For her new creation, Nadia Beugré, an artist originally from the Ivory Coast, embarks on a solitary journey to the village of her ancestors, the village of her childhood: Yikakou. That place no longer exists: the land, considered cursed, is now covered by forest, and the artist’s journey has turned into a search for different archetypal female figures, which she embodies for the first time on stage in Lugano in an incredibly powerful performance.

With generous and explosive presence, she shares every drop of her own existence and that of her ancestors who still live within her. Inhabited by these female voices from the past, between collective memories and intimate recollections, Beugré is accompanied by two other women: a griot, bearer of the clan’s forgotten stories, and a musician/singer. Both echo and bear witness to her story in this incisive and extremely engaging creation.

This performance is hosted in collaboration with Stiftung Culturescapes as part of the festival Sahara 2025.
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