The Manifestation

Lemi Ponifasio

28.06.2024 19:00 – 23:00

Framework	red bridge project
A collaboration between	Mudam Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg Philharmonie

You are invited to join The Manifestation by Samoan-New Zealand artist Lemi Ponifasio – the free and public closing event of the red bridge project, an initiative to build artistic bridges in Luxembourg, by Mudam Luxembourg, the Philharmonie and the Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg on Friday, 28 June 2024.

The red bridge project, initiated in 2017, is designed to connect the three major cultural institutions located on both sides of the ‘Red Bridge’ as well as Luxembourg’s local communities. After Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and William Kentridge, the third edition of the red bridge project presents a new dimension under the stewardship of the Samoan-New Zealand artist Lemi Ponifasio.

“I never had an ambition to be an artist, but I want to make a change. I want to ignite a conversation about the world I find myself in with the people around me.”

In The Manifestation, Ponifasio invites the diverse communities of Luxembourg to collaborate with his company MAU and the three institutions in dialogue in the creation of a collective body of art. Bringing people together through ceremony, oratory, dance, music and food, The Manifestation will start in front of the Grand Théâtre de la Ville de Luxembourg; a performance parade will proceed across the Red Bridge and via the Philharmonie Luxembourg, concluding at Mudam grounds.

“I want the community to be curious and to believe that the way they think can make a difference.”

Through his project, Lemi Ponifasio calls for ‘manifestation’, as the opportunity for participants to join this collective demonstration of community, adding their bodies, voices and ideas, reclaim their space and redefine their commonalities by manifesting themselves towards forming a stronger community.

‘Lemi Ponifasio/Elisabeth Schilling: The Manifestation’ performance view. Photo: Inês Rebelo de Andrade © Mudam Luxembourg, Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg, Philharmonie — ‘Lemi Ponifasio/Elisabeth Schilling: The Manifestation’ performance view. Photo: Inês Rebelo de Andrade

© Mudam Luxembourg, Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg, Philharmonie

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Biography

The Samoan-New Zealand director and choreographer Lemi Ponifasio is known for his radical theatre proposal ‘cosmovision’ and his collaborations with communities and indigenous cultures. Ponifasio founded MAU in 1995 as the philosophical foundation and essence of his work, the name he gives to his work and the people and communities he works with. ‘Mau’ is a Samoan word meaning the declaration to the truth of a matter as an effort to transform.

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