Madam Kamboulé - Adéọlá Dewis from old talu Watch Video
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Description: Adeola Dewis works with identity, diaspora and our performances of fragments; the bits and pieces that we make resonant through ritual, movement, voice and costume. For this project she looks at the traditional Trinidad Carnival character – Midnight Robber, said to be linked to old west characters from novels and western films. Characteristic of the Robber is the ‘robber talk’ that historians argue is rooted in the griot traditions of West Africa. nn
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