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A Fist of Tongues

HOW DOES YOUR ENVIRONMENT AFFECT WHO YOU ARE ALLOWED TO BE?

Sunni Lamin Barrow takes you back to his childhood and shares the stories and poems he created during that time, influenced by the fear of punishment and exclusion that exists towards LGBTQ+ expressions in his homeland.

A Fist of Tongues is a poetic performance in which Sunni explores the different stages of his life since fleeing Gambia. In this performance, where storytelling merges with visuals, sound design, and dance, Sunni testifies to what it's like to live as an African queer person, and about the decisive influence parents can have on how you develop.

“This skin limits me

The smiles on my face are wounds of things I cannot yet speak about

And I do not want to be remembered for my tears, the beauty of this poem

Is of the ugly I have lived, I am the origin of the others that came before me.” (A Fist of Tongues)

The show plays on March 1st at 20:00 in the Bijlmerparktheater, concluding Hoge Ogen, a program for and by new creators.

CREDITS:

Concept, text, performance: Sunni Lamin Barrow

Direction: Kees Roorda

Dramaturgical advice: Martine Manten

Soundscapes: Melcher Meirmans

Video: Bowie Verschuuren

HOE BEINVLOEDT JE OMGEVING WIE JE MAG ZIJN?

Sunni Lamin Barrow neemt je mee naar zijn jeugd en deelt de verhalen en gedichten die hij maakte over die tijd, beïnvloed door de angst voor straf en uitsluiting die op LGBTQ+-uitingen bestaan in zijn moederland.

A Fist of Tongues is een poëtische performance waarin Sunni de verschillende stadia van zijn leven onderzoekt sinds hij uit Gambia vluchtte. In deze performance, waarin storytelling samenvloeit met visuals, soundesign en dans, getuigt Sunni over hoe het is om te leven als Afrikaanse queer persoon, en over de beslissende invloed die ouders kunnen hebben op hoe je je ontwikkelt.

“This skin limits meThe smiles on my face are wounds of things I cannot yet speak aboutAnd I do not want to be remembered for my tears, the beauty of this poemIs of the ugly I have lived, I am the origin of the others that came before me.” (A Fist of Tongues)

De voorstelling speelt 1 maart om 20:00 in het Bijlmerparktheater, als afsluiting van Hoge Ogen, een programma voor en door nieuwe makers.

CREDITS:

Concept, tekst, spel: Sunni Lamin Barrow

Regie: Kees Roorda

Dramaturgisch advies: Martine Manten

Soundscapes: Melcher Meirmans

Video: Bowie Verschuuren

Productie & scenografie: Ginger Verhagen

Coaching/zakelijk leiding: Tamara Roos/Hollandse Luchten

A Fist of Tongues
Musical/TheaterPerformance
Starts:
Tue 21/05
20:30 - 21:30
Location:
Theater Bellevue, Amsterdam

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