SUCRE – AN ICE CREAM FOR A NICE CRIME
Compagnie ATeKa – Abdoulaye Trésor Konaté (France)

Sugar – what comes to mind? Unhealthy? Delicious? Less of it, says the brain. More of it, the stomach. The dance theater production explores precisely these contradictory associations and creates a creative vortex out of a single word. No story is told, rather all body-language expressions revolve around the multi-layered term – in a constant back and forth, in body refrains, in rituals, Abdoulaye Trésor Konaté allows various sensations to arise around the word “sugar,” which ultimately sums up the nature of humanity, capable of the worst as well as the best.

In 2015, Abdoulaye Trésor Konaté changed the name of his company to “ATeKa”, following the initials of his first and last name. Finally, biographical origins play a major role in his work, which is created at the intersection of African culture and contemporary dance in Europe.

Concept / Choreography / Dance: Abdoulaye Trésor Konaté

Actors: Philipe Irié

Music: Thibault Cohade

Stage design: Ikhyeon Park

Costume design: Julie Ancel

Texts: Jean-Pierre Hamon

Light design: Blaise Jacquemin

External consultants: Marc Veh and Nadia Beugre

Graphic design (Cover/Logo): Magalie Comoretto

Production: Association JASP’

Duration: 60 min

With the support of the Ministry of Culture – DRAC Grand Est / the Grand Est Region / the City of Strasbourg / the Institut Français Paris/ Spedidam / Adami

Co-production: Pole Sud CDCN de Strasbourg, Institut Français de Paris, Pôle Danse des Ardennes with the support of the Château Musée Vodou de Strasbourg and the Association Laboratorio Arts Contemporains (Benin)

With the kind support of the Institut Français and the French Ministry of Culture.