GHOSTING; Nigerian Premiere.
GHOSTING (Nigerian Premiere) March 20,2021 by 6 p.m. Nigerian Time.
THE SYNOPSIS.
Ghosting was inspired by the traumatic experience of the covid-19 pandemic that rocked the world – breaking every connection of the everyday human relationship under the guise of the ‘’new normal’’. Typified by the veering course of the human race – a different approach ensues – a new string of creativity laced with an unconventional act is conceived.
Born of two different continents, it breeds spirituality rather than an absenteeism of physical touch. Ghosting divines, a translocation of the Cast/Crew to a Patmos of solitude, primal existence and experimentation of newness. The lead role the WORLD PREMIERE version, Sahar Rahimi from Germany reveals the masked alter-egos of her imagination – entrenched in the soul of 7 other performers in faraway Nigeria. Sahar pours her heart in cast in other places – with reflective moods foreshadowing images culled from Berlin and now the Lagos perspective. The message carried on in the younger cast; Ololade Adebayo, Eniola Balogun, Anjoola Faniyi, Olabisi John, Boluwatito Ogundare, Esther Ogungbamila, Mariam Olawale, Sahar Rahimi, Victoria Umoru
A cross-continental Film-theatre exploration – Monster Truck (Germany) and Footprints of David Arts (Nigeria) – both companies uniquely juxtaposing characters in seamless chain of performance brings to life the import of Ghosting. Defined by their deflecting the conformist ‘’conversation and act’’, Monster Truck engages the use of images and bespectacled act in perusing the motive of the play with Footprints of David putting in a good show under the directorial lens of Mr. Segun Adefila and Sahar Rahimi.
Time; 6 PM
Venue; SEASIDE COTTAGE THEATRE, 64 Ajayi Olaiya Street off Obadiah street Ilaje Bariga
Gate is free; Donations of -10 euro/$10/ N5000 to get a link and watch online.
Account details; Footprints of David Art-2892037220/Eco bank
Crew;
Direction & Concept; Segun Adefila/Sahar Rahim
Dramaturgy; Manuel Gerst
Artistic Collaboration; Seun Awobajo.
Sound; Golnaz Farmani & Niki Neecke
Videography Berlin & Lagos; Joscha Eckert, Jere Ikongio
Photography; Micheal Oga – Photo ni kan ko
Section; Joscha Eckert
Figure construction; Veit Kowald, Benedict Jahl
Technical Supports; Anoush Azizi, Damilola Nelson
Digital Art; Ayodele Arigbabu/Muiz Adebayo/kofoworola Omotayo
Production line; honest labor -free Kulturbüro, Seun Adeleye -enhance 360.
Cast; Ololade Adebayo, Eniola Balogun, Anjoola Faniyi, Olabisi John, Boluwatito Ogundare, Esther Ogungbamila, Mariam Olawale, Sahar Rahimi, Victoria Umoru
A production by FOOTPRINTS OF DAVID, Nigeria and MONSTER TRUCK, Germany in co-production with Ballhaus Ost. Funded by the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Europe and the Performing Arts Fund.
For more information; +2348027491310
follow; @footarianseun @Seasidecottagetheatre
Account details; Footprints of David Art-2892037220/Eco bank
https://thenationonlineng.net/nigerian-german-production-ghosting-for-premiere/