices
Dance Artists
Additional Voice
Mohammed A Bakri
Oud Recording
Fady Fareed
Kafkas track “Deeper” written and performed by The Soft Moon permission courtesy of Captured Tracks and Low Profile NYC
Audio Fragment
Charlie Chaplin, The Great Dictator © Roy Export SAS
#JeSuis is supported by Lottery Funding from Arts Council England and Paradise is Here.
Co-commissioned by The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi; Journeys Festival International; The Movement (a partnership between Birmingham Hippodrome, Sadler’s Wells and The Lowry); Curve; and Contact Theatre, Manchester.
Research and development supported by the British Council, Turkey and DanceXchange.
#JeSuis - Trailer
#JeSuis - Desert Promo
