Now on @okayafrica X Ballet & Ndombolo: check the self-directed Balojiâs Beautiful Kinshasa Dance Takes Over a Paris Museum bit.ly/2gNILTP âBased on that need to visualize African art through a local perspective, not only a mercantile angle for the art-fair markets, we thought of filming Jolie in the âCongo Kitokoâ exhibition that happened at Fondation Cartier last winter. We deconstructed Jolieâs choreography, which is a combination of Ballet, Ndombolo (Congolese hip-centered dance), Azonto, Capoeira, and contemporary dances, to the sound of FINIâs remix. Baloji called on dancer and choreographer Jolie Ngemi, whoâd starred in the original music video for the single, to bring her hypnotizing, Kinshasa-crafted dances to the Fondation Cartierâs âCongo Kitokoâ. For his contribution, Baloji reimagined the political themes of his single âUnitĂ© & Litreââa sharp critique of the power and influence that cellphone companies and alcohol industries have on Congolese societyâthrough dance. âThis movie is an extension of the self-directed âUnitĂ© & Litreâ video that follows the Congolese dancer Jolieâa student at the P.A.R.T.S. dance school under Ann Keersmaekerâto several locations around Kinshasa, including some local artist working places,â Baloji writes to Okayafrica. #dance #64bitsandmalachite #ndombolo #stepping #fondationcartier #team243 #dansecontemporaine #modern #komono
