“An enchanting work” – France info
“Albarn pays a vibrant tribute to the genius of the [African] continent” – Le Monde
Passed down from generation to generation, the Boli is a link between the dead and the living as it can contain the relics of lost chiefs. Since the Boli holds the memory of a people, it is through it and its guardian in the museum that we create our history of Africa. A story where magic and materialism confront each other. A story that tells the absurdity and cruelty of the rapprochement between Europe and Africa. “A rapprochement that has not always taken place under good conditions” as Aimé Césaire said. Accompanied by an ancient choir and a female choir, the music composed by Damon Albarn is the metaphor of Boli. Together with the musicians, it embodies its magical power, its “soul”.
Abderrahmane Sissako
Friday
15 april 2022
20h00
Saturday
16 april 2022
20h00
Sunday
17 april 2022
15h00
Tuesday
19 april 2022
14h30
Wednesday
20 april 2022
20h00
Thursday
21 april 2022
20h00
Friday
22 april 2022
20h00
Saturday
23 april 2022
20h00
Sunday
24 april 2022
15h00
Tuesday
26 april 2022
20h00
Wednesday
27 april 2022
20h00
Thursday
28 april 2022
20h00
Friday
29 april 2022
20h00
Saturday
30 april 2022
20h00
Tuesday
03 may 2022
20h00
Wednesday
04 may 2022
20h00
Thursday
05 may 2022
20h00
Friday
06 may 2022
20h00
Saturday
07 may 2022
20h00
Sunday
08 may 2022
15h00
Created in October 2020, Le vol du Boli was born from Damon Albarn’s multiple trips to Africa and his meeting with director Abderrahmane Sissako. Carried by the voices and energy of African and European singers, actors, dancers and musicians, this show is a tribute and a love song to the African continent and its history.
The Boli which gives its name to this opera is a magical “fetish”. In the animist Bambara culture of sub-Saharan Africa, it was the most sacred object because it was a source of power
