African women (sisters, wives, mothers, artists) — music from women’s hearts and hands by nora chipaumire, at the Ménagerie de Verre, in Paris, as part of the Festival d’Automne

In an initial silence, all the more striking as it followed the chaos of the audience’s setup and preceded the energizing melodies that would compose the musical tapestry of nora chipaumire’s performance at the Ménagerie de Verre, the busts and coiffed heads, adorned with grey and orange wax prints, bend, right arms plunging towards the…

 

By Nicolas Thevenot

Publication: Un Fauteuil Pour L'orchestre

Language: French, English

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